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FreeFrom has invested $10 million into direct cash transfers for survivors of gender-based violence since 2016. They say it’s better — and cheaper — than the alternatives.

Labor Day’s founders included skilled craft workers, immigrant laborers, and revolutionary anarchists.

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! If you want to get good news in your inbox every day, join the Goodnewsletter — the free daily newsletter designed to leave you feeling hopeful. The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week — After Ms. Rachel gave a shout-out to a Black-owned ba…

Some former hunters on the Indonesian island of Java have abandoned catching birds for the songbird trade and have since become notable local conservation figures.

This represents just one aid intervention amid countless international organizations mobilizing to help.

City officials say the kitten, which was less than a week old, was trapped inside the engine grill for at least 76 miles.

On August 30, volunteers gathered in Veracruz to give local sea turtle hatchlings a fighting chance.

A Florida Keys family woke up to find dozens of unexpected guests taking a dip in their backyard pool in late August. Upon inspection, they discovered that it was a flotilla of sea turtle hatchlings. During turtle nesting season, which takes place between March and October every year, hatchlings typically emerge from their eggs and make their way to the surf using an instinctive “sea finding” beh…

A federal court upheld a ruling from 2019 that requires select shrimp trawlers to use special nets — all in the name of sea turtle protections.

A federal administrative court has temporarily revoked authorization to build a massive data center near Boulder City, Nevada.

Anika Puri, now a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, got her start in STEM from an early age. In fact, when she was 17, she was awarded the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in 2022 for an invention that was inspired by her childhood trips to India. Growing up, Puri traveled with her family to India, where…

For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. But it's not time to give up, experts say.

Wine farmers in South Africa are borrowing inspiration from a centuries-old practice in Indonesia.

The first inaugural “Hike for Hope” in honor of legendary conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall has just been announced. The Jane Goodall Institute is calling on people to spend time in nature from October 1-4, 2026, either by attending an event or hosting a hike of their own. Honoring Goodall’s legacy, the event is scheduled around the anniversary of her death, October 1, 2025. “This global celebrati…

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off,” said Steinem, who founded Ms. magazine and pushed for equality.

From snowless ski slopes to dangerously hot conditions at the World Cup, climate change is changing the sports and recreation landscape. Fans and athletes have the power to make a difference.

There are fewer than 100 wild ocelots left in the United States. Wildlife crossings may have saved them from extinction.

Crush the loggerhead spent over six months in recovery after a cyclone washed her ashore in January.

Other vocational programs at the prison have led to incarcerated individuals refurbishing bikes, restoring memorial benches, and more.

On the Fourth of July, a picture of a black bear sitting on the edge of a Tennessee cornfield sparked a social media flurry. It was the beginning of a deluge. Over the next month, bears would be recorded running through yards and sprinting through a golf course on a rainy day. Reactions ranged from bewilderment to humor. Many responded with shock — mainly over the location. Because these bears we…