Not Bad News — 2026-05-07-09 archive

CLEAN ENERGY OUTPACED ALL GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTHMAYO AI DETECTS PANCREATIC CANCER UP TO THREE YEARS EARLYCHINA NOW OPERATES ONE MILLION TONNES OF GREEN HYDROGENKENYA HIGH COURT RESTORES FARMERS' RIGHT TO SHARE SEEDSMARISKA HARGITAY'S RAPE KIT LAW NOW COVERS ALL 50 STATESMORINGA SEEDS REMOVE 98% OF MICROPLASTICS FROM WATERFOREST OF DEAN EXPANDING FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARSSINGLE GENE INJECTION RESTORED HEARING IN DEAF SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CLEAN ENERGY OUTPACED ALL GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTHMAYO AI DETECTS PANCREATIC CANCER UP TO THREE YEARS EARLYCHINA NOW OPERATES ONE MILLION TONNES OF GREEN HYDROGENKENYA HIGH COURT RESTORES FARMERS' RIGHT TO SHARE SEEDSMARISKA HARGITAY'S RAPE KIT LAW NOW COVERS ALL 50 STATESMORINGA SEEDS REMOVE 98% OF MICROPLASTICS FROM WATERFOREST OF DEAN EXPANDING FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARSSINGLE GENE INJECTION RESTORED HEARING IN DEAF SEVEN-YEAR-OLD

SINGLE GENE SHOT GIVES DEAF GIRL HEARING AT AGE SEVEN...

One injection into the inner ear delivered the gene she was born without — and she started talking to her mother.

— Optimist Daily

MAYO CLINIC AI SPOTS PANCREATIC CANCER THREE YEARS EARLY...

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GAZA SISTERS CRUSH RUBBLE INTO BRICKS, REBUILD BLOCK BY BLOCK...

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CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLES IN ONE YEAR...

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KENYA COURT STRIKES DOWN SEED-SHARING BAN... Good News Network
BOWEL CANCER TRIAL: ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS... Not All News Is Bad
SAN DIEGO DESALINATION SURPLUS NOW HYDRATING OTHER STATES... Good News Network
HEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES 1,600% AND SURVIVES BOILING WATER... Not All News Is Bad
ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES THRIVING INSIDE A WOMEN'S PRISON... Reasons to be Cheerful
FINLAND OPENS BRIDGE BUILT FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT CARS... Optimist Daily
MORINGA SEEDS FILTER 98% OF MICROPLASTICS FROM TAP WATER... Good News Network
500 TURTLES RESCUED FROM VANISHING OUTBACK LAKE... Good Good Good
KLAMATH DAMS DOWN, SALMON RETURNING, YUROK TRIBE WINS... The Story Exchange
HOMELESS WOMEN IN CARACAS GET GYNECOLOGICAL CARE BY BUS... Reasons to be Cheerful
MARISKA HARGITAY CLEARS RAPE KIT BACKLOG IN ALL 50 STATES... Good Good Good
CHICAGO SCHOOL IDS NOW UNLOCK EVERY PUBLIC LIBRARY... Optimist Daily
COOKING ONCE A WEEK MAY CUT DEMENTIA RISK BY 30%... Good News Network

FOREST OF DEAN TO GROW FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARS... Good News Hub
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BUILT A STRETCHER AND SAVED A HIKER... Good News Network
ICELANDIC FISH WASTE BECOMES NOTEBOOKS, BANDAGES, FURNITURE... Reasons to be Cheerful
JAGUAR PHOTOGRAPHED IN HONDURAS FOR FIRST TIME IN A DECADE... Good Good Good
FORMERLY INCARCERATED TEXANS TRAINING AS SOLAR INSTALLERS... Good Good Good
DAD LOST 71 POUNDS TO DONATE KIDNEY TO A STRANGER... Upworthy
BRONX BODEGAS NOW STOCK FREE BOOKS ALONGSIDE THE CHIPS... The Story Exchange
SMALL WISCONSIN CITY DEFEATS GIANT DATA CENTER PROPOSAL... Reasons to be Cheerful
5 STUDENTS STEER SCHOOL BUS AFTER DRIVER COLLAPSES... Not All News Is Bad
KIWI BIRDS RETURNING TO NEW ZEALAND MAINLAND AFTER A CENTURY... Good Good Good
YOUNG INVENTOR TARGETS 90% OF OCEAN PLASTIC GONE BY 2040... Positive News
WOODLAND WALKS SHOWN TO MEANINGFULLY CUT ANXIETY... Positive News
POLAR BEAR ADOPTION CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN MANITOBA... Good Good Good

BRIGHTON BUILDS EUROPE'S FIRST STADIUM FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL... Optimist Daily
PAPYRUS OF HOMER'S ILIAD FOUND INSIDE 1,600-YEAR-OLD MUMMY... Good News Network
CLEAN ENERGY GREW FASTER THAN GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND... Optimist Daily
CHARITY RESTAURANT EMPLOYING HOMELESS WORKERS RELAUNCHES... Positive News
WASHINGTON D.C. TO GET ITS FIRST WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MONUMENT... The Story Exchange
6,500 VOLUNTEERS BUILD 10,000 BEDS FOR KIDS WHO SLEEP ON FLOORS... Not All News Is Bad
PSYCHEDELICS STUDIED AS TREATMENT FOR ATHLETES' BRAIN INJURIES... Reasons to be Cheerful
$1 GLASSES PROGRAM RESTORES SIGHT FOR MILLIONS IN POOR NATIONS... Reasons to be Cheerful
DISASTER CHEF FED 35 MILLION PEOPLE FROM A BEAT-UP RV... Nice News
GREEN TECH PIONEERS GIVING OLD HARDWARE A SECOND LIFE... Positive News
RARE 'FISHING CAT' WITH WEBBED TOES CAUGHT ON TRAIL CAMERA... Good Good Good
KOALA NATIONAL PARK ESTABLISHED IN NEW SOUTH WALES... Good News Hub
RARE SEA TURTLE AT GEORGIA CENTER TURNS OUT TO BE A HYBRID... Good Good Good