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Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico is Way Up–Doubling the Forest Acreage of Last Year

Monarch butterflies in Michoacan, Mexico forest by Alex Guillaume The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the annual census released last week by the World Wildlife Fund in Mexico and t ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodnewsnetwork.org/number-of-monarch-butterflies-overwintering-in-mexico-is-way-up-double-the-forest-acreage-of-last-year/
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What went right this week: the good news that matters

A coterie of wild camping spots opened up, a study found London’s air quality markedly improved, and the ‘truth-seeking’ Edinburgh International Festival lineup was revealed This week’s good news roundup Wild campers gained access to previously o ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-11-of-2025/

Bus Driver Saves the Day After Seeing a Boy Crying When He Forgot PJs On Pajama Day

Bus driver Larry Farrish Jr. with Levi (Jefferson County Public Schools) A bus driver in Kentucky went far above and beyond the call of duty when he saw one of his regular riders in distress. A child named Levi was crying when driver Larry Farris ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bus-driver-saves-the-day-after-seeing-a-boy-crying-when-he-forgot-pjs-on-pajama-day/

Good News in History, February 26

2,772 years ago today, the Neo Babylonian king Nabonassar assumed the throne of the great city, which isn’t necessarily good news in itself, but 747 BCE is a date of tremendous importance, since it allowed the scientist and historian Claudius Pto ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070226/

Three good things: projects clearing up junk that’s hidden from view

Cleaning up, under the radar: from landmines to refuse lying in subterranean caves, these people are tackling less-visible pollution We recently reported on the ‘ghost-hunters’ – the volunteer divers who are helping to clear up discarded fishing ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.positive.news/society/three-good-things-projects-clearing-up-junk-thats-hidden-from-view/

Big Oil Shares Failed Exploration Data to Unlock Fresh Drinking Water for Millions of Africans

Ruden AS workers in front of the Kimbiji aquifer site – credit Ruden AS Firms that conduct exploratory surveys for oil drilling have been sitting on mountains of geologic data that are now used to locate hidden aquifers of water for African commu ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodnewsnetwork.org/big-oil-shares-failed-exploration-data-to-unlock-fresh-drinking-water-for-millions-of-africans/

'Homeless outreach' rangers issue help (not citations) in Golden Gate Park

San Francisco’s sprawling Golden Gate Park is about 3.5 miles long and claims the title of the third-most-visited park in the United States.  It’s also a bit of a microcosm for the city’s homelessness crisis.  Photo by Thomas Hawk (CC&n ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/homeless-outreach-team-san-francisco

Researchers Defang Deadly Hospital Superbugs Using a Pinch of Turmeric

Superbug illustration by Tanner Konarik for Texas A&M A new study evaluated a low-cost yet effective way to combat bacterial resistance using curcumin–the natural yellow plant compound in turmeric. In 2017, a tragic death in a Nevada hospital ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodnewsnetwork.org/researchers-defang-deadly-hospital-superbugs-using-a-pinch-of-turmeric/

New app aids homeless people, alerts passersby to their backstories and biggest needs

Picture yourself walking through your neighborhood. You pass a woman on the street, sitting beside a cardboard sign asking for spare change.  She is a stranger experiencing homelessness, and you don’t have any cash on you. It would be easier ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/samaritan-app-homeless-people-help

IKEA designs 'trauma-informed' tiny home, donates it to homeless seniors in Texas

In the fall of 2024, IKEA designed, built, and donated a housing unit to Towne Twin Village in San Antonio, Texas — a tiny home community devoted to getting homeless seniors off the streets.  But this wasn’t just any tiny home — the global r ... from https://goodheadlines.org/article-www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/homeless-ikea-tiny-home-trauma-informed