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The catastrophic tendencies of mass media impact us in a decisive manner. We are constantly being plunged into apathy and pessimism. Good news is not only underrepresented but very often not presented at all. Yet amazing and positive things happen all the time, all over the world. Our mission is to spot them, celebrate them, and be a source of inspiration and optimism!

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New technology turns footsteps into electricity, first Black woman to lead a major US news channel

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Scientists have found a new way of turning our footsteps into electrical energy; a new map shows every single coral reef in the Caribbean; and Rashida Jones is the...

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Deutsche Bank links executive pay to sustainability goals, diamond producer De Beers to clean up supply chains

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China’s Hainan province bans disposable plastics, new glue turns into gas when it dissolves, real-life Star Trek ‘tricorder’

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China’s Hainan province has banned disposable plastics; a new adhesive turns into gas when it is no longer needed; and scientists have developed the world’s ‘first portable genetics lab’....

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Denmark sets deadline to end oil production, India trains introduce clay cups in bid to reduce waste

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14 countries pledge to protect 30% of the world’s oceans, deaths from terrorism decline for fifth year in a row

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AI solves 50-year-old biology challenge, Unilever to trial 4-day work week, Tasmania reaches 100% renewable energy goal

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London-based AI lab DeepMind has solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem; Unilever New Zealand is testing the 4-day working week; Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewables electricity. More...

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UK’s free vitamin D scheme, Scottish homes to use green hydrogen, Afghanistan’s first female tattoo artist

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More than 2.5 m people in the UK will be offered free vitamin D supplements; 300 homes in Scotland will become the first in the world to use green...

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Europe’s air is getting cleaner, Sudan promises to stamp out child marriage, space-based power stations

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Hungary is banning mink and fox fur farming; US scientists have created an eco-friendly insulation foam; 23-year-old Judit Giró Benet has developed a home-testing kit for breast cancer. More...

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Hungary bans mink and fox fur farming, eco-friendly insulation foam, home-testing kit for breast cancer

Published by Roxana Adam

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Microbial factories produce hydrogen, Scotland makes period products freely available, first women GM in MLB history

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Argentina broadens access to medical marijuana, Cambodia is winning the fight against malaria, bioprinted kidneys

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Germany agrees to quota for female executives, solvent-based plastic recycling method, plantable pencils

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Canadian researchers may have found a cure for diabetes, world’s largest fur auction house is closing

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AI listens out for gunshots in nature reserves, scientists discover potent new antifungal, a cargo ship made of wood

Published by Roxana Adam

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