One of my absolute favorite places is the Netherlands – and now there’s yet another reason to visit. Because a new museum has opened in Rotterdam, the “Fenix”. It tells the stories of people with a migrant backgrounds through works of art, photographs and personal objects. What a nice idea to give people visibility in this way.

We’re kicking off the new week with good news from around the world: In the US an infant with the rare disease CPS1 deficiency has been successfully treated with gene therapy for the first time. In Brazil, deforestation dropped by a third in 2024 compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, Guyana has adopted stricter laws against oil pollution. And there’s plenty more good news to come – take a look. Have a great week!

One of my biggest worries as my grandparents got older was that they might fall in their her apartment. No one would notice. Now researchers have developed a robot with gripping arms to prevent such accidents. It can pick people up, carry them and bring them back into a natural position, such as sitting.

Today we talk about a framework published by the World Bank for more transparency in its funded projects, a basic income that supports artists in the US state of Minnesota, and the first wildlife bridge in Malaysia that allows langurs to cross the road safely. Enjoy reading!

May 8, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of Nazi rule. We would also like to take this day as an opportunity to show how important a culture of remembrance is. In a news article, you can find out what contemporary remembrance work can look like. As Remembrance Day is a public holiday in Berlin, we are taking a short break. We’ll be back with a full load of good news on Monday.

The vacation season is starting again. One persons’s joy, another persons’s sorrow: many cities, islands and coasts are affected by mass tourism – not good for the local community and the environment. Now Hawaii wants to introduce a levy on overnight hotel stays and cruise ships that will go towards environmental protection on the island. A small reminder that a vacation at home can also be nice.

It’s only May, but summer is arriving earlier in Europe — with recent temperatures reaching up to 29°C. As heat-related deaths rise, a project in India is exploring how “cool roofs” can reduce indoor temperatures without air conditioning. Stay hydrated.

Today, you can expect good news from research: initial tests of a male contraceptive gel on patients are promising. Also, scientists around the world want to make health data more accessible. And a study shows that adolescents who sleep more are mentally fitter. With this in mind, stay healthy!

Before we take a short Easter break, we have some good news from around the world: a new Alzheimer’s drug has been approved in the EU for the first time to slow down the progression of the disease in its early stages. In London, human remains of Indigenous people were returned to Australia. A new species of perch has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. And much more, but read for yourself. With this in mind: Happy Holidays!

I was already struggling to get out of bed when my alarm went off this morning. Our six pieces of Good News definitely helped me today. If you’re feeling like me, I hope you’re having a better start to the new week with our new issue: there will still be no whaling in Iceland in 2025, a new blood test detects Parkinson’s and there are more cranes in South Africa. Have a good week!

I love sport, I like to do it myself, I like to watch it live in the stadium or in the hall or sit in front of the TV. And the best thing is that more and more women are being shown as athletes. Whether it’s professional women’s soccer leagues, women’s basketball or women’s athletics. The fact that more women are being shown in sport is not a trend for me, but a change, as our Good News today also shows: There will be more women than men at the 2028 Olympics in LA.

More and more activists around the world are taking legal action for climate protection. With success – last year, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland was violating the Convention on Human Rights because it was doing too little to combat climate change. The activists, called Klima-Seniorinnen, from Switzerland had brought the case. This has now also encouraged Portuguese climate activists to take legal action against the Portuguese government, as one of today’s Good News articles shows.

Today I was impressed by Ronin – a giant hamster rat. A small animal that does big things: since 2021, Ronin has detected 109 landmines and 15 other potentially lethal remnants of war in Cambodia. It will be on duty for another two years before it retires. A story that shows what animals and humans can achieve together.

Since 2019, Iceland has had the option of a four-day week, which was initially launched as a project but has now become established. With success: stable productivity and satisfied employees. For a while now, I have also been working a reduced number of hours, spread over five days. For me, this means more flexibility and more time for personal projects.