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!
Vietnam is banning wildlife imports and closing wildlife markets; Indians are rediscovering the ‘poor man’s mode of transport’; and researchers have 3D printed the world’s smallest endoscope.
Second-year medical student Malone Mukwende has created a handbook on how skin diseases present differently on black and brown skin; scientists have developed a new power plant designed to...
Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular...
Scientists have invented a scaffold of non-toxic polymer that also generates an electrical field that encourages bone growth; a Japanese supermarket has started a slow checkout lane for the...
Researchers from the University of Houston have designed an air filter that can trap the novel coronavirus and neutralise it instantly; Vermont bans throwing food scraps into the trash;...
The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for the project;...
Scientists have developed a double-layered paint that reflects heat and keeps buildings cool; the city of Syndey now runs on 100 percent renewable energy; and Indian startups and billionaires...
MIT researchers have developed a strong adhesive tape that can seal up tears in lungs and intestines; he world’s biggest ‘liquid air battery’ is now under construction in the...
Amsterdam is banning ‘Airbnb-style’ vacation rentals in three central districts; Italian pasta producer Barilla is removing the plastic windows from its pasta packaging; and UK startup Arrival has unveiled...
New Zealand is banning drift netting to protect endangered dolphins; South African “Indlovu Gin” is made with elephant dung; and a Romanian shoemaker makes size 75 shoes to encourage...
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