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🇨🇴 GoFundMe created a hub of verified local fundraisers to help people impacted by the earthquake in Colombia, which has tragically left 181 people dead and thousands more injured and missing.

🚇 New York City launched a study to potentially create the country’s first transit thermal network that would both cool subway platforms and reuse excess heat to warm nearby city buildings during the winter.

🤖 Anthropic says it will put an invisible watermark on Claude-generated text and images in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency.

Arts & culture

The nation’s first public ‘nature library’ just opened in Colorado: ‘Part REI, part library’

The Anythink Nature Library, the first public nature library in the nation, just opened in Thornton, Colorado, around 11 miles north of Denver. It’s the eighth branch of the Adams County Library.

Visitors can play in an on-site mud pit, walk along a trail system, become a green thumb in the “kinship garden,” and grab free outdoor gear for the whole family: Bird-watching kits, snowshoes, waterproof tents, telescopes, gardening equipment, and more.

It’s also powered by 300 rooftop solar panels.

Why is this good news? Beyond helping inspire a love of adventure and nature, the library will also help lower the cost barriers for locals who don’t have an annual ski pass or the materials they need for a fun, safe time outdoors.

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More Good News

​Researchers in Hawaii developed a better, low-impact way to track humpback whales by using drones. The drone-integrated tagging technology allows scientists to collect detailed data without approaching by boat, which can disrupt a whale’s natural environment.

​A stranded mountain biker was saved by a memorial honoring a heat stroke victim who died on the same trail. “We’re grateful that a space created in Jeff Higgins’ memory provided shade and comfort when it was needed,” officials said.

​Last year, homelessness declined across all 3 of Utah’s reporting regions. About 4,500 Utahns were experiencing homelessness during the January 2026 Point-in-Time Count, down 1.6% from the previous year.

​A high schooler created a new plant-based plastic that removes microplastics from the environment as it biodegrades. For her invention, Arya Satheesh won the European category of the 2026 Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for young students.

​A crane chick born on a U.K. nature reserve is giving hope that the species is thriving after 400 years. Its mother is the offspring of two first-generation Somerset cranes, which were hand-reared and released as part of The Great Crane Project between 2010 and 2014.

​To improve air quality, India’s capital launched an ambitious electric vehicle adoption policy. The policy provides EV buyers with subsidies and waivers on registration fees and some road taxes, incentives to scrap gas vehicles, and it offers plans to expand the charging infrastructure.

Mental Health

How long is the ‘perfect hang’ with friends? It’s oddly specific

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Clean energy

Solar just eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in Utah

In May, for the first time ever, Utah’s solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources, the culmination of a years-long shift away from coal.

Photovoltaic panels in Utah produced nearly 1 terawatt hour in May 2026, making up nearly a third of all electricity generated in the state that month. Natural gas generated 32%, coal generated 28%, and wind generated 2%.

Solar also now supports nearly 8,000 jobs in the state, which is home to 132 solar companies. Investors committed $1.5 billion to Utah’s solar market in 2025 alone.

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More Good bits

🏛️ This is what happens when accessibility isn’t an afterthought. (TikTok)

🐅 India has more tigers — now it’s giving them more land.

🐦 An artist has hand-drawn 1,000 birds for our new favorite app.

🐻 Bears: If it’s black, fight back; if it’s brown, lie down. Jury’s out on the pizzly bear.

🐒 Turns out, monkeys like keeping pets too. (May require login)

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