Not Bad News — 2026-05-11-06 archive

18 MILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED IN TWO YEARSUS DRINKING RATE LOWEST SINCE 1939CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLED IN ONE YEARFEWER THAN 50 MOUNTAIN BONGOS REMAIN IN THE WILDEXTRA 1,000 STEPS CUT POST-SURGERY COMPLICATIONS 18%PARAGUAY POVERTY FELL FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES500 BILLION DISPOSABLE CUPS TRASHED GLOBALLY EACH YEARAI FLAGS PANCREATIC CANCER YEARS BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEAR 18 MILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED IN TWO YEARSUS DRINKING RATE LOWEST SINCE 1939CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLED IN ONE YEARFEWER THAN 50 MOUNTAIN BONGOS REMAIN IN THE WILDEXTRA 1,000 STEPS CUT POST-SURGERY COMPLICATIONS 18%PARAGUAY POVERTY FELL FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES500 BILLION DISPOSABLE CUPS TRASHED GLOBALLY EACH YEARAI FLAGS PANCREATIC CANCER YEARS BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEAR

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

Twelve million had never received a single dose of anything — until now.

— Optimist Daily

AI SPOTS PANCREATIC CANCER YEARS BEFORE DIAGNOSIS...

Not All News Is Bad

GAZA SISTERS TURN WAR RUBBLE INTO BRICKS...

Optimist Daily

ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES BRED BEHIND PRISON BARS...

Reasons to be Cheerful

PARAGUAY CUTS POVERTY RATE FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES... Optimist Daily
CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLES OVERNIGHT... Optimist Daily
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ALREADY CLEANING THE AIR, STUDY CONFIRMS... Good Good Good
BOWEL CANCER TRIAL: ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS... Not All News Is Bad
US ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION HITS 85-YEAR LOW... Good News Network
1,000 EXTRA STEPS AFTER SURGERY CUTS COMPLICATIONS 18%... Good News Network
ENDOMETRIOSIS SCAN TECHNIQUE CATCHES WHAT OTHERS MISS... Not All News Is Bad
PARIS REHEARSED FOR EXTREME HEAT — HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED... Reasons to be Cheerful
HALF OF US STATES EYEING BALCONY SOLAR LAWS... Good Good Good
HEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES 1,600%—AND SURVIVES BOILING WATER... Not All News Is Bad
YOUNG INVENTOR TARGETS 90% OF OCEAN PLASTIC BY 2040... Positive News
SEAWEED CUP TAKES AIM AT 500 BILLION DISPOSABLE CUPS... Good Good Good
KLAMATH RIVER SALMON RETURN AFTER HISTORIC DAM REMOVAL... The Story Exchange

FIRST FEMALE KENTUCKY DERBY TRAINER WINS IN DEAD-LAST COMEBACK... Good News Network
BRIGHTON BUILDS EUROPE'S FIRST ALL-WOMEN'S FOOTBALL STADIUM... Optimist Daily
AMPUTEE CROWNED WORLD'S STRONGEST DISABLED MAN... Nice News
AFGHAN TECH CEO RUNS SECRET CLASSROOMS UNDER TALIBAN RULE... Good Good Good
SCOTLAND'S HOMELESS VILLAGE MODEL OFFERS INDEPENDENCE, ASKS RESPONSIBILITY... Good News Network
BRONX BODEGAS NOW STOCKING FREE BOOKS... The Story Exchange
$1 VISIONARY BRINGS GLASSES TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS... Reasons to be Cheerful
VENEZUELA BUS BRINGS GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO HOMELESS WOMEN... Reasons to be Cheerful
FIVE STUDENTS STEER UNCONSCIOUS BUS DRIVER TO SAFETY... Not All News Is Bad
WASHINGTON D.C. FINALLY GETS A WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MONUMENT... The Story Exchange
WOODLAND WALKS CUT ANXIETY AND BOOST SOCIAL CONNECTION... Positive News
AMERICANS EXTEND MORAL CONCERN 700 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE... Good Good Good
PENN JAIL PAYS INMATES MONTHLY CASH — AND IT'S WORKING... Good Good Good

FOUR BONGOS FLY FROM EUROPE TO SAVE AFRICA'S RAREST ANTELOPE... Good News Network
FOREST OF DEAN TO GROW FOR FIRST TIME IN TWO CENTURIES... Good News Hub
500 TURTLES RESCUED FROM DYING AUSTRALIAN LAKE... Good Good Good
ORPHANED OTTER NOW SURROGATE MOM TO ANOTHER ORPHANED OTTER... Not All News Is Bad
GREEN SEA TURTLE BARNACLED SOLID MAKES 9-MONTH COMEBACK... Good Good Good
MAINE VOLUNTEERS GUARD FROG MIGRATIONS ONE RAINY NIGHT A YEAR... Good Good Good
11TH-CENTURY STEPWELL WITH NAGA CARVINGS REVIVED IN KARNATAKA... The Better India
ICELAND TURNS FISH INTO NOTEBOOKS, BANDAGES, AND FURNITURE... Reasons to be Cheerful
PLATYPUS SWAM WITH DOLPHINS 25 MILLION YEARS AGO, FOSSIL SHOWS... Good News Network
SMALL WISCONSIN CITY DEFEATS GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
POETRY ON LONDON UNDERGROUND STILL MOVING MILLIONS AFTER 40 YEARS... Positive News
MOM TOUCHES DAUGHTER'S HAND AGAIN VIA TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT... Good News Network
MOST AMERICANS — INCLUDING REPUBLICANS — BACK STRONGER ENV LAWS... Good Good Good