A turtle with a bright blue shell was found in a Kentucky backyard. Rescuers are rushing to restore her natural color
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·10d ago
When Campbellsville, Kentucky resident Venitia purchased her new home, she didn’t know it would come with a new backyard friend.
Irish is an endangered language. The band Kneecap is keeping it alive through rap
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·10d ago
The film “Kneecap” is a “mostly true” retelling of how three musicians — Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh — formed the hip-hop group Kneecap in Belfast, Northern...
New study: Sustained arts education, like music, linked to lower chronic absenteeism
Good Good Goodby Alexander Castro·11d ago
The students in Danielle Trial Lucini’s concert band class were charging through the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” during first period on a Thursday morning at Mount Pleasant High School in...
You can fatten up a bear for winter by Googling these three words
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·11d ago
The 2026 edition of Fat Bear Week has come to a close. Since 2014, the Katmai National Park and Reserve in Alaska has held the annual online tournament to raise awareness for conservation efforts...
An adorable new snow leopard cub was just born at the Bronx Zoo. The pictures are too cute for words
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·11d ago
A new big cat bombshell has entered the Himalayan Highlands at The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo: Sarka.
This baby elephant fell into a well just a few days after she was born: 'Now she has her entire life ahead of her'
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·11d ago
In southwestern Kenya, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust houses a menagerie of rescued giraffes, hippos, rhinos, and zebras.
This dog is trained to sniff out invasive 'sea vomit' and protect oyster reefs
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·11d ago
Labrador retrievers have seemingly endless energy, a massive capacity for obedience and training, and noses that can find just about any morsel of food in their vicinity.
Political media outlet The Bulwark raises over $400K for Haitians targeted by ICE
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·11d ago
Springfield, Ohio isn’t usually a must-visit place for most podcast tours. But for Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, and Bill Kristol of The Bulwark, it was a non-negotiable.
A male elephant 'adopted' a calf and kept her alive long enough for rangers to rescue her
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·12d ago
In 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was formed in memory of conservationist David Sheldrick, founder and warden of Kenya’s largest protected wildlife sanctuary, Tsavo National Park.
Decades ago, this species vanished from Yosemite. Now, 10,000 of them are back
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·12d ago
About 50 years ago, red-legged frogs completely disappeared from Yosemite National Park. Native to the Sierra Nevada, conservationists believe the frogs were subject to a number of threats back in...
New California law targets expensive 'ghost tickets' to concerts and sporting events
Good Good Goodby Lynn La·12d ago
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are cracking down on expensive concert experiences by targeting “ghost tickets” — so called...
Herd of rescue elephants 'adopts' orphaned calf: 'He will never be alone again'
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·12d ago
On September 30, 2025, rangers from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service were running a training exercise with their canine unit north of the Galana River when they found an...
This national park is home to the quietest spot in the continental US: 'Listen to a concert by the natural world'
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·12d ago
Gordon Hempton is an acoustic ecologist, someone who records sounds in the natural world — sometimes to be listened to on your streaming platform of choice, sometimes to help experts learn more...
Trail cameras catch 529 elephants using Tanzania's first protected wildlife corridor
Good Good Goodby Mongabay·12d ago
- African savanna elephants are using a narrow strip of land across the densely populated Kilombero Valley in southern Tanzania to migrate.
Days-old hippo 'Bumpy' rescued after losing his mom: 'He sleeps most soundly when cuddled'
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·13d ago
On May 2, 2026, the Kenya Wildlife Service vet and capture team received reports of an orphaned hippo in Naivasha, which is situated squarely in the Great Rift Valley.
Wildlife researchers attempted to trap mice with peanut butter and burnt coconut. They discovered a new species instead
Good Good Goodby Malaka Rodrigo·13d ago
- Scientists have formally described Mus dumbara, a new species of spiny mouse from Sri Lanka’s Dumbara or Knuckles Mountain Range after years of waiting.
California to build wildlife crossing for mountain lions in Joshua Tree National Park. The first phase is now underway
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·13d ago
Investments in wildlife crossings continue to increase nationwide, and states continue to see success reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions through these projects.
Rooftop sprinklers could be the answer to cooling our warming cities
Good Good Goodby Nick Ruggia·14d ago
- Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island...
Good News This Week: September 26, 2026 - Bricks, Elephants, & Tip Lines
Good Good Goodby Megan Burns·15d ago
Every day the Good Good Good team collects the best good news in the world and shares it with our community. Here are the highlights for this week!
'Lost' bird reappears in West Africa's forests after more than a decade
Good Good Goodby Mongabay·16d ago
- In June, a team of researchers working in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park spotted a Ghana cuckooshrike, a bird that hadn’t been seen in 13 years.
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