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RAINFOREST RECOVERING FASTER THAN MODELS PREDICTEDMOUNTAIN GORILLAS DOWNGRADED FROM CRITICALLY ENDANGEREDWHO CLEARS FIRST-EVER MALARIA DRUG FOR NEWBORNSFINLAND OPENS WORLD'S LONGEST CYCLIST-TRAIN BRIDGEEVERY 1,000 POST-SURGERY STEPS CUTS READMISSION RISK 16%INDIA'S FIRST DOLPHIN AMBULANCE SAVED A GANGES RIVER DOLPHINUK SOLAR OUTPUT HIT NEW RECORD THIS SPRINGTEEN'S MICROALGAE AIR SYSTEM BOOSTS CLASSROOM FOCUS 24% RAINFOREST RECOVERING FASTER THAN MODELS PREDICTEDMOUNTAIN GORILLAS DOWNGRADED FROM CRITICALLY ENDANGEREDWHO CLEARS FIRST-EVER MALARIA DRUG FOR NEWBORNSFINLAND OPENS WORLD'S LONGEST CYCLIST-TRAIN BRIDGEEVERY 1,000 POST-SURGERY STEPS CUTS READMISSION RISK 16%INDIA'S FIRST DOLPHIN AMBULANCE SAVED A GANGES RIVER DOLPHINUK SOLAR OUTPUT HIT NEW RECORD THIS SPRINGTEEN'S MICROALGAE AIR SYSTEM BOOSTS CLASSROOM FOCUS 24%

BOWEL CANCER TRIAL RETURNS ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS...

Patients with a specific bowel cancer who were given short-course immunotherapy before surgery, instead of post-op chemotherapy, remained ca

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500 OUTBACK TURTLES PULLED FROM DYING LAKE IN TIME...

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SEA TURTLE BARNACLE-COVERED AND IMMOBILE — NOW SWIMMING FREE...

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MOBILE CLINIC DELIVERS GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO CARACAS HOMELESS WOMEN...

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MOST AMERICANS ACROSS PARTY LINES BACK STRONGER ENV LAWS... Good Good Good
HALF OF US STATES MOVING TO LEGALIZE BALCONY SOLAR PANELS... Good Good Good
ICELAND TURNS FISH WASTE INTO NOTEBOOKS, BANDAGES, FURNITURE... Reasons to be Cheerful
PENNSYLVANIA JAIL PAYS INMATES MONTHLY — AND RECIDIVISM FALLS... Good Good Good
KLAMATH DAMS GONE, SALMON RETURNING TO YUROK TRIBAL WATERS... The Story Exchange
DISASTER CHEF SERVED 35 MILLION MEALS FROM BEAT-UP RV... Nice News
$1 GLASSES RESTORE SIGHT TO MILLIONS WHO COULDN'T AFFORD ANY... Reasons to be Cheerful
AI WEATHER ALERTS NOW SAVING NEPAL FARMERS' ENTIRE HARVESTS... Good News EU
UC BERKELEY STUDENTS DITCH PHONES, BUILD MOVEMENT ON CAMPUS... Not All News Is Bad
AMPUTEE BECOMES WORLD'S STRONGEST DISABLED MAN, EYES PARALYMPICS... Nice News
FIRST FEMALE TRAINER WINS KENTUCKY DERBY IN COMEBACK... Good News Network
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH TURNS 100, STILL GOING STRONG... Good News Network

CANADIAN WOMAN GIVES FREE BIKES TO THOUSANDS OF KIDS... Good News Network
WOMEN DJS OVER 60 ROCK GERMAN FESTIVAL STAGE... Not All News Is Bad
VENUS, JUPITER, MOON TO ALIGN IN MID-MAY SPECTACLE... Good News Network
SMALL WISCONSIN CITY BLOCKS GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
RESTAURATEUR OPENS DOORS TO HOMELESS EVERY COLD NIGHT... Not All News Is Bad
ANIMALS GET CT SCANS AT ENGLAND ZOO FOR FIRST TIME... Nice News
GIRL FINDS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AXOLOTL IN WELSH RIVER... Nice News
CHILDBIRTH NONPROFIT REACHES MOTHERS IN 20 COUNTRIES... Nice News
INDIA'S TERRACE GARDENERS COOLING HOMES 4 DEGREES... The Better India
CAR-T CELL THERAPY OPENS DOOR FOR AUTOIMMUNE PATIENTS... Good News EU
AUSTRALIA DIGITIZES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS... Good News EU
MIGRATORY WETLANDS CONSERVATION GAINS GROUND ACROSS INDIA... The Better India

PARAGUAY SLASHED POVERTY FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES... Optimist Daily
GAZA SISTERS CONVERT RUBBLE INTO BRICKS TO REBUILD HOME... Optimist Daily
CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLES, CROSSES ONE MILLION TONNES... Optimist Daily
PRISON GREENHOUSE SAVES ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES FROM EXTINCTION... Reasons to be Cheerful
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ALREADY MEASURABLY CLEANING THE AIR, STUDY CONFIRMS... Good Good Good
EUROPE'S RAREST ANTELOPE GETS TRANSATLANTIC LIFELINE FROM ZOOS... Good News Network
SCOTLAND CHARITY VILLAGE GIVES HOMELESS RESIDENTS INDEPENDENCE AND STAKES... Good News Network
HEMP PLASTIC WITHSTANDS BOILING WATER, STRETCHES 1,600% ITS SIZE... Not All News Is Bad
18 MILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED IN TWO YEARS, ZERO DOSES BEFORE... Optimist Daily
US DRINKING RATE HITS 85-YEAR LOW AS HEALTH MOTIVATION RISES... Good News Network
SEAWEED CUP TAKES ON 500 BILLION DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS... Good Good Good
PARIS BUILT A CITY-WIDE REHEARSAL FOR EXTREME HEAT SURVIVAL... Reasons to be Cheerful
ENDOMETRIOSIS SCAN BREAKTHROUGH MAY CATCH CASES MISSED FOR YEARS... Not All News Is Bad