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In the late 1990s, a group of scientists were birdwatching in a remote forest in Ecuador when they heard a call like no other. Following the mysterious avian siren, they saw a fairly large bird colored grey, black, and b
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Dan Cuthern had been under a Missouri overpass with his dog Bentley for more than a decade — until five women decided to change that.
Fifteen years old and missing for more than ten of them, Buttercup turned up at a Florida shelter — and her chip did the rest.
Twenty-three calves were spotted this season — a hopeful sign for one of the world's most endangered whales.
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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A company in India is reporting more than 90 percent accuracy in detecting seven types of cancer from breath samples. The diagnostic engine is artificial intelligence, trained on data
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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Think about a memory that still makes you wince. Maybe it is the time you said something embarrassing in front of people you wanted to impress, or the moment you felt out of place whi
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Episode Description: Most world maps show Greenland and Africa as roughly the same size… which is kind of unbelievable considering Africa is 14 times larger! This error has been built into classrooms, boardrooms, and ins
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The UK has one of the highest NEET rates for young adults in Europe. New figures offer some encouragement The post The race to get more young people in the UK into work, education or training appeared first on Positive N
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A vaccine ‘almost eliminated’ a cancer, the green economy surged, and London’s beavers solved a flooding problem, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News .
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Researchers have identified 51 environmental solutions to save the planet. Here are five of the most promising The post 51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way appeared first on Positive News .
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With the help of the mayor and local council, a small town in Burgundy has saved its local cafe-bistro, what’s been described as the “heart” of the rural French economy and society. Au Bon Accueil, located in the commune
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In January, a community in northern Mozambique experienced one of its worst floods in decades, yet the raging waters failed to claim a single life. This miracle was made possible thanks to a small squadron of drones and
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Hoping to allow millions of pet owners to access critical veterinary care beyond their budgets, a philanthropic organization has announced a groundbreaking $250 million commitment over the next 5 years The initiative rep
The news moves fast; progress moves slowly. Zoom out, and the long trends are some of the best good news there is.
Share of the world living on less than ~$2.15/day. About half the world was in extreme poverty in 1950; today it's fewer than one in ten.
Share of children who die before their fifth birthday. It has fallen in every decade since 1950 — from nearly 1 in 4 to fewer than 1 in 25.
Source: UN IGME / World Bank
Share of adults who can read and write. It has climbed from roughly a third of the world in 1950 to nearly nine in ten today.
Source: UNESCO / Our World in Data
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