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KHULAN WILD ASS ABSENT FROM MONGOLIA FOR 65 YEARSFEWER THAN 50 MOUNTAIN BONGOS REMAIN IN THE WILDPARIS HEAT DRILL INVOLVED 70 SCHOOLCHILDREN IN A TUNNELTONGA ERUPTION SCRUBBED ATMOSPHERIC METHANE IT RELEASEDJODHPUR SHELTER STAYS 8°C COOLER WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONINGCOCKATOOS LEARN SAFE FOODS BY WATCHING FLOCK MEMBERSFRANKLIN EXPEDITION SAILORS IDENTIFIED BY DNA AFTER 180 YEARSHANOI REMOVED FENCES FROM FOUR MAJOR CITY PARKS KHULAN WILD ASS ABSENT FROM MONGOLIA FOR 65 YEARSFEWER THAN 50 MOUNTAIN BONGOS REMAIN IN THE WILDPARIS HEAT DRILL INVOLVED 70 SCHOOLCHILDREN IN A TUNNELTONGA ERUPTION SCRUBBED ATMOSPHERIC METHANE IT RELEASEDJODHPUR SHELTER STAYS 8°C COOLER WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONINGCOCKATOOS LEARN SAFE FOODS BY WATCHING FLOCK MEMBERSFRANKLIN EXPEDITION SAILORS IDENTIFIED BY DNA AFTER 180 YEARSHANOI REMOVED FENCES FROM FOUR MAJOR CITY PARKS

AFGHAN TECH CEO TEACHES GIRLS IN SECRET CLASSROOMS...

Former CEO defies Taliban ban, running underground classrooms for Afghan girls from half a world away.

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AMPUTEE CROWNED WORLD'S STRONGEST DISABLED MAN...

Nice News

RARE ANTELOPE FLOWN FROM ZOOS TO SAVE SPECIES...

Good News Network

PARIS REHEARSED FOR DEADLY HEAT IN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL...

Reasons to be Cheerful

SNIFFER DOGS BECOME INDIA'S FRONTLINE AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING... The Better India
ASIATIC WILD ASS RETURNS TO MONGOLIA AFTER 65 YEARS... Good News Network
EAST AFRICA MAY SPLIT FROM CONTINENT SOONER THAN THOUGHT... Smithsonian Smart News
TONGA VOLCANO SCRUBBED ITS OWN METHANE EMISSIONS... Nautilus
BALKAN RIVER FREED FROM WARTIME CONCRETE AFTER DECADES... Good News Network
JODHPUR BUILT A SHELTER 8°C COOLER WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING... The Better India
WILD COCKATOOS LEARN SAFE SNACKS BY COPYING FRIENDS... Smithsonian Smart News
ANTS DOCUMENTED GROOMING EACH OTHER LIKE CLEANER FISH... Nautilus
FIVE STUDENTS SAVED BUS DRIVER WHO LOST CONSCIOUSNESS... Not All News Is Bad
NEW LONG-NECKED DINOSAUR UNEARTHED IN BRAZIL... Nautilus
FRANKLIN EXPEDITION SAILORS IDENTIFIED BY DNA AFTER 180 YEARS... Smithsonian Smart News
HUBBLE CAPTURES TRAVELING GALAXY IN STUNNING DETAIL... Nautilus
ROMAN EMPIRE'S FALL WAS A MIXING OF PEOPLES, GENES SHOW... Smithsonian Smart News

SEA TURTLE BURIED IN BARNACLES MAKES 9-MONTH COMEBACK... Good Good Good
ERIN BROCKOVICH STILL FIGHTING FOR CLEAN WATER AT 70... Good Good Good
MAINE VOLUNTEERS GUARD FROG CROSSINGS ON SPRING NIGHTS... Good Good Good
ORPHANED OTTER BECOMES SURROGATE MOM TO BEACH PUP... Not All News Is Bad
DUCK-BILLED DINOSAUR PARENTS FED YOUNG LIKE BIRDS DO... Nautilus
ICELAND SCIENTISTS PREDICT NEXT VOLCANIC ERUPTION... Nautilus
WOMEN OVER 60 ROCKED GERMAN MUSIC FESTIVAL AS DJS... Not All News Is Bad
AI NOW GUIDES INDIA'S MANGO HARVEST AT PLANETARY SCALE... The Better India
$1 GLASSES ARE BRINGING VISION TO MILLIONS WORLDWIDE... Reasons to be Cheerful
JELLYFISH BYCATCH YIELDS COLLAGEN FOR MEDICINE AND SKIN... Nautilus
PREHISTORIC COPPER WORKERS FOUND IN REMOTE SPANISH CAVE... Smithsonian Smart News
YOUTH IN KARNATAKA PUT OUT WATER BOWLS FOR WILDLIFE... The Better India
OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES NAVIGATE TO A HIDDEN OCEAN DOME... The Better India

CARACAS BUS BRINGS GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO HOMELESS WOMEN... Reasons to be Cheerful
BRAIN HEALTH AT 70 IS SHAPED BY CHILDHOOD COGNITION... Optimist Daily
HANOI TORE DOWN PARK FENCES AND CITY LIFE IMPROVED... Optimist Daily
WISCONSIN TOWN DEFEATED GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
FIRST FEMALE TRAINER WINS KENTUCKY DERBY AT 23-1 ODDS... Good News Network
OPERATION SMILE USES BUBBLES TO HELP KIDS WITH CLEFTS SPEAK... Upworthy
ICELAND TURNS FISH WASTE INTO NOTEBOOKS, FURNITURE... Reasons to be Cheerful
YOUNG CARERS GET ONE WEEKEND A YEAR TO JUST BE KIDS... Positive News
EXPRESSIVE WRITING SHOWN TO ACCELERATE PHYSICAL HEALING... Upworthy
NYC RESTAURATEUR OPENS DOORS TO HOMELESS ON COLD NIGHTS... Not All News Is Bad
DUTCH SUPERMARKET SLOW LANE BATTLES SENIOR LONELINESS... Upworthy
10-YEAR-OLD FINDS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AXOLOTL IN WELSH RIVER... Nice News
PARALYMPIAN ELLIE SIMMONDS ON LIFE LESSONS BEYOND THE POOL... Positive News