Science Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:14:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Science Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: the good news you should know about https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-51-of-2023/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463576 Young nature-lovers had their best photographs showcased and the EU put the brakes on fast fashion, plus more good news

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What went right in 2023: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2023-the-top-25-good-news-stories-of-the-year/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:24:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463464 The ‘golden age of medicine’ arrived, animals returned from the brink, the renewables juggernaut gathered pace, plus more

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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global https://www.positive.news/society/the-finnish-approach-to-psychosis/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:51:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461196 Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis

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What went right this week: the Amazon turned a corner, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-49-of-2023/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460558 The Amazon turned a corner, there was progress at Cop28, and South Africa’s four-day week pilot brought ‘huge benefits’, plus more

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What went right this week: England’s rainforests breathed easier, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-48-of-2023/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:11 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=459504 Health research entered a new era, English rainforests got a boost, and low-carbon flying inched closer, plus more good news

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Three good things: longlife tech to inspire us beyond our throwaway culture https://www.positive.news/science/innovation/longlife-tech-to-inspire-us-beyond-our-throwaway-culture/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:17:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458931 We take a closer look at a laptop, phone and a vacuum cleaner that have been designed with a longer life in mind

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This company makes cosmetics packaging materials that leave no microplastics behind https://www.positive.news/society/cosmetics-packaging-that-biodegrades-like-tree-leaves-circular-economy-sulapac/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457715 Finnish startup Sulapac is creating packaging that's as circular as it is beautiful

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The buildings that heal https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/the-buildings-that-heal/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:18:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457572 A new architectural movement is using design to aid the post-traumatic growth of the most vulnerable in society

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The startups reinventing notoriously hard-to-recycle items https://www.positive.news/environment/the-startups-reinventing-notoriously-hard-to-recycle-items/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:52:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457423 Clothes made from stinky cigarette butts? Yes, really. It’s yet more proof that waste can be a valuable resource

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The race to save Britain’s rarest native tree https://www.positive.news/environment/ballerina-poplars-britain-rarest-native-tree/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:28:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=455885 Once common across Britain, black poplars have dwindled to just a few thousand. Enthusiasts are finding creative ways to bring them back

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