Not Bad News — 2026-05-18-13 archive

BIOCHAR MAKES ANTS FORAGE TWICE AS FAST19 SHARKS CUT OCEAN MODEL ERRORS BY 43%ALGAE CAN NOW GLOW 25 MINUTES ON DEMAND3.8 MILLION WILDLIFE PHOTOS SORTED BY AIILIAD PAGES FOUND INSIDE EGYPTIAN MUMMYHUMAN RIGHT-HANDEDNESS LINKED TO BIPEDALISMNATURAL HYDROGEN DETECTED UNDER THE ALPSWALKING TEST DETECTS PREDIABETES WITHOUT NEEDLES BIOCHAR MAKES ANTS FORAGE TWICE AS FAST19 SHARKS CUT OCEAN MODEL ERRORS BY 43%ALGAE CAN NOW GLOW 25 MINUTES ON DEMAND3.8 MILLION WILDLIFE PHOTOS SORTED BY AIILIAD PAGES FOUND INSIDE EGYPTIAN MUMMYHUMAN RIGHT-HANDEDNESS LINKED TO BIPEDALISMNATURAL HYDROGEN DETECTED UNDER THE ALPSWALKING TEST DETECTS PREDIABETES WITHOUT NEEDLES

SCIENTISTS MADE ALGAE GLOW ON DEMAND...

A chemical trick keeps sea organisms shining 25 minutes straight — living light bulbs may be next.

— Anthropocene Magazine

AI CLEARS WILDLIFE CAMERA-TRAP PHOTO BACKLOG...

Anthropocene Magazine

MUMMY BURIED WITH PAGES FROM THE ILIAD...

Open Culture

MATHEMATICS IS OUT THERE — PHYSICIST INSISTS...

Aeon Essays

WINE WASTE COULD REPLACE ANTIBIOTICS ON FARMS... Anthropocene Magazine
TREE BARK EMERGES AS CARBON CAPTURE CONTENDER... Anthropocene Magazine
RENEWABLES BEAT CARBON CAPTURE IN ALMOST ALL SCENARIOS... Anthropocene Magazine
SEAWEED NEXT TO FISH SOLVES TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE... Anthropocene Magazine
NAIROBI SEALS BILLION-DOLLAR AFRICA-EUROPE ENERGY PACT... Good News EU
SHARKS STRAPPED WITH SENSORS CUT OCEAN MODEL ERRORS 43%... Anthropocene Magazine
DEVICE CAPTURES CO2 AND GENERATES ELECTRICITY SIMULTANEOUSLY... Anthropocene Magazine
DELIVERY RIVALS COOPERATING COULD BE BIGGEST CLIMATE WIN... Anthropocene Magazine
WHERE YOU LIVE MAY SPEED OR SLOW YOUR AGING... ScienceAlert
BODY CLOCK HAS SEASONAL RHYTHMS THAT AFFECT VACCINES... New Scientist
TECHIE GIVES ANCIENT LAMBANI EMBROIDERY A MODERN LIFE... The Better India
VENDOR'S SON CRACKS ONE OF INDIA'S TOUGHEST EXAMS... The Better India
NATURAL HYDROGEN FOUND BENEATH ALPS AND PYRENEES... Phys.org

11-METRE WALK TEST SPOTS PREDIABETES WITHOUT NEEDLES... The Better India
AI DETECTS MAGNETIC CHAOS WASTING ENERGY IN MOTORS... Science Daily
SCHRÖDINGER'S CLOCK: TIME TICKS FASTER AND SLOWER SIMULTANEOUSLY... Science Daily
GRAVITY STILL DEFIES EXPLANATION AFTER 10-YEAR SEALED EXPERIMENT... Science Daily
HUMANS BECAME RIGHT-HANDED FROM WALKING AND BIG BRAINS... Science Daily
PERSEVERANCE ROVER VENTURES DEEPEST BEYOND JEZERO CRATER... Phys.org
TWISTED MATERIAL REVEALS ELUSIVE QUANTUM MODES... Phys.org
BIOCHAR MAKES ANTS BUILD THREEFOLD MORE COMPLEX NESTS... Anthropocene Magazine
PLANTS USE COPPER SENSOR TO DETECT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE... Phys.org
JOAN DIDION'S LOST GRATEFUL DEAD INTERVIEW SURFACES... Open Culture
ANCIENT INDIAN MYTH EXPLAINS HOW DEATH CAME TO EARTH... Aeon Essays
2,700-YEAR-OLD BUG-EYED CUP FOUND IN PRE-ROMAN ITALY... Live Science

LESS OF THE NIGHT SKY IS VISIBLE THAN EVER BEFORE... Big Think
STUDENTS RAISE FUNDS TO SAVE EAGLE NEST HABITAT... Good News Network
HIMALAYAN WOLVES BREEDING WITH FERAL DOGS IN LADAKH... New Scientist
KENYA'S NEW POACHING PROBLEM: SMUGGLING GIANT ANTS... Phys.org
SMART SOIL COULD STOP AUSTRALIA'S PIPELINE CORROSION... Phys.org
FLOOD SCIENCE GETS INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR STUDENTS... Phys.org
NEPAL PLANS BLACKBUCK RELEASE INTO TIGER COUNTRY... Mongabay
DOOMSDAY GLACIER'S ICE SHELF DETACHING FROM ANTARCTICA... New Scientist
MILLION WILD BIRDS IMPORTED TO ASIA IN 15 YEARS... Mongabay
ASIATIC CHEETAH FACES NEW THREAT AS IRAN CONFLICT GROWS... Mongabay
UK BEACHES WIN BLUE FLAGS DESPITE RIVER POLLUTION CRISIS... BBC Science & Environment
WASTE CARRIER LICENCES TIGHTENED AFTER COW GETS APPROVED... BBC Science & Environment