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The Earth is fighting back โ€” and winning. Forests returning, oceans recovering, clean energy breaking records. These are the documented wins proving that when humans decide to fix something, they actually do.

Because the world has enough bad news
Matt Spears: Matt Spears Just Became the First Person to Ride a Jet Ski Solo from Washington to Alaska

October 20, 2026

Matt Spears rode a rebuilt, wrecked Sea-Doo Explorer 1,300 miles from Washington to Skagway, Alaska,

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Terra Mater: The 8-Pound Lens and Other Secrets Behind Terra Mater's Nature Documentaries

October 20, 2026

The lens behind some of nature documentary filmmaking's most striking ant footage cost 8 pounds

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Sam Bentley: From Kakapo Chicks to Iceland's Whaling Ban, October's Good News Is Here

October 19, 2026

A record 90 kakapo chicks hatched this season in New Zealand, a stranded seagull chick

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Planet Wild: The Warrior Trees of Pico de Orizaba Are Coming Back, and Millions of People Downstream Depend on It

October 16, 2026

At 4,000 metres on Pico de Orizaba, North America's highest active volcano, a community that

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The Ocean Cleanup: The Ocean Cleanup Deploys Its First Philippine Interceptor to Fight Manila's Plastic Tide

October 16, 2026

The Ocean Cleanup has deployed its first plastic interceptor in the Philippines on the Maguawan

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FOX31 Denver: Tara Lynn Horse Rescue Has Saved Over 400 Colorado Horses From Slaughter Since 2015

October 13, 2026

Since 2015, Tarolyn Horse Rescue in Elizabeth, Colorado has pulled more than 400 horses from

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Plumes: Animals Go Silent Every Time This Singer Starts to Perform

October 12, 2026

A compilation of animals going still the moment someone begins to sing captures something quietly

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Nat Geo Animals: Flying Squirrels Glow in the Dark, Owlets Mimic Rattlesnakes, and Dolphins Fish With Humans: Nature's Strangest Alliances Revealed

October 12, 2026

A flying squirrel that glows under ultraviolet light, owlets that mimic rattlesnakes to frighten off

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Adam Savage's Tested: Adam Savage Rode the Lightfoot Solar Cargo Scooter Around San Francisco and Put 50 Miles on It in a Weekend

October 11, 2026

Adam Savage put 50 miles on the Lightfoot sun-powered cargo scooter from Other Labs across

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Good News: Amazon Fires Hit a 40-Year Low and 8 More Breakthroughs That Quietly Changed the World This Month

October 10, 2026

Amazon fires fell to their lowest level since records began in 1985, a retinal implant

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BBC Earth: Blue Planet III Is Here and Hans Zimmer's Score Will Stop You Cold

October 7, 2026

BBC Earth's Blue Planet III promises to travel deeper into the ocean than any previous

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Sky News: Karl Bushby Is Almost Home After 28 Years and 50,000 km on Foot

October 5, 2026

Karl Bushby has spent 28 years walking across 26 countries and 50,000 kilometres without once

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