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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
Grieving Mother Finds 3-Carat Gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park After Son and Father Die
A grieving mother discovered a 3.09-carat white gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park, catching a wave of emotional release and hope following a year of personal loss. Keshia Smith planned the trip to Arkansas a year ago, joining her boyfriend and brother on the journey from Penns
Britain’s First Furniture Orchard Grows Chairs Right on the Trees (WATCH)
A British couple has spent 20 years perfecting the practice of sculpting trees to grow into the shapes of ready-made seats designed with living branches. Alice and Gavin Munro began creating the ‘furniture orchard’ on a two-acre English farm in 2006, but the harvesting typically
Incredibly Rare Bongos Caught on Trail Cam in Area They Were Thought to be Extinct
It’s World Bongo Day today, and scientists dedicated to their survival have shared new field camera images that prove these magnificent animals have reappeared in a region where they were thought to be extinct. For more than half a decade, conservationists feared the wild mountai
Good News in History, May 31
100 years ago today, Kruger National Park was established in Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa. One of the largest game reserves on the continent, it is more than twice the size of Yellowstone, at 7,576 square miles (19,623 square kilometers). Part of the Great
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
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.