Not Bad News — 2026-05-07-19 archive

CLEAN ENERGY GREW FASTER THAN GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDSPERM WHALES USE VOWEL-LIKE SOUNDS TO COMMUNICATEOVER 300,000 PARAGUAYANS ESCAPED POVERTY IN TWO YEARSMIT SMART PATCH MAY HELP HEARTS HEAL AFTER ATTACKSUK GENERATIONAL SMOKING BAN NOW IN EFFECTORPHANED OTTER BECOMES SURROGATE MOM AT AQUARIUMPOEMS HAVE RUN ON LONDON UNDERGROUND FOR 40 YEARSWORLD'S OLDEST PENGUIN TURNS 38 WITH A FISH CAKE CLEAN ENERGY GREW FASTER THAN GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDSPERM WHALES USE VOWEL-LIKE SOUNDS TO COMMUNICATEOVER 300,000 PARAGUAYANS ESCAPED POVERTY IN TWO YEARSMIT SMART PATCH MAY HELP HEARTS HEAL AFTER ATTACKSUK GENERATIONAL SMOKING BAN NOW IN EFFECTORPHANED OTTER BECOMES SURROGATE MOM AT AQUARIUMPOEMS HAVE RUN ON LONDON UNDERGROUND FOR 40 YEARSWORLD'S OLDEST PENGUIN TURNS 38 WITH A FISH CAKE

SINGLE GENE INJECTION GIVES DEAF GIRL HER HEARING...

A seven-year-old born deaf was holding conversations four months after one inner-ear injection.

— Optimist Daily

MAYO AI SPOTS PANCREATIC CANCER 3 YEARS EARLY...

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PARAGUAY SLASHED POVERTY FROM 50% TO 16%...

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GAZA SISTERS TURN RUBBLE INTO BUILDING BLOCKS...

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BOWEL CANCER TRIAL: ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS... Not All News Is Bad
KENYA COURT STRIKES DOWN SEED-SHARING BAN... Good News Network
HEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES 1,600% AND SURVIVES BOILING WATER... Not All News Is Bad
SAN DIEGO'S DESALINATION SURPLUS NOW FEEDING DROUGHT STATES... Good News Network
FINLAND BUILT A BRIDGE WITH NO CAR LANES... Optimist Daily
CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLES IN ONE YEAR... Optimist Daily
ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES BRED INSIDE A WOMEN'S PRISON... Reasons to be Cheerful
85 MILLION ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND NOW CONSERVED... Good News Network
HIKER RESCUED BY STUDENTS WHO TRAINED FOR EXACTLY THIS... Good News Network
HOMELESS WOMEN IN CARACAS GET A GYNECOLOGY BUS... Reasons to be Cheerful
WOODLAND WALKS MEASURABLY CUT ANXIETY, STUDY CONFIRMS... Positive News
MARISKA HARGITAY PASSES RAPE KIT LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES... Good Good Good
COOKING ONCE A WEEK MAY CUT DEMENTIA RISK BY 30%... Good News Network

FIVE BUS STUDENTS TAKE OVER WHEN DRIVER COLLAPSES... Not All News Is Bad
KLAMATH RIVER DAMS DOWN, SALMON RETURNING... The Story Exchange
500 TURTLES PULLED FROM A DRYING OUTBACK LAKE... Good Good Good
RARE JAGUAR PHOTOGRAPHED IN HONDURAN MOUNTAINS... Good Good Good
ICELAND STARTUP TURNS FISH SCRAPS INTO NOTEBOOKS... Reasons to be Cheerful
FOREST OF DEAN EXPANDING FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARS... Good News Hub
YOUNG CHEMIST FINDS GREENER WAY TO RECYCLE RARE EARTHS... Good News Hub
BRONX BODEGAS NOW STOCK FREE BOOKS FOR KIDS... The Story Exchange
SAM NEILL CANCER-FREE, EYES NEW FILM ROLE... Good News Network
ILIAD FRAGMENT FOUND INSIDE 1,600-YEAR-OLD MUMMY... Good News Network
ENGLAND BANS NO-FAULT EVICTIONS FOR 11 MILLION RENTERS... Good News Hub
6,500 VOLUNTEERS BUILD 10,000 BEDS FOR BEDLESS KIDS... Not All News Is Bad
MOST AMERICANS — INCLUDING REPUBLICANS — BACK ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS... Good Good Good

MAHARASHTRA VILLAGE SELF-BUILT SOLAR, CLEAN WATER IN 5 YEARS... The Better India
DAD LOSES 71 POUNDS TO DONATE KIDNEY TO A STRANGER... Upworthy
$1 GLASSES RESTORING VISION FOR MILLIONS WORLDWIDE... Reasons to be Cheerful
HALF US STATES MOVING TO LEGALIZE BALCONY SOLAR PANELS... Good Good Good
CHEF'S DISASTER KITCHEN HAS SERVED 35 MILLION GOURMET MEALS... Nice News
WISCONSIN SMALL TOWN DEFEATS GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
BRIGHTON BUILDS EUROPE'S FIRST WOMEN'S FOOTBALL STADIUM... Optimist Daily
POLAR BEAR MOM ADOPTS STRANGER'S CUB ON CAMERA... Good Good Good
CLEAN TECH LEADERS GIVING YESTERDAY'S HARDWARE A SECOND LIFE... Positive News
DUTCH NONPROFIT PLANS TO HALT 90% OF SEA PLASTIC BY 2040... Positive News
SELF-TAUGHT BENGALURU ARTIST'S WORK LANDS AT THE UN... The Better India
KOALA CONSERVATION PARK OPENS IN NEW SOUTH WALES... Good News Hub
VERMONT NEIGHBORHOOD GEOTHERMAL PROJECT BREAKS GROUND... Not All News Is Bad