
The global population of greater one-horned rhinos has hit a record 4,075. Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India, shelters more than 2,600 of them. Poaching has fallen 86% since 2016; India, Nepal and Indonesia all recorded zero rhino killings in 2025. buff.ly/O4lKhqy
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Your brain is two organs stitched together in the womb. Stanford researchers found that the forebrain and midbrain (which handle language and reasoning) and the hindbrain (which runs breathing and heartbeat) grow from two entirely different progenitor cells. buff.ly/dSAPmhS
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Vivid numbers in this overview of Illinois’s new Net Zero carbon plan: “improvements in air quality alone would lead to between 392 & 631 fewer premature deaths per year. That translates to between $8.8 and $13.8 billion in avoided healthcare costs & increased worker productivity.” #ShareGoodNewsToo
Global meningitis is in retreat. Meningitis is one of the top ten infectious killers worldwide, causing an estimated 259,000 deaths in 2023. That’s down by a quarter since 2015 & half since 2000, with the sharpest reductions coming in deaths among young children. buff.ly/4BvmwnO
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Never doubt the positive effects of participating in online social communities with medically fragile hermits. Moral support, fundraising, networking, etc. can have outsized positive effects on lonely people like me who really, *really* need a win.
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Just got a friend's phone paid for just before the deadline so they won't be isolated from the outside world (very dangerous given their disabilities). A few minutes of soliciting donations was all it took because my followers are awesome people.
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New Mexico shuts the door on new uranium mines. Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard signed an executive order banning new uranium mining across 52,609 km² of state trust land, although 2 leases running into the 2030s will be allowed to keep operating. buff.ly/v6fkl9b #ShareGoodNewsToo
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ISO New England eetimates that in calendar year 2025, behind-the-meter solar accounted for about 8% of all power consumed in the region. (That's inherently only an estimate because by definition the ISO can't see how much is actually generated, only the reduction in system demand.) #ShareGoodNewsToo