Not Bad News — 2026-05-19-13 archive

SUMATRAN TIGERS: FEWER THAN 400 LEFT IN WILDROMAN TELESCOPE TARGETS SEPTEMBER 2026 LAUNCHBOILING WATER REMOVES UP TO 90% OF MICROPLASTICSSMILE MISSION IS FIRST JOINT EU-CHINA SPACE SCIENCE CRAFTWATER VOLES DOWN MORE THAN 90% SINCE 1970SAPOE2 GENE MAY ACTIVELY BLOCK ALZHEIMER'S PATHWAYSPARKS CANADA MANAGES 48 NATIONAL PARKS NATIONWIDEBATS HUNT BY CREATING PERSONAL SILENCE AMID NOISE SUMATRAN TIGERS: FEWER THAN 400 LEFT IN WILDROMAN TELESCOPE TARGETS SEPTEMBER 2026 LAUNCHBOILING WATER REMOVES UP TO 90% OF MICROPLASTICSSMILE MISSION IS FIRST JOINT EU-CHINA SPACE SCIENCE CRAFTWATER VOLES DOWN MORE THAN 90% SINCE 1970SAPOE2 GENE MAY ACTIVELY BLOCK ALZHEIMER'S PATHWAYSPARKS CANADA MANAGES 48 NATIONAL PARKS NATIONWIDEBATS HUNT BY CREATING PERSONAL SILENCE AMID NOISE

SMILE SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES TO X-RAY EARTH'S MAGNETIC SHIELD...

Joint European-Chinese satellite blasts off to capture first-ever X-ray images of Earth's magnetosphere.

— Phys.org

MICROPLASTICS IN DRINKING WATER? BOILING WORKS...

ScienceAlert

GENE LINKED TO LOWER ALZHEIMER'S RISK — MYSTERY SOLVED...

ScienceAlert

FOUR SUMATRAN TIGER CUBS BORN AT WILDLIFE PARK...

BBC Science & Environment

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GALACTIC ARCHAEOLOGY: NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE... Big Think
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS WERE FIRST ASTRONOMERS — KNOWLEDGE NOW AT RISK... Phys.org
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SOLAR PANEL SALES SURGE AS HOUSEHOLDS CHASE SAVINGS... BBC Science & Environment
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SCIENCE OF CITIES: 10 BOOKS WORTH YOUR TIME... Nautilus
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YOUR BODY CLOCK HAS SEASONAL RHYTHMS — AND IT MATTERS... New Scientist
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CALIFORNIA SENDS NEWBORNS HOME WITH FREE DIAPERS... Optimist Daily
SCHOOL BELONGING CUTS TEEN ABSENCES, MENTAL ILLNESS... Phys.org
INDIGENOUS STEWARDSHIP KEY TO SAVING BIODIVERSITY... Phys.org
FLOAT TANKS DEPLOYED FOR MAUI WILDFIRE PTSD... New Scientist
FOSTER CARE GETS £12M OVERHAUL TOWARD MODERN LIFE... Positive News
PIXAR'S 'HOPPERS' BORN FROM REAL GOOD-NEWS STORY... Good Good Good
MUSIC MAKES YOU WORK HARDER — HERE'S THE SCIENCE... Optimist Daily
OPINIONS YOU HOLD MAY NOT BE YOURS, SAYS PHILOSOPHER... Big Think
SOCIAL SUPERMARKETS RESTORE DIGNITY TO FOOD RELIEF... Phys.org
BATS USE 'SILENT FREQUENCY ZONES' TO HUNT IN NOISE... Phys.org
KARTANATA FARMER QUITS CORPORATE LIFE, EARNS MORE... The Better India
MOM AND MOTHER-IN-LAW BUILD HOME WITH NEEM AND JAGGERY... The Better India
6 THINGS TO SAY INSTEAD OF 'LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING'... Upworthy

TORTOISE GUARDIANS BRING INDIA'S GIANT BACK FROM THE BRINK... Good News Network
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SEABIRDS RETREATING AS OCEANS WARM — BUT ADAPTING... Phys.org
WATER VOLE TRACKING PLAN AIMS TO REVERSE 90% DECLINE... BBC Science & Environment
'TURKANA HAS ALWAYS ADAPTED': ENVIRONMENTALIST SPEAKS... Mongabay
ASTEROID SPINS TOO FAST TO MINE — FOR NOW... Phys.org
MARITIME CHINA: A HISTORY TIED TO TIDES, NOT WALLS... Aeon Essays
MUSICIAN PLAYS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ON A $25 TOY GUITAR... Open Culture
HIMALAYAN WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS EMERGE IN LADAKH... New Scientist
HOW TO GROW CHILLIES AT HOME WITH JUST A SUNNY WINDOW... The Better India
POTASH PONDS GLOW ELECTRIC BLUE FROM SPACE... Live Science
PARKS CANADA TURNS 115 — STILL PROTECTING 48 NATIONAL PARKS... Good News Network
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