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Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every year, The Earth Prize asks teenagers across the world the same question: what environmental probl…
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Earth Prize 2026 part II: seaweed fabric, hornbill nests, and a healing bandage
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM This is part two of our Earth Prize 2026 coverage. Part one covered four regional winners from Ireland,…
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New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All…
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NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition
Team WINGMAN from South Dakota State University, comprised of (from left to right) Todd Letcher (advisor), Matthew Wieberdink, Owen Diede, C…
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La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar
Concepto artístico de astronautas trabajando en la superficie lunar.Crédito: NASA Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá u…
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NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge - the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series - is a competition to advance persistent infrast…
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Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) o…
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NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
Green swirls of microscopic algae (phytoplankton) are visible off the U.S. Gulf Coast in this image captured Oct. 21, 2024, by the Ocean Col…
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NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions
An artist’s concept of astronauts working on the lunar surface.Credit: NASA NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26,…
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NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry
3 Min Read NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m.…
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I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard
4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Tim Goddard Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, stands in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at NASA’s Johnson Sp…
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NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae
5 min read NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Spa…
ScienceDaily Top News
Scientists solve 320-million-year mystery of reptile bone armor
Reptiles have been growing armor in their skin on and off for hundreds of millions of years, but scientists never fully understood how it ev…
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New quantum sensor could count individual photons and hunt dark matter
Researchers have built an ultra-sensitive sensor capable of detecting unimaginably small amounts of energy - below one zeptojoule. The break…
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Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer’s trigger and shut it down
A newly identified enzyme called IDOL could become a major new target in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that remov…
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Scientists use light to create tiny molecules that could transform medicine
Researchers have developed a light-driven method for creating tiny, high-energy “housane” molecules that are valuable for drug development a…
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Scientists found a giant magnetic “twist” hidden inside the Milky Way
Astronomers have uncovered a strange magnetic “flip” hidden inside the Milky Way. Using a new radio telescope, researchers mapped the galaxy…
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Scientists discover massive natural hydrogen source beneath Canada
Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas - and lots of it. Measurements from…
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T. rex’s tiny arms may have evolved for a surprisingly brutal reason
Why did T. rex have such tiny arms? Scientists now think it’s because its giant head became the ultimate hunting tool. Across multiple dinos…
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Lost for 150,000 years: Rainforest discovery upends human history
For decades, scientists believed ancient humans avoided dense rainforests, treating them as nearly impossible environments for early surviva…
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Capturing an elusive step in molecular sandwich making
Since their discovery in the 1950s, metallocenes - chemical compounds where a metal atom sits "sandwiched" between two carbon rings - have b…
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Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers
Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. …
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New research offers practical biosecurity tools to limit poultry disease spread
New research from a Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences doctoral graduate could help producers better protect poultry flocks …
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Friend or foul? Exploring the ancient bond between pigeons and people
Examination of pigeon bones from Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus indicates they were already semi-domesticated as early as c. 1400…
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New RNA tool maps structure and motifs across organisms and viruses
Researchers at the University of Würzburg have unveiled a new tool for analyzing RNA molecules. It visualizes their structures as interactiv…
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How Earth recycles continents deep underground
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Earth's continents are continuously reworked deep beneath the surface, offering fresh insight in…
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Contemporary archaeologists dig into the present - bringing those so often forgotten into the light
The classic image of an archaeologist is of someone unearthing a potsherd in Pompeii or opening a Viking grave to better understand the dist…
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Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be original survivor of Triton's chaotic arrival
