Science & Breakthroughs
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Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time, gig workers have binding international labour protections. The International Labour…
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A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a standardized behavioral experiment run with more than 100,000 people across 125 countries, 69 perc…
NASA Breaking News
Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics Al…
NASA Breaking News
NASA Awards Solutions for Federal Enterprise Procurement Contracts
Credit: NASA NASA will begin processing the awards of multiple contracts for the Solutions for Enterprise‑wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Governm…
NASA Breaking News
NASA Sounding Rocket to Launch Student Experiments
3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to la…
NASA Breaking News
NASA Invites Media to Botswana Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Credit: NASA The Republic of Botswana will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, at NASA Headquarte…
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NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation
3 Min Read NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation An engineering technician works in the Experimental Fabrication …
NASA Breaking News
NASA’s Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle…
NASA Breaking News
NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 95, Host Preview News Conference
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves at the camera during a seven-hour, two-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on March 1…
NASA Breaking News
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to… Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X …
NASA Breaking News
Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All …
ScienceDaily Top News
Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets
Scientists discovered that Heliconius butterflies have evolved an extraordinary lifespan, living several times longer than closely related s…
ScienceDaily Top News
Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon
A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreat…
Phys.org Latest
Scientists design a clay that can prevent fruits and vegetables from rotting too quickly
Avocados from Chile, bananas from Costa Rica, tomatoes from southern Spain, mangoes from Brazil. A large share of the fruit and vegetables w…
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What shapes young lives most? Everyday wins, relationships and school outrank crises
Which major life events matter to young people? A study by the University of Zurich (UZH) shows that adolescents and young adults primarily …
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Making sense of Mars' tiny moon Phobos
Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has long puzzled planetary scientists, who have continually debated whether it's a captured asteroid or formed…
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Women negotiate as effectively as men-but leave people happier
Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, which l…
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Bird-derived gene tool inserts plant DNA 30 times more efficiently than CRISPR
In a rapidly changing climate landscape, the plants we rely on for food, textiles and more face a multitude of challenges, including rising …
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Chaotic polymer vibrations may unlock stronger, flexible thermal insulators
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have demonstrated a possible new avenue for developing flame-retardant and generally low-con…
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Experiment upends beliefs on how electrons actually behave in warm dense matter
Researchers at European XFEL, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Rostock University and other collaborating institutions have used…
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Cats age like humans-could studying their brains reveal healthy aging secrets?
Domestic cats age in remarkably similar ways to humans and show comparable age-related patterns of brain deterioration, according to an inte…
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How solar wind forecasting will help define heliosphere's boundaries
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical heliosphere mo…
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Protein-tagging technology maps a hidden communication network between organs
The body's organs are in constant communication. Fat tissue tells the liver when to store or release energy, the immune system signals local…
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How cyanobacteria developed photosynthetic membranes over the course of evolution
A new study provides the first insights into how thylakoid membranes-the internal compartments where oxygen-producing photosynthesis takes p…
Google News: breakthrough
Can Time Flow in Reverse? A Quantum Breakthrough Challenges Our Assumptions - SciTechDaily
Can Time Flow in Reverse? A Quantum Breakthrough Challenges Our Assumptions SciTechDaily
Google News: breakthrough
This New Scientific Breakthrough Could Lead To Magnets Without Any Rare Earth Metals - AOL.com
This New Scientific Breakthrough Could Lead To Magnets Without Any Rare Earth Metals AOL.com
