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Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...
Good News in History, March 30
Happy 60th Birthday to singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. Her debut album Tracy Champman has been certified sextuple-platinum and received 6 Grammy Award nominations. Her down low...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Good News in History, March 17
124 years ago today, Isadora Duncan, the first modern dancer, made her debut as a solo interpretive dancer in London to crowds who marveled...
Cougar Travels 1,000 Miles East in One of the Longest Recorded Treks
Cheekily described as "reverse feline Manifest Destiny," a GPS-collared mountain lion or cougar was recorded traveling 1,000 miles eastward from her home in Central...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
FDA Approves New Drug for A Timeless Illness–Frostbite–to Save Fingers and Toes from Amputation
It's not a cure for ALS or cancer, but the pharmacists who just developed a "game-changer" treatment for frostbite deserve plenty of congratulations nonetheless.
On...
After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert
The Mojave National Preserve is having its iconic Joshua trees restored thanks to a crack team of a dozen volunteers, 3 beasts, and 6...
Good News in History, January 31
53 years ago today, My Sweet Lord by George Harrison reached number 1 on the UK pop charts. It would hold the same position in the...
Good News in History, January 26
100 years ago today, the first ever Olympic gold medal was won in a Winter sport. American speed skater Charles Jewtraw (right) won the...
Good News in History, January 21
89 years ago today, The Wilderness Society was formed by an "organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of...
Good News in History, January 11
25 years ago today, comedian Jon Stewart took charge as the host of the satirical late-night talk show The Daily Show, on Comedy Central....
Good News in History, December 23
102 years ago today, Visva-Bharati University was founded in West Bengal by the Indian poet and polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The brilliant Nobel Prize-winning humanist...
In World First, Horned Oryx Upgraded from Extinct in Wild to Endangered Owing to Decades of Zoo Work
In one of Africa's last great wildernesses, a remarkable thing has happened—the scimitar-horned oryx, once declared extinct in the wild, is now classified only...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Your New Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Good News in History, October 20
50 years ago, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by then-monarch Elizabeth II. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it is widely regarded...
Native Wildlife Flourishing Again After Another Caribbean Island Banishes Invading Rodents
A tiny uninhabited island in the Caribbean waters of the territory of Anguilla was almost completely empty but for mice, but has recently been...
Norway Rewilds Arctic Coal Mining Town in Largest Operation of its Kind, Gives New Hunting Ground for Polar Bears
On the arctic island of Svalbard, the Norwegian government has just completed the largest re-wilding project in its history.
Polar bears, reindeer, Arctic fox, and...