Neptune's far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet's original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists repor…
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Scientists solve 50-year mystery of plant immunity by unlocking debneyol's blueprint
In a silent war that has raged for millions of years, plants have evolved a sophisticated chemical arsenal to fight back against invading pa…
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Showing empathy can make you more attractive, even when you frown
People who smile empathically at someone's happiness or frown at their suffering become more attractive. Conversely, smiling out of schadenf…
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Florida Inventors Hall of Fame honors 2026 inductees: Celebrating breakthrough innovators shaping the future - University of South Florida
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame honors 2026 inductees: Celebrating breakthrough innovators shaping the future University of South Florida
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Patent targets viruses with a breakthrough from linseed oil - Florida International University
Patent targets viruses with a breakthrough from linseed oil Florida International University
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Scientists Turn Wool Into Bone-Healing Material in Medical Breakthrough - SciTechDaily
Scientists Turn Wool Into Bone-Healing Material in Medical Breakthrough SciTechDaily
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Palaeontology breakthrough as scientists discover reason why T-Rex had tiny arms - GB News
Palaeontology breakthrough as scientists discover reason why T-Rex had tiny arms GB News
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New quantum sensor could count individual photons and hunt dark matter - ScienceDaily
New quantum sensor could count individual photons and hunt dark matter ScienceDaily
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The New Breakthrough High-Zinc Wheat Transforming Nutrition in India - cimmyt.org
The New Breakthrough High-Zinc Wheat Transforming Nutrition in India cimmyt.org
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Texas company hatches live chicks from artificial eggs in breakthrough that could revive the dodo: report - FOX 10 Phoenix
Texas company hatches live chicks from artificial eggs in breakthrough that could revive the dodo: report FOX 10 Phoenix
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Arthritis breakthrough - discovery could ease the agony of thousands with achy joints - MSN
Arthritis breakthrough - discovery could ease the agony of thousands with achy joints MSN
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Biotech Breakthrough Paves Way for Dodo Bird Resurrection - WION
Biotech Breakthrough Paves Way for Dodo Bird Resurrection WION
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New Breakthrough Enables the Body to Combat Entire Families of Viruses - Bioengineer.org
New Breakthrough Enables the Body to Combat Entire Families of Viruses Bioengineer.org
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Space breakthrough: Millions of people set to gather for ‘once-in-a-century’ total eclipse - GB News
Space breakthrough: Millions of people set to gather for ‘once-in-a-century’ total eclipse GB News
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Colossal hatches first chicks from fully artificial eggs - MSN
Colossal hatches first chicks from fully artificial eggs MSN
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine: 'We can reuse a very significant portion of the cobalt' - MSN
Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine: 'We can reuse a very significant portion of the cobalt' MSN
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De-extinction breakthrough as scientists hatch live chicks from a fully artificial egg - MSN
De-extinction breakthrough as scientists hatch live chicks from a fully artificial egg MSN
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Early Alzheimer's Detection Breakthrough - Mirage News
Early Alzheimer's Detection Breakthrough Mirage News
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Meet Manindra Agrawal: IIT Kanpur director elected Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, joining the r - The Times of India
Meet Manindra Agrawal: IIT Kanpur director elected Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, joining the r The Times of India
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Scientists hatch live chickens from 3D-printed eggshells: Could artificial wombs be next? - The News International
Scientists hatch live chickens from 3D-printed eggshells: Could artificial wombs be next? The News International
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Autism breakthrough: Landmark study uncovers hidden gene linked to condition's defining behaviors - MSN
Autism breakthrough: Landmark study uncovers hidden gene linked to condition's defining behaviors MSN
Environment & Climate
Reasons to Be Cheerful
What We’re Reading: A Tiny Device That Keeps Microplastics Out of Oceans
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at info@reasonstob…
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Why Isle of Man is 'ideal' for building rainforests
Conservationists say the Isle of Man has the perfect conditions to create temperate rainforests.
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
Florida Man Spends Days Searching for Owner of Lost $30,000 He Found: ‘it wasn’t mine to take’
From Riviera Beach in Florida comes the story of a man returning $30,000 to a poor soul who’d misplaced it, saying “it wasn’t mine to take.”…
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Free Ice Cream Gift for One Child Prompts Donations to Fund Free Sweets For Kids the Entire Summer
A heartwarming, brain-freezing story comes now from the streets of Massachusetts, where a woman who offered free ice cream to a penniless ch…
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Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague
Native coastal Australians are experiencing a dramatic reversal of fortunes - from facing jail time over fishing to being trained to lead a …
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India’s New ‘Good Samaritan Laws’ Reward Any Citizen Who Stops to Help with Traffic Injuries
In India, where more people are injured or killed on the roads than almost anywhere else, a recently created program is aiming to save lives…
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Good News in History, May 20
Happy Birthday to Cher, who turns 80 today. The actress, dancer, and singer has sold over 100 million records. The ‘Goddess of Pop’, with he…
