Six Month Positive Trends

1,000-year-old English mill resumes flour production to meet demand during coronavirus pandemic
30 April 2020 - (more)

A Dutch flower farm spelled out a special message for tourists missing the annual tulip blooms
30 April 2020 - (more)

Baking during a pandemic can reduce stress and provide comfort
30 April 2020 - (more)

Nigeria's tech experts step in to help those losing livelihoods under lockdown
30 April 2020 - (more)

'He said it was the stupidest idea he had ever seen'
28 April 2020 - (more)

Uncovering the mystery of Japan's 'Stonehenge'
28 April 2020 - (more)

US: New love for pretty, old-fashioned Grandmother's Gardens
28 April 2020 - (more)

Manila gets its skyline back as air quality improves amid COVID-19 lockdown
27 April 2020 - (more)

Nigeria declares new conservation zone for most threatened chimpanzee
27 April 2020 - (more)

Sweden closes last coal-fired power station two years ahead of schedule
27 April 2020 - (more)

US journalists seek to help colleagues affected by virus
27 April 2020 - (more)

Retired farmer with ailing wife sends extra face mask to New York, Governor Cuomo says: 'Humanity at Its best'
26 April 2020 - (more)

South Africa: Urban gardens take root in Johannesburg
26 April 2020 - (more)

Black hole bends escaping light 'like a boomerang'
25 April 2020 - (more)

Kenyan nutritionist is keeping schoolkids fed -- even during lockdown
25 April 2020 - (more)

Captain Tom Moore tops the charts at the age of 99
24 April 2020 - (more)

Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 30 years of discoveries and awe-inspiring images
24 April 2020 - (more)

Hubble telescope delivers stunning 30th birthday picture
24 April 2020 - (more)

In Italy, 'suspended shopping' helps those facing economic hardship during pandemic
24 April 2020 - (more)

This telescope is our next great detective in the universe
24 April 2020 - (more)

Birds in paradise: Albania's flamingos flourish in virus lockdown
23 April 2020 - (more)

Thailand's tourist drought leaves space for shy sea mammal
23 April 2020 - (more)

UK: Captain Tom Moore - How the war veteran captured our hearts
23 April 2020 - (more)

UK: Captain Tom Moore passes British Pound Sterling 23m in NHS fundraising
23 April 2020 - (more)

7-year-old's Native American healing dance offers comfort to millions amid coronavirus outbreak
22 April 2020 - (more)

Cranes make comeback in Britain's wetlands
22 April 2020 - (more)

Earth Day activities that are good for you and the planet during the pandemic
22 April 2020 - (more)

Earth Day: Meet the original eco warriors protecting the planet
22 April 2020 - (more)

Female world leaders hailed as voices of reason amid the coronavirus chaos
22 April 2020 - (more)

This Earth Day, while you're quarantined, let a new hobby take flight
22 April 2020 - (more)

Astronomers saw a star dancing around a black hole. And it proves Einstein's theory was right
21 April 2020 - (more)

This black-hole collision just made gravitational waves even more interesting
21 April 2020 - (more)

When a large black hole merges with a small one, the limits of general relativity are tested
21 April 2020 - (more)

Home gardening blooms around the world during coronavirus lockdowns
20 April 2020 - (more)

LIGO and Virgo detectors catch first gravitational wave from binary black hole merger with unequal masses
20 April 2020 - (more)

Stepping up: Mets PA announcer offers kind voice amid virus
20 April 2020 - (more)

The missing link in the study of black holes? Africa Millimetre Telescope could unlock new secrets
20 April 2020 - (more)

US: Kate the Chemist book has 25 experiments for housebound kids
20 April 2020 - (more)

16-year-old pilot flies medical supplies to rural hospitals (+AP video)
19 April 2020 - (more)

Laura Bush and Michelle Obama share hopeful message on Global Citizen concert special
19 April 2020 - (more)

Stars take part in One World: Together At Home concert
19 April 2020 - (more)

This 16-year-old student pilot is flying medical supplies to rural hospitals during the pandemic
19 April 2020 - (more)

US: A Utah nursery is giving away thousands of flowers after millions in orders were canceled because of coronavirus
19 April 2020 - (more)

Austria shuts down last coal-fired power plant
18 April 2020 - (more)

EU to step up rules on factory farming, wildlife trading amid pandemic
18 April 2020 - (more)

Waste not, want not: Hong Kong cafe zeros in on reducing trash
18 April 2020 - (more)

Helsinki violinist delivers food by bike as city fights coronavirus
17 April 2020 - (more)

In lockdown Britain, 'Mancunian Motivator' brings fun and fitness to neighbours
17 April 2020 - (more)

Michelin-star chef serves Belgian homeless after coronavirus closure
17 April 2020 - (more)

