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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...
The Long-Lost ‘Legend’ Leopard Fish Found Again in Turkey’s Rivers Confirming the Stories from Locals
A team of ichthyologists in Türkiye (Turkey) has rediscovered a "legend" in the form of a carp-like, spotted fish called the leopard barbel (Luciobarbus...
California City Sees Explosion in Spawning Salmon Population in San Jose After 10 Years of Habitat Cleanup
In the Bay Area of California, home of San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara County, and Silicon Valley a famous Pacific resident is heading...
Dog of War Finds Loving New Home After Cheating Death Twice in Ukraine Devastation, Thanks to British Charity
A dog which twice cheated death in Ukraine after being rescued from floods and surviving a Russian bombing has found a new home thanks...
NASA Became “Beaver Believers” After Using Satellites To Measure Their Impact On US Rivers
NASA often brags about how innovation for space travel and exploration has provided the public with all sorts of downstream benefits, but they don't...
Maine Sets Records for Atlantic Herring and Salmon Runs in the Penobscot River
Maine's rivers are the only ones left in the US where Atlantic salmon can return to spawn, and the most productive of these rivers...
‘Rolling Bridge’ Designed So Anyone Can Use Hand Crank to Lift Multi-Ton Footpath for Boats
The crown jewel in a recent revitalization project of a London industrial area is a "rolling bridge" made of squares powered by a hand...
Blue Whales Return to California at Levels Not Seen Since Before the Whaling Industry
Don't call it a comeback, blue whales have been here for years, rocking their peers and putting sailors in fear.
The largest animals on Earth...
Endangered Sturgeon–A Fish Once So Popular a King Declared Them ‘Royal’–Making a Comeback in UK
A giant armor-plated fish once so popular King Edward II declared it ‘royal’ is being reintroduced to British waters.
Conservationists are bringing back the critically-endangered...
How the Army Corps of Engineers Made Us Love Their 2023 Calendar: They Added Giant Cats! (And it’s Free)
Engineering might be boring to over half the country, but this government agency got creative in imagining the purr-fect way to engage everyone.
The new...
Bangladesh Farmers Digging Simple Wells Have Created an Irrigation Wonder–With Rice Overflowing
Over the last 40 years, small-holder farmers in Bangladesh have, using very simple methods, turned the dry Bengal Basin into one of the richest...
Beavers Building Dams are Protecting the Rivers Threatened by Climate Change in Colorado
The humble beaver could hold the key to saving our water, according to new research that found how their dam building skills protect rivers threatened...
New Species of Owl Discovered on Tiny Island off African Coast – And it was Named After ‘Unflinching’ Park Ranger
A new species of owl has joined the tree of life after having been documented as unique this year—and its Latin name was christened...
Colorado’s State Fish, Once Considered Extinct, is Now Reproducing Naturally in Native Waters
The greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish, is reproducing in the wild again after a period where it was actually believed to have been...
US Seeking to Protect Largest Underwater Canyon Off New York City For New Marine Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comment on potentially designating a new national marine sanctuary in Hudson Canyon off the...
Chinook Salmon Introduced to Mountain Streams Not Inhabited for 100 Years
The historic reintroduction of Chinook salmon into a California creek this spring will help secure another generation of this iconic species.
State and federal biologists...
Biggest Floating Solar Park in Europe Perfectly Integrates in Portugal Reservoir
A vast array of 12,000 solar panels are set to become Europe's largest floating solar park when they finish taking position atop the Alqueva...
Beavers Saved From Euthanasia Transform and Replenish Rivers in the Utah Desert
Beavers and their dams can positively impact essentially any environment they're placed in, even the scorching heat of the Moab Desert in Utah. And...
Destroyed by Fire, Drought, and Dust Storms, These Australian Marshes Needed Only Two Years to Completely Recover
In 2019, drought choked off the Macquarie River in Australia, and fires swept through the marshes which it fed and left firefighters helpless to...
Nothing Restores a River or Local Economy Like Removing a Dam
Across the United States, 69 river dams were removed from American rivers in 2020, opening up 624 miles of waterways to flow freely.
The work...