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SA scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy - Bizcommunity
SA scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy Bizcommunity
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Scientist Claims Breakthrough In Construction Industry; Offers Coal Mine Waste As Alternative To Natural Stone - ETV Bharat
Scientist Claims Breakthrough In Construction Industry; Offers Coal Mine Waste As Alternative To Natural Stone ETV Bharat
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NWU scientists validate power of Mzansi’s indigenous cancer bush - Food For Mzansi
NWU scientists validate power of Mzansi’s indigenous cancer bush Food For Mzansi
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Science vs. Screwworms: How UT Research Inspired Our Best Weapon - The University of Texas at Austin
Science vs. Screwworms: How UT Research Inspired Our Best Weapon The University of Texas at Austin
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Breakthrough in autism research: Brain scans reveal two distinct biological types - The Jerusalem Post
Breakthrough in autism research: Brain scans reveal two distinct biological types The Jerusalem Post
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Michels family gives $27M to Medical College for cancer research - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michels family gives $27M to Medical College for cancer research Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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A baby’s life changed forever by a world-first gene editing treatment - Futura, le média qui explore le monde
A baby’s life changed forever by a world-first gene editing treatment Futura, le média qui explore le monde
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125-million-year-old Fossil Reveals Pregnant Shellfish - Mirage News
125-million-year-old Fossil Reveals Pregnant Shellfish Mirage News
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Vietnamese scientists develop nanovitexin from mung bean husks to support diabetes treatment - Thông tấn xã Việt Nam
Vietnamese scientists develop nanovitexin from mung bean husks to support diabetes treatment Thông tấn xã Việt Nam
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Researchers Reverse Genetic Deafness in Mice, Breakthrough Study Shows! - Glass Almanac
Researchers Reverse Genetic Deafness in Mice, Breakthrough Study Shows! Glass Almanac
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The “Cosmic Cross” at the Core of the Whirlpool Galaxy: NASA’s Discovery and Its Meaning - News Talk Florida
The “Cosmic Cross” at the Core of the Whirlpool Galaxy: NASA’s Discovery and Its Meaning News Talk Florida
ZME Science
Bilinguals May Use One Shared Grammar System in the Brain Instead of Switching Between Two
The same neural system handled English, Spanish and even invented words.
ZME Science
Famous Pink Planet Mystery Decoded: JWST Says Salt Clouds are the Culprit
This Magenta world's strange atmosphere made no sense until JWST found intriguing clouds made of salt.
ZME Science
Scientists Find Best Wordle Openers and a Winning Strategy That Doesn’t Involve Spamming Vowels
An entropy-based solver shows why the best guess is the one that narrows down your options the most.
ZME Science
Not All Heat Is Equal: Sauna and Hot Tub Affect the Human Body in Different Ways
University of Oregon scientists discovered why sitting in hot water feels like moderate exercise.
Health
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Michels Family Donates $27 Million to the Medical College of Wisconsin to Expand Personalized Cancer Care, Accelerate Cancer Research - PR Newswire
Michels Family Donates $27 Million to the Medical College of Wisconsin to Expand Personalized Cancer Care, Accelerate Cancer Research PR New…
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MON Healthcare Report: MCW announces $27M donation from Michels family for cancer center - WisBusiness
MON Healthcare Report: MCW announces $27M donation from Michels family for cancer center WisBusiness
Environment & Climate
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
Man Enjoys ‘Accidental Time Capsule’ After Recovering a Wallet He Doesn’t Remember Losing
An English sports reporter has been reunited with a wallet that he never knew he’d lost more than 30 years ago. Among the time capsule treas…
Good News Network
A ‘Stonehenge Prototype’ Aligned with the Solstices Is a Once in a Lifetime Find for These Archaeologists
It was essentially two post holes in the ground and a couple of trash dumps: but it’s still one of the greatest finds of archeologist Phil H…
Good News Network
Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials
New legislation that will compel New York judges to consider domestic violence or child abuse charges and risks-above all else-in child cust…
Good News Network
‘Groundbreaking’ Potential Lupus Cure Sends Patients into Remission, Allowing Dreams to Be Fulfilled
A genetic therapy that’s already revolutionized cancer treatment has now sent five patients of lupus into remission, allowing one to fulfill…
Good News Network
Good News in History, June 22
76 years ago today, Walt Disney Productions released Lady and the Tramp, then advertised as Disney’s “happiest motion picture yet.” The film…
Positive News
Can volunteering abroad build the next generation of global citizens?
