Six Month Positive Trends

Twenty-nine cultural traditions join UNESCO's living heritage list
31 December 2020 - (more)

Pope Francis: 'Bearers of gratitude' make the world a better place
30 December 2020 - (more)

Top positive environmental stories from 2020
30 December 2020 - (more)

Geography on the plate: The culinary rediscovery of Colombia's biodiversity
29 December 2020 - (more)

Germany: Adidas is developing plant-based leather that will be used to make shoes
28 December 2020 - (more)

Tales of kindness by The Associated Press
28 December 2020 - (more)

The science of gratitude
28 December 2020 - (more)

UK: Call the cavalry! Horses ride to rescue of an inner city garden
28 December 2020 - (more)

Scientists design a thermochromic window that turns sunlight Into electricity
27 December 2020 - (more)

US: Demand for organic milk in Vermont has gone up during the pandemic
27 December 2020 - (more)

US: Consumers still want to get outdoors as temperatures plunge
25 December 2020 - (more)

Saved by alert waste-sorting plant worker, Russian cat lands on its feet in minister's chair
24 December 2020 - (more)

A new population of blue whales was discovered hiding in the Indian Ocean
23 December 2020 - (more)

Empty stores and offices: how Sweden aims to plug housing gap
23 December 2020 - (more)

The top positive environmental news stories from 2021
23 December 2020 - (more)

'Glimmer of hope': Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year
22 December 2020 - (more)

France fast-tracks citizenship for frontline workers
22 December 2020 - (more)

Hunting for new jobs, India's migrant workers learn new skills online
22 December 2020 - (more)

'Great Conjunction': Earthlings treated to rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn
21 December 2020 - (more)

Bucking the trend: in the Highlands of Scotland the UK's only free-range reindeer herd is thriving
21 December 2020 - (more)

How the US Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds in 50 years
21 December 2020 - (more)

India: Organic farming belt to come up on either side of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh
21 December 2020 - (more)

Rewilding the UK to counter biodiversity decline - video
20 December 2020 - (more)

Watch for the 'Christmas Star' as Jupiter and Saturn come closer than they have in centuries
19 December 2020 - (more)

Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds
18 December 2020 - (more)

Med schools in US are seeing historic high applications. Whether or not it's a 'Fauci effect,' it's much needed
18 December 2020 - (more)

Shut down by coronavirus, Berlin restaurant opens for homeless
18 December 2020 - (more)

How a U.S. jobs charity plans to spend $20 million from MacKenzie Scott
17 December 2020 - (more)

MacKenzie Scott donates $4.2 billion to 384 organizations
17 December 2020 - (more)

Coral sanctuary discovered off Kenyan and Tanzanian coast
16 December 2020 - (more)

The Beirut architect rebuilding families' homes for free
16 December 2020 - (more)

The incredible mathematics of snowflakes
16 December 2020 - (more)

Restore UK woodland by letting trees plant themselves, says report
15 December 2020 - (more)

The 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn
15 December 2020 - (more)

Why being kind to others is good for your health
15 December 2020 - (more)

US: Fresh food initiatives feed, teach communities of color
13 December 2020 - (more)

'Delivering incredible data' - first results from Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite surpass expectations
10 December 2020 - (more)

'I'm pleased it is being used for people's safety': QR code inventor relishes its role in tackling Covid
10 December 2020 - (more)

Ocean-based opportunities and environmental education for the youth of South Africa with new alliance
10 December 2020 - (more)

US: A Florida man just paid off the past dues for 114 families at risk of having their utilities shut off
10 December 2020 - (more)

After centuries, a seemingly simple math problem gets an exact solution
9 December 2020 - (more)

Four huge changes transforming the solar industry in 2021
9 December 2020 - (more)

Indian couple help traditional artisans get back to business
8 December 2020 - (more)

What started as a joking bake-off between dads led to 15,000 cookies being delivered to essential workers
8 December 2020 - (more)

Former National Football League player Urschel sells virtue of math to youngsters
7 December 2020 - (more)

The computer scientist who shrinks big data
7 December 2020 - (more)

To ward off pandemic, India's indigenous tribes find remedies in forests
7 December 2020 - (more)

US: 'Fauci Effect' drives record number of medical school applications
7 December 2020 - (more)

Indigenous woman wins Goldman Environmental Prize for protecting 500,000 acres of Amazon rainforest
6 December 2020 - (more)

US: Chicago couple canceled their big wedding but used the $5,000 catering deposit to feed people in need
6 December 2020 - (more)

Colorado student, scientist named TIME's 'Kid of the Year'
5 December 2020 - (more)

World Soil Day - 5 December
5 December 2020 - (more)

Denmark agrees deal to have 775,000 electric cars by 2030
4 December 2020 - (more)

Indian village schoolteacher wins $1 million global prize -- and gives half to the runners-up
4 December 2020 - (more)

Time Magazine 'Kid of the Year' Gitanjali Rao aims to 'solve world's problems'
4 December 2020 - (more)

TIME names 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao its first Kid of the Year
4 December 2020 - (more)

US: Success blossoms on organic farm
4 December 2020 - (more)

US: Tracking down the long-lost orchards of the California Gold Rush
4 December 2020 - (more)

Astronomers unveil most detailed 3D map yet of Milky Way
3 December 2020 - (more)

Best of 2020: The best 'good news' stories of the year
3 December 2020 - (more)

For the first time, physicists have recorded the flowing sound of a 'perfect' fluid
3 December 2020 - (more)

France: Empty Paris hotel shelters the homeless
3 December 2020 - (more)

Physicists capture the sound of a 'perfect' fluid
3 December 2020 - (more)

US: Charitable donations on 'Giving Tuesday' up 25 percent
3 December 2020 - (more)

US: Preservation group purchases 1,400 acres on Pine Mountain, Kentucky
3 December 2020 - (more)

Winner of $1 million teacher prize changed girls' lives in India
3 December 2020 - (more)

Jupiter and Saturn will align to create the first super rare 'Christmas Star' in 800 years
2 December 2020 - (more)

Scientists just mapped 1 million new galaxies, in 300 hours
2 December 2020 - (more)

Uber, JetBlue join Amazon-backed Climate Pledge
2 December 2020 - (more)

Pop-up school for US asylum seekers thrives despite pandemic
1 December 2020 - (more)

Wildflower meadows to line England's new roads in boost for biodiversity
1 December 2020 - (more)

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