Andrea Bocelli's lone Easter Sunday concert scores YouTube record
16 April 2020 - (more)

Ethiopian paper bag firm helps wean country off plastic bags while empowering the deaf
16 April 2020 - (more)

European Southern Observatory astronomers in Chile discover star dancing according to Einstein's century-old theory
16 April 2020 - (more)

Inspired by Mother Teresa, Kenyan safari operator feeds 24,000 families
16 April 2020 - (more)

Latvian choirs go online to sing through coronavirus lockdown
16 April 2020 - (more)

'A bit like early LEGO' -- rare photo shows Stonehenge's uncanny similarity to the plastic bricks
15 April 2020 - (more)

'A reminder that nature is strong': In Japan, a 1,000-year-old cherry tree blooms
15 April 2020 - (more)

10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West
15 April 2020 - (more)

From Nairobi, a rare, clear glimpse of Mount Kenya drives disbelief on social media
15 April 2020 - (more)

100 things to do while stuck inside due to a pandemic
14 April 2020 - (more)

Wales: TV costume makers create scrubs for National Health Services staff
14 April 2020 - (more)

Why copper is good at killing viruses
14 April 2020 - (more)

Four countries with a tradition of kindness
13 April 2020 - (more)

From chatbots to online markets, Africans craft weapons against coronavirus
12 April 2020 - (more)

These blue macaws help grow the forest around them, a new study finds
12 April 2020 - (more)

Toy manufacturers look to reduce carbon footprint
11 April 2020 - (more)

With coronavirus lockdown, India's cities see clear blue skies as air pollution drops
11 April 2020 - (more)

From the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300 percent stock gain: How this CEO turned around her company.
10 April 2020 - (more)

There's a new entry in India's electric rickshaw race
10 April 2020 - (more)

A restaurant once dubbed the world's best reopens to feed first responders
9 April 2020 - (more)

Jack Dorsey sets aside $1 billion for charity. His initial focus: coronavirus relief efforts
9 April 2020 - (more)

Michelin-starred restaurant shuttered by COVID-19 reopens as 'commissary kitchen' to cook meals for New York's neediest
9 April 2020 - (more)

Opera singer Andrea Bocelli will perform live on Easter from Italy's empty Duomo Cathedral
9 April 2020 - (more)

Event Horizon Telescope: Black hole produces twisting jet
8 April 2020 - (more)

Pink Moon: Europe illuminated by lunar light show
8 April 2020 - (more)

Pink Moon: Why the moon won't actually be pink in April
8 April 2020 - (more)

Turkey's unique hand-sanitizing method
8 April 2020 - (more)

Twitter boss pledges $1 billion for relief effort
8 April 2020 - (more)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joins billionaires, celebrities aiming their wealth at coronavirus devastation
8 April 2020 - (more)

Your Internet is working. Thank these Cold War-era pioneers who designed it to handle almost anything
8 April 2020 - (more)

Italy: In Naples, pandemic 'solidarity baskets' help feed the homeless
7 April 2020 - (more)

Opera star Bocelli to sing from empty Duomo cathedral in Milan on Easter Sunday
7 April 2020 - (more)

Vietnamese hat seller turns to homemade face shields in virus fight
7 April 2020 - (more)

With doors closed for coronavirus, Belgian chefs cater for hospitals
7 April 2020 - (more)

Elusive 'missing link' black hole discovered by Hubble
6 April 2020 - (more)

Joys of (virtual) Spring: Cambridge University streams online garden tours
6 April 2020 - (more)

Alibaba billionaire Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai donates ventilators and masks to New York
5 April 2020 - (more)

Fighting gangs with jobs, El Salvador non-profit steers youth away from crime
5 April 2020 - (more)

Italian soccer team delivers care packages to its elderly fans during coronavirus lockdown (+ video)
5 April 2020 - (more)

Armed with good data, engineers wage quiet battle for cleaner air
4 April 2020 - (more)

Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis
4 April 2020 - (more)

April's 'pink' supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of 2020
3 April 2020 - (more)

Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole - not too big and not too small
3 April 2020 - (more)

Barcelona resident happy his serenade helped people forget coronavirus
3 April 2020 - (more)

French city-dwellers keep fit on balconies
3 April 2020 - (more)

Great British lockdown: bread-making frenzy sweeps the UK
3 April 2020 - (more)

Ukrainian designer equips doctors for battling coronavirus
3 April 2020 - (more)

Food retailer feeds off Russia's appetite for healthy eating
2 April 2020 - (more)

Cherokees become the first US-based tribe to deposit traditional heirloom seeds in the Arctic vault
1 April 2020 - (more)

United Kingdom: Heirloom plants -- Saving the nation's seeds from extinction
1 April 2020 - (more)

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