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Podcast Transcript June 19th, 2026- (Guest Interview) Hope can rise: two sisters in Gaza turning rubble into building blocks | Earth Prize 2026
Episode Description: Tala and Farah Mousa received thousands of messages after they won the Earth Prize. “You gave us hope we had completely…
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A surprising look at how Father’s Day came to be
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Unlike Mother’s Day, which was swiftly embraced and made official in 1914, Father’s Day spent decades i…
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A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a particular kind of law that changes nothing overnight. The classrooms look the same the morni…
Reuters Oddly Enough
Deep-sea denizens go years without food with clever biological fix - Reuters
Deep-sea denizens go years without food with clever biological fix Reuters
ScienceDaily Top News
Einstein’s “biggest blunder” may finally have an explanation
Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between quantum gravity and an exotic quantum state of matter that could explain why the u…
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Scientists expected a black hole but found a neutrino factory powered by stars
A distant galaxy nicknamed Shadow Blaster may have revealed a surprising source of cosmic neutrinos: extreme star formation instead of a sup…
ScienceDaily Top News
Scientists reprogram brain immune cells to fight Alzheimer’s
A newly identified molecule called OLE helped restore the brain’s immune cells to a more protective state in Alzheimer’s models. The treatme…
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DNA time stamps reveal the strawberry’s surprising origins
Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by tran…
ScienceDaily Top News
This giant tropical fruit could help reverse gum disease damage
A new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel, and simvastatin could transform the treatment of severe gum disease. Early te…
Phys.org Latest
Nanobubbles for algae cleanup: Q&A with researcher Wen Zhang
One of the most powerful environmental cleaning technologies in recent years is too small to see with the naked eye. Nanobubbles-tiny gaseou…
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The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say
Need some good news on a Friday after a long week? The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long …
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AI reveals unexpected source of antibiotic candidates in prion proteins
New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fata…
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15-atom iridium nanoclusters stay stable 20 hours, outperform commercial catalysts
An international research team from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, Vanderbilt University and the University of Adelaide has…
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New JWST images of abnormally well-developed galaxy cluster open up the 'cosmic noon' frontier
A stunningly concentrated and hefty galaxy cluster, from a time in the universe's history when such massive structures aren't expected to ha…
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New technique sharpens predictions of metal alloy behavior by capturing subtle atomic patterns
Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve performance. But in…
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Hidden underground, fungi drive carbon storage, crop health and ecosystem stability
Fungi are key constituents of the soil microbial community, playing a major role in moving carbon and energy through the soil food web. A re…
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Microbial partners may help maize and sorghum respond to higher temperatures
New research suggests the microbiome near the surface of a plant's roots, known as the rhizosphere microbiome, may play a role in helping cr…
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Q&A: Biological plastic recycling-from waste to raw material
In the future, microorganisms could help return hard-to-recycle plastics to the recycling loop. Nick Wierckx, a molecular biologist at Jülic…
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Shining light into unhatched eggs could allow for chicken 'gender reveals'
Scientists have demonstrated a noninvasive technique that uses light to reveal the hidden contents of chicken eggs, potentially helping to c…
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How animals communicate to work together across species boundaries
An international team of researchers have published a new review in Animal Behavior revealing how communication enables cooperation between …
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Unearthed bathhouse reveals a thriving Roman Nijmegen: 'The Romans did not regard this city as a backwater'
