Five stories from the past eight days. Each one names the outlet that reported it, and the excerpt under it comes from that outlet's own feed, not from us.
Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
Good News Network, September 17.
A trio of students at Harvard University have invented a low-cost, eye-tracking headset designed to help schools quickly screen child athletes for possible concussions.
Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica
Good News Network, September 17.
A warming pool of tropical ocean water has been shown to be the cause of immense snowstorms over East Antarctica which contributed to a net gain of 695 billion tons of ice between 2021 and 2023.
The world’s largest battery-electric ferry just crossed an ocean
Optimist Daily, September 17.
In 2019, a South American transport company ordered a diesel ferry. By the time it launched six years later, it had become the largest electric vehicle ever built, of any kind, on land or sea. Hull 096 is a 130-meter (427-foot) battery-electric ferry built by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat in Hobart.
8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week
Optimist Daily, September 17.
Research has put a number on the value of a good hobby: eight hours. That is how much joy, defined as deep satisfaction, gratification, and accomplishment, studies suggest a person can add to their week by pursuing something they care about.
How Afghan Women Are Rebuilding Reproductive Health Care
Reasons to Be Cheerful, September 15.
In Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Ram Bibi, a 30-year-old mother now pregnant with her sixth child, counts herself as one of the lucky ones. She gets regular prenatal checkups at the Qari Safed family health house not far from her home.