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Saturday · May 2, 2026
Vol. I · No. 122
Vol. I · No. 122Saturday Edition
Lately, Better
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From political progress in Mexico and Hungary to free therapy in a Swedish bar and small grants for private generosity: here's our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past month.
From Squirrel News · 1d ago
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Science & Health
From r/UpliftingNews.
From r/UpliftingNews · 1d ago
Bairitone Health receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Somnar, a sleep sonar sensor patch.
From Currents · breakthroughs · 18 hr ago
A new breakthrough could change how high cholesterol is treated, offering a powerful alternative to traditional drugs.…
From Currents · vaccines & cures · 1d ago
There’s a reason we crack jokes with our friends, buy tickets to comedy shows, and seek romantic partners with a solid sense of…
From Nice News · 20 hr ago
Tech is being used to bring history to life, with archaeologists using AI to reconstruct the face of a Pompeii victim; Sameena…
From Currents · breakthroughs · 12 hr ago
Researchers successfully grew and harvested chickpeas in simulated moon dirt—with a little help from worm poop and a beneficial…
From Smithsonian Magazine · 21 hr ago
Environment & Wildlife
“My grandmothers cooked, if it was a good day or a bad day, if they were happy or if they were sad, they cooked. They loved on people with food,” Gary LeBlanc…
From Nice News · 19 hr ago
Episode Description: For the first time in history, clean energy grew faster than global electricity demand and fossil fuel…
From The Optimist Daily · 22 hr ago
On a state visit to the United States this week, the queen of the United Kingdom became the first British royal to visit the…
From Smithsonian Magazine · 18 hr ago
In China, whether on Earth or in the Heavens, it’s the Year of the Horse. This year is the 40th anniversary of one of the…
From Good News Network · 1d ago
The Gowanus Canal is 1.8 miles long, stretching through the neighborhoods of Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope and, of…
From Atlas Obscura · 22 hr ago
The $11.58 million, promised since the Covid-19 pandemic, has been delayed for more than a year. Twenty districts will get a…
From Currents · education · 4 hr ago
Culture & Arts
Some coral reef ecosystems famously have “cleaning stations,” where fish line up to be cleaned by other species of fish and shrimp. Entomologist Mark Moffet…
From Mongabay · 14 hr ago
Community & Kindness
Volunteers will clean up the Red Cedar River in East Lansing on Friday.
From Currents · volunteers · 3 hr ago
A London restaurant employing people who have experienced homelessness has relaunched, with a MasterChef judge as chef The post…
From Positive News · 1d ago
An Oklahoma high school principal was crowned prom king just days after subduing an armed gunman who entered the school. The…
From YouTube · NBC – There's Good News Tonight · 11d ago
From r/HumansBeingBros.
From r/HumansBeingBros · 1d ago
Teacher Benjamin Gillham sang the famous ‘Nessun Dorma’ in a pub karaoke opera moment that brought the lady in white to tears—and…
From YouTube · Good News Network · 9d ago
From r/MadeMeSmile.
From r/MadeMeSmile · 9 hr ago
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