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Prince William is Selling 20% of His Duchy Landholdings to Build Affordable Housing and Restore Nature
Prince William is selling 20% of the Duchy of Cornwell estate to fund affordable housing and nature projects over the next decade. Establish…
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The young traders reviving Britain’s market stalls
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“Superfield of Dreams”: East Coast’s Largest ADA-Compliant Athletic Complex Opens in NY
In an eastern suburb of Syracuse, New York, this past Saturday, excited athletes swarmed the newly completed Carrier Park Superfield of Drea…
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America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2026 Symbolize Equality for All: See the List
With the United States’ 250th anniversary just over six weeks away, it’s a landmark time for the nation - and the National Trust for Histori…
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United Way of NY Honors Jets Harrison Phillips With Hometown Hero Award - New York Jets
United Way of NY Honors Jets Harrison Phillips With Hometown Hero Award New York Jets
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Community leader honored for a heart for service - WDBJ7
Community leader honored for a heart for service WDBJ7
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‘It’s really humbling’: How Edmonton’s Sonny Sekhon became a Willie O’Ree Award finalist - Oilers Nation
‘It’s really humbling’: How Edmonton’s Sonny Sekhon became a Willie O’Ree Award finalist Oilers Nation
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“Incredibly proud” mum as 7-year-old wins Girlguiding Hero Award for her "kindness" - Bournemouth Echo
“Incredibly proud” mum as 7-year-old wins Girlguiding Hero Award for her "kindness" Bournemouth Echo
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Heart-warming recognition for hospice hero Helen at Brentwood awards - InYourArea
Heart-warming recognition for hospice hero Helen at Brentwood awards InYourArea
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Mobile vet clinic brings affordable spay and neuter services to Rhinelander - WSAW
Mobile vet clinic brings affordable spay and neuter services to Rhinelander WSAW
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Diagnosis to discovery: How a brain cancer survivor became a scientist helping others find answers - News4JAX
Diagnosis to discovery: How a brain cancer survivor became a scientist helping others find answers News4JAX
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From University Dropout to Aviation Innovator: How Heinz Koop Is Modernizing Pilot Training - vocal.media
From University Dropout to Aviation Innovator: How Heinz Koop Is Modernizing Pilot Training vocal.media
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Nome-Beltz track team’s unlikely underdog season - The Nome Nugget
Nome-Beltz track team’s unlikely underdog season The Nome Nugget
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An Underdog Wine Country Town Named For Best Senior Living - Patch
An Underdog Wine Country Town Named For Best Senior Living Patch
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‘A beacon of hope’: FC Chernihiv set for Ukrainian Cup final against all odds - The Guardian
‘A beacon of hope’: FC Chernihiv set for Ukrainian Cup final against all odds The Guardian
Tech for Good
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AI tool fuses five satellite datasets to help track harmful algal blooms
NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently publ…
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AI Solves Erdős Breakthrough: OpenAI Researchers Detail Breakthrough - StartupHub.ai
AI Solves Erdős Breakthrough: OpenAI Researchers Detail Breakthrough StartupHub.ai
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Scientists unveil breakthrough device that pulls drinking water from thin air: 'Deployed in real-world applications' - MSN
Scientists unveil breakthrough device that pulls drinking water from thin air: 'Deployed in real-world applications' MSN
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Indian Scientists Develop Temperature-Controlled Smart Nanomaterials for Future Electronics - Bisinfotech
Indian Scientists Develop Temperature-Controlled Smart Nanomaterials for Future Electronics Bisinfotech
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AI could help scientists cure killer diseases even faster as it's like using a jet pack - MSN
AI could help scientists cure killer diseases even faster as it's like using a jet pack MSN
Animals
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Scientists use DNA from poop to save the world’s rarest marsupial
Scientists in Australia are using cutting-edge DNA techniques to help save one of the world’s rarest marsupials - the critically endangered …
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Humpback whale breaks migration record with 15,000 kilometer ocean journey
Scientists have uncovered an astonishing new chapter in humpback whale migration: two whales were found to have traveled between breeding gr…
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'Underdog Pet Rescue and Vet Services' mobile vet clinic arrives in Rhinelander - WSAW
'Underdog Pet Rescue and Vet Services' mobile vet clinic arrives in Rhinelander WSAW
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Wolf spotted in Seqouia National Park for the first time in a century: 'She did some hiking' - The Cool Down
Wolf spotted in Seqouia National Park for the first time in a century: 'She did some hiking' The Cool Down
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Community-Led Ecotourism Protects Rebounding Wild Cattle in Thailand - The Good Men Project
Community-Led Ecotourism Protects Rebounding Wild Cattle in Thailand The Good Men Project
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Connected by nature: how rewilding is joining up Europe’s wild places - Rewilding Europe
Connected by nature: how rewilding is joining up Europe’s wild places Rewilding Europe
World
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Celebrations erupt in North London after Arsenal seal Premier League title - Reuters
Celebrations erupt in North London after Arsenal seal Premier League title Reuters
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15 Australian companies switched to a four‑day work week. It went surprisingly well
In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much…