The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

2 min read 2021-06-12 07:00:58

Update: Holland’s fish doorbell is a worldwide hit!

A couple of months ago, we wrote about a remarkable online “fish doorbell” or visdeurbel that allows spawning fish to swim through the canals of

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With major automakers such as General Motors, Volkswagen, Jaguar, and Volvo pledging to shift their cars to all-electric over the next decade, there

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Before the pandemic, “period poverty” was already an issue. Over the course of the pandemic, due to job instability and income loss, the problem

2 min read 2021-06-11 07:00:42

On World Ocean Day this past Tuesday, the government of Gabon passed significant measures to regulate and protect the country’s sharks and

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Here at The Optimist Daily, we are always happy to come across news of new species discoveries, especially those that bring to light the fascinating

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Aloe vera has been used for thousands of years and is touted for its many useful properties. You may find yourself reaching for a bottle of soothing

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From futuristic bus shelters to algae-filled curtains, designers around the world have found endlessly creative ways to improve air quality in

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Last year, on behalf of the municipality of Amsterdam, the International Institute of Social History explored the city’s historic role in the

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Many people expect to be buried after their passing, but what happens when cities begin to run out of burial space? Cemetery space is an increasingly

2 min read 2021-06-10 14:00:59

Experiencing a burst of energy and a period of high production is common when starting a new task or project. Whether it’s the excitement of a new

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While most electronics, including autonomous vehicles, power themselves with batteries made of lithium, the growing demand for this element is

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Flexibility is considered an all-around positive thing, but when you put the words “flexible” and “plastic” together, the meaning has a far

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Cattle are a huge source of methane emissions, but strategic livestock management can help ranchers use their land to offset their emissions with

2 min read 2021-06-09 18:04:25

Here at The Optimist Daily, we’re highly interested in the expansion of algae as an eco-friendly component of a variety of products that protect

2 min read 2021-06-09 14:00:58

Back in April, we shared how a NASA project was using satellites to identify sites of extreme emissions generation, also known as “super