Not Bad News — 2026-05-08-12 archive

18 MILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED IN THE BIG CATCH-UPCHINA GREEN HYDROGEN OUTPUT DOUBLED IN ONE YEAR85 MILLION PRIVATE ACRES NOW UNDER CONSERVATIONPARAGUAY POVERTY RATE FELL 34 POINTS IN TWO DECADESMAYO AI DETECTS PANCREATIC CANCER UP TO 3 YEARS EARLYHEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES TO 1,600% ITS ORIGINAL SIZE6,500 VOLUNTEERS BUILT 10,000 BEDS IN ONE WEEKENDKLAMATH DAMS REMOVED — SALMON RETURNING TO RIVER 18 MILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED IN THE BIG CATCH-UPCHINA GREEN HYDROGEN OUTPUT DOUBLED IN ONE YEAR85 MILLION PRIVATE ACRES NOW UNDER CONSERVATIONPARAGUAY POVERTY RATE FELL 34 POINTS IN TWO DECADESMAYO AI DETECTS PANCREATIC CANCER UP TO 3 YEARS EARLYHEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES TO 1,600% ITS ORIGINAL SIZE6,500 VOLUNTEERS BUILT 10,000 BEDS IN ONE WEEKENDKLAMATH DAMS REMOVED — SALMON RETURNING TO RIVER

BIG CATCH-UP VACCINATED 18 MILLION CHILDREN IN TWO YEARS...

12 million of those children had never received a single vaccine dose in their lives.

— Optimist Daily

MAYO CLINIC AI CATCHES PANCREATIC CANCER 3 YEARS EARLY...

Not All News Is Bad

PARAGUAY SLASHED POVERTY FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES...

Optimist Daily

PARIS REHEARSED FOR EXTREME HEAT — AND IT WORKED...

Reasons to be Cheerful

KENYA COURT STRIKES DOWN SEED-SHARING BAN... Good News Network
BOWEL CANCER TRIAL: ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS... Not All News Is Bad
CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY TOPS ONE MILLION TONNES... Optimist Daily
SAN DIEGO HAS SO MUCH WATER IT'S SHARING... Good News Network
85 MILLION ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND NOW PROTECTED... Good News Network
HEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES TO 1,600% ITS SIZE... Not All News Is Bad
HARGITAY PASSES RAPE KIT BACKLOG LAW IN ALL 50 STATES... Good Good Good
ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES THRIVING INSIDE PRISON GREENHOUSE... Reasons to be Cheerful
FOREST OF DEAN TO EXPAND FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARS... Good News Hub
GAZA SISTERS TURN RUBBLE INTO REUSABLE BRICKS... Optimist Daily
VOLUNTEERS BUILD 10,000 BEDS FOR KIDS WHO SLEEP ON FLOORS... Not All News Is Bad
YOUNG INVENTOR TARGETS 90% OF SEA PLASTIC GONE BY 2040... Positive News
BALCONY SOLAR LAWS SPREADING ACROSS HALF OF US STATES... Good Good Good

HOMER FRAGMENT FOUND INSIDE 1,600-YEAR-OLD MUMMY... Good News Network
AMPUTEE CROWNED WORLD'S STRONGEST DISABLED MAN... Nice News
PLATYPUSES SWAM WITH DOLPHINS 25 MILLION YEARS AGO... Good News Network
ICELANDIC FISHING WASTE BECOMES NOTEBOOKS, BANDAGES... Reasons to be Cheerful
INDIA LAUNCHES FIRST DOLPHIN AMBULANCE... The Better India
BRIGHTON BUILDS EUROPE'S FIRST WOMEN'S-ONLY STADIUM... Optimist Daily
SMALL CITY DEFEATS GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
500 TURTLES RESCUED FROM VANISHING OUTBACK LAKE... Good Good Good
DISASTERS SERVED: CHEF'S RV GREW INTO 35 MILLION MEALS... Nice News
RARE JAGUAR PHOTOGRAPHED IN HONDURAS MOUNTAINS... Good Good Good
IPS OFFICER LIFTS THOUSANDS FROM INTERGENERATIONAL SEX WORK... The Better India
KLAMATH DAMS GONE, SALMON RETURN: THE FULL STORY... The Story Exchange
SAM NEILL BEATS LYMPHOMA, EYES NEXT FILM... Good News Network

$1 GLASSES GIVE SIGHT TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS... Reasons to be Cheerful
5 STUDENTS STEER BUS AFTER DRIVER LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS... Not All News Is Bad
MOST AMERICANS — INCLUDING REPUBLICANS — BACK STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS... Good Good Good
BRONX BODEGAS NOW STOCKING FREE BOOKS FOR KIDS... The Story Exchange
CARACAS BUS BRINGS GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO HOMELESS WOMEN... Reasons to be Cheerful
WOODLAND WALKS CUT ANXIETY, STUDY CONFIRMS... Positive News
WOMEN DJS OVER 60 ROCK GERMAN FESTIVAL STAGE... Not All News Is Bad
RARE FISHING CAT WITH WEBBED TOES CAUGHT ON CAMERA... Good Good Good
VERMONT NEIGHBORHOOD GEOTHERMAL PROJECT BREAKS GROUND... Not All News Is Bad
STUDENTS RESCUE HIKER WITH STRETCHER THEY'D PRACTICED BUILDING... Good News Network
GREEN TECH PIONEERS GIVING OLD HARDWARE A SECOND LIFE... Positive News
POLAR BEAR ADOPTION CONFIRMED — AND TRACKED — IN MANITOBA... Good Good Good
KOALA CONSERVATION PARK OPENS IN NEW SOUTH WALES... Good News Hub