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Thousands of Acres of Koala Haven Forest to Come Under Logging Bans in New South Wales
Down Under, there's a massive campaign to connect 315,000 hectares, or 750,000, acres of coastal habitat for koalas in New South Wales into a...
Good News in History, January 22
56 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creating teams for the...
Good News in History, January 1
174 years ago today, the world's first "Mercy" Hospital was founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland....
Seven Swimmers Owe Their Lives to Australian Teens on Boogie Boards–2 Rescues in One Week
Unrelated teenage surfers rescued swimmers from drowning off the south coast of Australia on two separate occasions last week, proving that while the stereotype...
Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia
There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes...
Good News in History, August 24
Happy 50th birthday to the simply hilarious Dave Chappelle. One of the greatest millennial comics, Chappelle was called a genius during his early explosion...
Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles–Mimicking 10 Different Species–LISTEN
ABC News Australia recently embedded with a team of ornithologists studying the jaw-dropping vocal ability of lyrebirds in their natural habitat.
Deep in the primordial...
Sydney Resident Watches with Joy as Surfer Paddles out to Save Drowning Magpie
In the Australian state of New South Wales, a surfer cut his surf trip short to save a struggling magpie that had somehow managed...
Party Drug Ketamine Can Stop Severe Depression–Researcher Wants Funding for the ‘Powerful Treatment’
A low-cost version of ketamine to treat severe depression has performed strongly in a double-blind trial that compared it with placebo.
In a study published...
The Magic of Moss: The Tiny Plant Absorbs 6x More CO2 Than Other Plants, Says New Study
Spongy, uniquely green, and allegedly good with directions, Earth's ubiquitous mosses are more important to ecosystems than they appear.
Found in at least 12,000 species...
‘Nature Prescriptions’ Improve Both Physical and Mental Health –28 Studies to Date
A suite of studies shows that time spent in nature, particularly around tree cover, improves mental and physical health.
The researchers believe that their presentation...
Good News in History, June 8
70 years ago today, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC could not refuse to serve black patrons, invalidating “separate...
Platypuses Return to Sydney’s Royal National Park After Disappearing for Decades
The iconically-strange platypus of Australia is coming home to a national park near Sydney 50 years after their mysterious disappearance.
Whether from a chemical tanker...
Thousands of Native Plants Remain Unphotographed, But You Can Help Fill the Gaps for Scientists
Scientists have documented plant species for centuries to help us understand and conserve the incredible diversity of flora in our world. But according to...
New Tool Can 3D Bio-Print Inside Human Body to Construct Natural Tissue-Like Structures
It's wild what they can do with robots these days. A new device that acts as a three-in-one surgical tool can also 3D-print living cells...
A Man from Luck Finally Won the Lottery
A man from Luck, Wisconsin, population 1,191, just won the highest Megabucks lottery jackpot in 8 years after picking up $15.1 million.
Mark Cunningham bought...
Never-Ending Literary Treasure Hunt Has Kids Finding Hidden Books, Reading, Then Re-Hiding Them for Others
A never-ending treasure hunt in a small New South Wales town has given new lives to thousands of books, and new smiles to as...
Queensland Surfers Could Soon be Protected from Shark Attacks With Fleet of Early Warning Drones
New camera-equipped drones are giving Australian lifeguards an eye in the sky on the lookout for sharks.
For decades, Queensland has used baited hook drumlines...
Car Makes Record-Breaking 621-Mile Trip on Single Charge Powered by the Sun
An electric car has made a record-breaking 621 mile (1,000km) trip on a single charge powered by the sun.
The solar-powered Sunswift 7 averaged nearly...
‘Turning Back the Tide of Extinction’ Australian Mammals Are Coming Back: Bandicoots, Bilbies, Potoroos
For all those roo-ting for Australian wildlife, there are reasons to jump for joy as several endangered marsupials begin the road to recovery in...