NPR Goats and Soda
Laverne Cox wrote her memoir because 'one more human story out there can help'
Transcendent. She's shown above in New York in April 2026.'/>For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox been one of the most visible trans wo…
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Inspiring community heroes from across North Wales recognised at PCC Community Awards 2026 - Herald.Wales
Inspiring community heroes from across North Wales recognised at PCC Community Awards 2026 Herald.Wales
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Dunia Helwa honors Ahmad & Nora of BlueRex Offroad Rescue with the 'Dunia Helwa Community Hero Award' - MSN
Dunia Helwa honors Ahmad & Nora of BlueRex Offroad Rescue with the 'Dunia Helwa Community Hero Award' MSN
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Blue Plaque honouring Hero of British Sikh Community Unveiled - DESIblitz
Blue Plaque honouring Hero of British Sikh Community Unveiled DESIblitz
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Meet charity champion Craig who has helped raise £220k for Dougie Mac - The Sentinel
Meet charity champion Craig who has helped raise £220k for Dougie Mac The Sentinel
Underdog Wins
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How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough - CTV News
How a Nova Scotia mother’s kitchen experiment became a scientific breakthrough CTV News
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Why are Norway fans rowing everywhere? Underdog nation steals the show with viral World Cup act - 7NEWS
Why are Norway fans rowing everywhere? Underdog nation steals the show with viral World Cup act 7NEWS
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How Daphney beat cancer against all odds! - Daily Sun
How Daphney beat cancer against all odds! Daily Sun
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Against All Odds: Nigerian cyclist crosses continents to support fight against Polio - PM News Nigeria
Against All Odds: Nigerian cyclist crosses continents to support fight against Polio PM News Nigeria
ZME Science
Norwegian First Grader Went Looking for Craft Rocks. He Found a Viking Sword Instead
The rare blade may have belonged to a high-status warrior in Norway.
Tech for Good
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First quantum biosensor can detect rapid, invisible changes in cells
In the development of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, cancer, Ebola and dengue, numerous chemical reactions take place within and betwe…
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Nanotube-based thermoelectrics open a new pathway to waste-heat energy conversion
Whenever someone asks ChatGPT a question, heat is generated somewhere in the server room-a data center. When an electric vehicle battery gen…
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Feeding data to AI to speed up drug discovery
Developing new medicines can require thousands of chemistry experiments to identify the right recipe for a safe, effective and ideally affor…
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Fujairah Environment Authority and Fujairah Research Centre launch the UAE's First Digital Pollen Atlas Platform - SMEStreet
Fujairah Environment Authority and Fujairah Research Centre launch the UAE's First Digital Pollen Atlas Platform SMEStreet
Wired Science
A Source of Mysterious Repeating Radio Signals From Space Has Been Identified
Researchers say the discovery could be a “Rosetta stone” for cosmic signals.
Animals
BBC News Science
Woman finds rare pink grasshoppers in garden
Usually, they get eaten by birds due to their inability to camouflage, making them a rare sight.
Reuters Oddly Enough
The president will see you now: Mexico's World Cup duck meets Sheinbaum - Reuters
The president will see you now: Mexico's World Cup duck meets Sheinbaum Reuters
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Rare Cozumel dwarf fox feared extinct is photographed for first time in decades - FOX Weather
Rare Cozumel dwarf fox feared extinct is photographed for first time in decades FOX Weather
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Marine Conservation Breakthrough: Indonesian Scientists Develop New Method to Detect Walking Sharks - Batam News Asia
Marine Conservation Breakthrough: Indonesian Scientists Develop New Method to Detect Walking Sharks Batam News Asia
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Murray the border hero retires after remarkable six-year career protecting Australia - The Australia Today
Murray the border hero retires after remarkable six-year career protecting Australia The Australia Today
World
BBC News World
Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.
BBC News World
Cape Verde fan goes wild live on BBC News as his country scores
During a live BBC News broadcast, reporter Paul Njie interviews a Cape Verde fan when the country suddenly scores its first ever World Cup g…
Reuters Oddly Enough
Messi breaks World Cup scoring record with a stunning double - Reuters
Messi breaks World Cup scoring record with a stunning double Reuters
Reuters Oddly Enough
'Lumumba Vea' arrives at World Cup to offer unique brand of support to DR Congo - Reuters
'Lumumba Vea' arrives at World Cup to offer unique brand of support to DR Congo Reuters