Excavations in Nijmegen-West have uncovered large sections of a Roman bathhouse. It is the largest bathhouse complex from the Roman period i…
Google News: breakthrough
Africa: South African Scientists Make Breakthrough in Decoding Cancer's Most Effective Survival Strategy - allAfrica.com
Africa: South African Scientists Make Breakthrough in Decoding Cancer's Most Effective Survival Strategy allAfrica.com
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Chinese Scientists Map Rapid Brain “Handover” Behind Human Memory Formation - Fana Media Corporation S.C
Chinese Scientists Map Rapid Brain “Handover” Behind Human Memory Formation Fana Media Corporation S.C
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A Surprising Discovery Challenges What Scientists Thought DNA Methylation Was For - SciTechDaily
A Surprising Discovery Challenges What Scientists Thought DNA Methylation Was For SciTechDaily
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Chinese scientists uncover solution to crops' midday 'lunch break' - news.cgtn.com
Chinese scientists uncover solution to crops' midday 'lunch break' news.cgtn.com
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Jainendra K Jain becomes first person of Indian origin to receive Wolf Prize in Physics - The Tribune
Jainendra K Jain becomes first person of Indian origin to receive Wolf Prize in Physics The Tribune
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Chinese scientists solve crop 'midday nap' problem, boosting yield potential - bastillepost.com
Chinese scientists solve crop 'midday nap' problem, boosting yield potential bastillepost.com
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University of Hyderabad Scientist Co-Authors Trio of Breakthrough Studies in Plant Immunity Published in... - The Hans India
University of Hyderabad Scientist Co-Authors Trio of Breakthrough Studies in Plant Immunity Published in... The Hans India
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Cracking Plant Defense Mechanisms: Dr. Madhuprakash Contributes to Major Intracellular Immunity Breakthroughs - UoH Herald
Cracking Plant Defense Mechanisms: Dr. Madhuprakash Contributes to Major Intracellular Immunity Breakthroughs UoH Herald
Google News: breakthrough
Scientists Observe Formation of Tellurium Nanowires in Liquid for the First Time - Zamin.uz
Scientists Observe Formation of Tellurium Nanowires in Liquid for the First Time Zamin.uz
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Scientists explain how this tropical fruit you could buy at supermarket could help with gum disease - GB News
Scientists explain how this tropical fruit you could buy at supermarket could help with gum disease GB News
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South African Scientists Decode MUC1 Protein Switch in Major Cancer Breakthrough - streamlinefeed.co.ke
South African Scientists Decode MUC1 Protein Switch in Major Cancer Breakthrough streamlinefeed.co.ke
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NASA Rover Breakthrough Testing Pushes Moon And Mars Exploration Toward Faster, Smarter Travel - The Daily Galaxy
NASA Rover Breakthrough Testing Pushes Moon And Mars Exploration Toward Faster, Smarter Travel The Daily Galaxy
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Huge dementia breakthrough as scientists make bombshell 'superagers' discovery - MSN
Huge dementia breakthrough as scientists make bombshell 'superagers' discovery MSN
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First-of-its-kind 3D map reveals intricate neural network of the clitoris - IOL
First-of-its-kind 3D map reveals intricate neural network of the clitoris IOL
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The construction of the world's first fusion power plant has been given the green light! - Fakti.bg
The construction of the world's first fusion power plant has been given the green light! Fakti.bg
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How a microscopic metal trace in 1980 transformed the dinosaur extinction debate - MSN
How a microscopic metal trace in 1980 transformed the dinosaur extinction debate MSN
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James Webb Solves the Mystery of the 'Pink Planet' - ibtimes.sg
James Webb Solves the Mystery of the 'Pink Planet' ibtimes.sg
ZME Science
Archaeologists Found What May Be a Wooden ‘Prototype’ of Stonehenge, Predating the Famous Stone Monument by 500 Years
Two vanished posts suggest ancient Britons tracked solstices before Stonehenge rose.
ZME Science
A 2,300-Year-Old Bottle Found in a Chinese Tomb Still Held Ancient Alcohol (But You Can’t Drink It)
Ancient liquid from a sealed bronze vessel points to a millet-based brew.
Health
Environment & Climate
Reasons to Be Cheerful
Black Women Farmers Are Reclaiming the Land
This story originally appeared on The 19th and GBH News Rooted in Boston. On a sunny morning in June, about two dozen people walk the land o…
BBC News Science
Revival project for endangered native trees
The population of black poplar trees has dwindled to around 7,000 trees in the UK and Ireland.
