Science & Breakthroughs
Optimist Daily
Finland’s new bridge was built for everyone except drivers
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When Helsinki needed to connect a growing island suburb to the city center, the planners made a decisio…
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Friction-maxxing and the case for a less convenient life
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Something about the phrase “friction-maxxing” struck a nerve. When Kathryn Jezer-Morton, a columnist fo…
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Chicago public school IDs now double as library cards
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Getting a library card should be easy. For many children, it isn’t. The process can require documentati…
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The Bahamas eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The Bahamas became the 12th country or territory in the Americas to receive WHO certification for elimi…
NASA Breaking News
Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All To…
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NASA Invites Media to Ireland Artemis Accords Signing
Credit: NASA Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA A…
NASA Breaking News
Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars
1 Min Read Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars PIA26722 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal O…
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What’s Up: May 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network Shootin…
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Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move
NASA/Glenn Benson Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into…
NASA Breaking News
NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory
Credit: NASA The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the…
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NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary
4 Min Read NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary This 1976 photograph shows how the visitor center at NASA’s Goddar…
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NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies
3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Partners from NASA, Texas public safety organizations, indust…
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Winter’s End Is Written in the Clouds
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Health
BBC News Health
Martha's Rule helplines get more than 1,700 calls from worried NHS staff
The scheme encourages staff and families to seek an urgent second opinion if they fear a patient's condition is worsening.
BBC News Health
Mother and baby mental health unit to go ahead
Mike Nesbitt says Northern Ireland's first regional mother and baby unit in should open within the next three years.
BBC News Health
'We felt we had to miscarry again to get the help we needed'
An early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year.
Environment & Climate
Reasons to Be Cheerful
The Spark: How Death Teaches Us to Connect
Welcome back to The Spark, our monthly celebration of how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. …
Reasons to Be Cheerful
The Small Wisconsin City That Defeated a Giant Data Center
This story was originally published by Next City, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on solutions for equitable and just cities. Get Next City’s…
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
Good News in History, May 1
219 years ago today, the Slave Trade Act of 1807 entered into force in Great Britain, abolishing the British participation in the Transatlan…
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Toy Story Character Talks with Deaf Girl in Heartwarming ASL Moment That Went Viral
If you’ve ever wondered who’s underneath the costumes at Disneyland and what kind of person takes that job, one TikToker found the answer to…
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Phone-Free Social Events Grew by 567% Led by the Generations Who Didn’t Have Them Until Adulthood
Members of Gen Z and Millennials are attending phone-free experiences 567% more often across the globe, signaling a major shift in how peopl…
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Record Number of Humpbacks Observed Feeding in ‘Supergroup’ Near South Africa
Two photographers recently set a world record for the number of individual baleen whales seen in a single group at 304. It’s not just hard r…
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Norway’s Largest-Ever Trove of Viking Age Coins Is ‘Historic Find’ By Metal Detectors
More than 3,150 medieval coins dating back to the Viking Age were found in a field in Norway, the largest such discovery in the country’s hi…
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6 Year Old Saffie Has Her Vision Saved from Rare Form of Blindness Thanks to One-Time Gene Therapy
A 6-year-old girl in the UK is able to see normally again in the day and night thanks to a one-time gene therapy for a rare form of congenit…
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Good News in History, April 30
129 years ago today, J. J. Thomson announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (…
Positive News
London’s unique charity-led restaurant gets a makeover
