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The threat feed needs a counterweight. This page tracks long-arc improvements: conservation, public health, energy transition, education, peace.
Conservation wins
Mountain gorilla population now exceeds 1,063 — IUCN downgraded the species from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2018, and the trajectory continues.
Energy transition
Solar capacity is doubling roughly every 3 years. Wholesale solar electricity is now the cheapest source in much of the world.
Disease elimination
Wild polio cases dropped from 350,000 / year in 1988 to fewer than 30 / year in 2024. Type-2 and type-3 wild polio are now eradicated.
Child mortality
Under-5 mortality has more than halved since 2000. ~17,000 fewer child deaths every day.
Reading progress
Global literacy crossed 87% in 2024 — the highest in human history.
Clean cooking
Households without clean cooking fuel fell by 380 million in the last decade, cutting indoor air pollution sharply.
Recent positive news
Batteries That Use Sodium Instead of Lithium Could Be Low-Cost Rival to Tesla’s
A new study shows that a low-cost sodium-ion battery currently used in cars and large-scale energy storage systems in China matches most performance parameters and production quality found in Tesla’s lithium-ion batteries. Since sodium is much more abundant and widely available t
Louisville Restaurant Donates 100% of Profits–Over $100K in its First Year to Local Nonprofits
A purpose-driven restaurant located outside Louisville, Kentucky, just surpassed $100,000 in donations to local and national organizations since the owner pledged to give all his profits to charity. Established one year ago to serve something greater, Noah’s Kitchen donates 100%
Owls Found Thriving in Abandoned Coal Mine as Wildlife Reclaims Industrial Heritage Site
New photos show owls and wildlife reclaiming an abandoned coal mine 50 years after it closed. The Chatterley Whitfield mine in Staffordshire, England, last produced coal in 1976. Now, a half-century later, the son of a coal miner who worked there has returned to document nature’s
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. H
Good News in History, May 30
51 years ago today, the European Space Agency was founded by ten member states: Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, that united two disparate space agencies into the one entity which today has been in
Welcome to the Gas Giant Planet Where Clouds Turn to Stone
Welcome to WASP 94A b, where clouds made of rock melt every morning like the June gloom in Southern California. Powered by the James Webb Space Telescope, humanity’s study of exoplanets marches on as a team from Johns Hopkins University explored the atmospheres of several “Hot Ju
Bruce Springsteen Celebrates His New Center for American Music Opening Soon with All-Star Concert for the Ages
A New Jersey university is now the proud address of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music—set for a June 4th public opening concert featuring a star-studded lineup of American performing artists. Far from just being a venue, the Center will a place of learn
A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations
At roughly 5.5 million, a colony of ground-nesting bees that scientists discovered under a New York cemetery may be one of the largest bee aggregations ever documented. Subsequent research showed that the bees have likely lived there for more than 100 years, thriving in the cemet
What went right this week: the good news that matters
New life-changing inventions, a global triumph for renewables, and England’s first Dutch-style ‘cycle street’, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
My morning at a sober breakfast rave – and what I got out of it
A new ecstatic dance craze fuses spirituality, physicality and fun. Sarah LaBrecque joined 100 ravers one Sunday morning The post My morning at a sober breakfast rave – and what I got out of it appeared first on Positive News.
The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head
At a pay-as-you-can restaurant in Stroud, radical hospitality and good food are bringing strangers together The post The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head appeared first on Positive News.
Five practical ways to feel better and make a difference
Dr Mark Williamson, director of Action for Happiness, shares five small changes that really can make a difference to your life The post Five practical ways to feel better and make a difference appeared first on Positive News.