Google News: climate solutions
Solar surge: Good news stories on the renewable energy front - Yale Climate Connections
Solar surge: Good news stories on the renewable energy front Yale Climate Connections
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APRIL Sustainability Report 2025: Renewable Energy Reaches 84.9%, Conservation Investment Hits Record $14.8 mn - GreentechLead
APRIL Sustainability Report 2025: Renewable Energy Reaches 84.9%, Conservation Investment Hits Record $14.8 mn GreentechLead
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science
Chinese scientists have discovered the world’s largest “whale graveyard” in a trench deep below the Indian Ocean-and it teems with life. Biv…
Good News Network
Mushrooms Used to Clean E. Coli from Rivers and Immediately Implemented in England
An awesome study that could help clean up rivers world-wide at negligible cost leveraged fungi as a pollution control filter. The mushrooms …
Good News Network
Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World’s First Human Recipient
See that red mark on Kaitlin Jeffrey’s neck below her left ear? That’s some indication of how serious it is to describe the treatment she ju…
Good News Network
NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car
While many in New York City expended every breath in celebration of the Knicks NBA championship win, many others will have held theirs-knowi…
Good News Network
Good News in History, June 19
123 years ago today, Lou Gehrig was born. Playing first baseman across 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Gehrig …
Positive News
What went right this week: the good news that matters
Nice News
Butter or Margarine? A Food Scientist Describes Their Subtle Chemical Deviations and How They Can Affect Your Baked Goods
This article was written by Rosemary Trout, an associate clinical professor of culinary arts and food science at Drexel University, for The …
BBC News World
Boy, 12, wins hearts after trying to check sick chicken into Ethiopian hospital
Markos's beloved hen was not responding to any treatments - so he did the only thing he could think of.
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Barnesville celebrates hometown hero CJ Allen with return home celebration - 13WMAZ
Barnesville celebrates hometown hero CJ Allen with return home celebration 13WMAZ
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GO Campaign's 20th Anniversary: Day of Giving June 20 - Santa Monica Daily Press
GO Campaign's 20th Anniversary: Day of Giving June 20 Santa Monica Daily Press
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Meet the man behind thousands of journeys for local children - NewmarketToday.ca
Meet the man behind thousands of journeys for local children NewmarketToday.ca
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Cornwall’s Heroes Awards Return for 2026, and Nominations Are Open - Cornish Stuff
Cornwall’s Heroes Awards Return for 2026, and Nominations Are Open Cornish Stuff
Underdog Wins
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Prof Jainendra Jain becomes first Indian to win prestigious Wolf Prize in Physics - India Today
Prof Jainendra Jain becomes first Indian to win prestigious Wolf Prize in Physics India Today
Google News: underdog
Na-Me-Res strives against all odds to house Indigenous men in Toronto - Windspeaker.com
Na-Me-Res strives against all odds to house Indigenous men in Toronto Windspeaker.com
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From underdog to history-maker: Maja Chwalinska’s Wimbledon wildcard stuns fans - MSN
From underdog to history-maker: Maja Chwalinska’s Wimbledon wildcard stuns fans MSN
Google News: underdog
Impossible victory! Underdog horse wins race by a literal tongue! - MSN
Impossible victory! Underdog horse wins race by a literal tongue! MSN
Tech for Good
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A new way to control tiny quantum light sources by twisting atomically thin layers of hexagonal boron nitride
In a paper published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in collaboration with the University of M…
MIT Technology Review
Brain-computer interface trials are taking off
This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell-a man with ALS who is “the first power user” of a brain implant, according to the researcher…
Google News: breakthrough
Protein Brewery achieves regulatory breakthrough as Fermotein becomes EU’s first approved mycelium ingredient - Agro Spectrum India
Protein Brewery achieves regulatory breakthrough as Fermotein becomes EU’s first approved mycelium ingredient Agro Spectrum India
Animals
Reuters Oddly Enough
Goldfish Swimbappe's World Cup predictions make a splash in Toronto - Reuters
Goldfish Swimbappe's World Cup predictions make a splash in Toronto Reuters
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DNR honors endangered species on National Eagle Day - NBC26
DNR honors endangered species on National Eagle Day NBC26
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DNR Celebrates National Eagle Day - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (.gov)
DNR Celebrates National Eagle Day Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (.gov)
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Black bears bouncing back in Brevard - Florida Today
Black bears bouncing back in Brevard Florida Today
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This week’s biggest wildlife victories - Getaway Magazine
This week’s biggest wildlife victories Getaway Magazine
ZME Science
Meet Earth’s Most Extreme Creatures: From Almost Indestructible Tardigrades to Wild Horses Roaming Radioactive Chernobyl
From space-surviving tardigrades to ghostly deep-sea fish, these creatures make Earth’s impossible places look alive.
World
Reuters Oddly Enough
Kane says England fans' 'Wonderwall' moment ranks among his best - Reuters
Kane says England fans' 'Wonderwall' moment ranks among his best Reuters
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UP Manila enters global top 500; sole PH university on elite index - Philippine News Agency
UP Manila enters global top 500; sole PH university on elite index Philippine News Agency