When the BBC visited China’s frigid northeastern province of Heilongjiang (Black Dragon River) in 2008 hoping to catch a glimpse […]

70 years ago today, the MGM musical comedy High Society was released. Starring Bing Crosby and a young Frank Sinatra, […]

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A lotion made from catnip oil matched DEET in field trials in Uganda, according […]

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In 2025, researchers publishing in Nature Medicine found microplastics in human brain tissue at […]

The US and Canadian governments recently approved a plan for the transfer of captive beluga whales which have been stranded […]

For the most train-dependent transportation system in the world, the debut of its first high-speed or “bullet” train, is now […]

Scientists have detected a simple sugar found in raspberries within the gas and dust at the center of the Milky […]

A beloved local fish staple that was illegal to harvest as recently as 2012 has seen an incredible recovery in […]

1404 years ago today, the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH), journeyed with his followers from Mecca to Medina. As an […]