A woman in hospice asked the staff to grant her dying wish and find her long-lost brother—and he turned out to be working in one of their own charity thrift shops. Muriel Bujega told workers at St. Christopher’s Hospice—where she is being given palliative care for breast cancer—s
As one settles down for a meal at FarmLore, a farm-to-table dining experience in Bengaluru, a good time awaits. Not only will the food exude a sort of finesse and delectability that will be spoken of for days following the meal, but the very authenticity of the experience is some
The Better India · Jun 7, 2026
How we sleep may have lasting impacts for our brain health as we age. A new University of Arizona study has found that several common sleep behaviors may be linked to signs of brain aging. The study used existing brain scans and questionnaire responses from more than 23,000 middl
Good News Network · Jun 7, 2026
What happens after 60 if you choose a start line instead of slowing down? Across India, senior citizens are taking up sport, returning to forgotten athletic dreams, and turning recovery, retirement and routine into medals, miles and mountain summits. This week’s good-news wrap br
The Better India · Jun 7, 2026
18 years ago today, Iceland enshrined the area surrounding Vatnajökull glacier as a national park, the second-largest in all of Europe behind Yugyd Va in Russia. The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest in Europe outside the Arctic, but the national park includes two areas that wer
Good News Network · Jun 7, 2026
The Better India · Jun 7, 2026
Before-and-after photos from Herefordshire, England, show how nature’s beauty has returned to a riverside previously obliterated by a local farmer. The farmer used an 18-ton digger to dredge a section of the River Lugg near Leominster, and stripped every tree from a mile-long str
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
A lucky retiree doubled his money when he accidentally bought two lottery tickets—and won nearly a million dollars. The 65-year-old reckons he pressed the wrong button when purchasing the tickets online, and ended up ordering two tickets instead of one. But Allan Taylor’s blunder
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
Orca sightings in the North Sea are creating excitement for tourists and fishermen—some of whom can’t remember ever seeing them before. Researchers report in 2025 there were five verified sightings off the Northumberland coast in northeast England, after having been rarely seen f
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. H
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
80 years ago today, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was created with 11 teams. Interestingly, it was founded in New York City by owners of the major ice hockey arenas. First known as the Basketball Association of America, the league changed its name to the National Bask
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
Europe’s rivers flowed more freely, scientists hailed a new pill for pancreatic cancer, and a ‘lost species' was found, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 5, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Chances are you’ve probably already had this conversation with someone. Maybe more than once. Morning shower people and night shower people tend to hold their positions, and nobody really changes anyone else’s mind. But when you actually ask t
The Optimist Daily · Jun 5, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, the conversation about children and screens has been aimed squarely at children. How much time, what content, and at what age? Sweden’s public health agency has now turned the question around. This past Monday, the agency issued new
The Optimist Daily · Jun 5, 2026
Rising living standards, shorter working hours and a liveable climate are achievable, say the authors of a new study The post Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 4, 2026
‘Always take time to stop and smell the flowers’ – plus other advice that readers received as kids The post The best advice that you received as a child appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 4, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Street trees reduce urban heat. That much is established. What’s less settled is whether they’re enough on their own, or whether the way a city plants matters as much as how much it plants. New field research from Melbourne, Munich, and Hong K
The Optimist Daily · Jun 4, 2026
As trust in democracy declines, a project putting pupils’ voices at the heart of school life is proving its worth The post The schools giving children a say in how they are run appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 3, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Zebra striping, the practice of alternating each alcoholic drink with a non-alcoholic one, is catching on: 34 percent of UK adults reported trying it in 2025. The strategy does help. Just not quite in the way people think it does. The actual m
The Optimist Daily · Jun 3, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a 500-patient trial at American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, a daily pill called daraxonrasib doubled average survival time in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Those on the drug lived for an aver
The Optimist Daily · Jun 3, 2026
Dutch children are consistently ranked the happiest in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right? The post Dutch kids declared the world’s happiest (again). Here’s why appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 2, 2026
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Something happens when you follow a physical book with its audiobook running in your ears at the same time. The distractions fall away, and you’re inside the story. The technique has a name now: immersive reading. TikTok’s own data shows it sp
The Optimist Daily · Jun 2, 2026
How do you nurture meaningful human connections in a disconnected world? We want to know The post What do you do to actively forge human connections? appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 1, 2026
New research suggests vast underwater seaweed forests could play a much bigger role in slowing climate change The post Greenland sheds new light on underwater carbon sink appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 1, 2026
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