The Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size for 450 years. The UN just voted to replace it.
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM On most world maps hanging in classrooms, conference rooms, and government offices around the […]
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Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe’s Largest Parks
A former Athens airport site is set to host one of the continent’s most ambitious urban greening projects. Called the […]
Learn more →Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction
A feather preserved inside dinosaur dung could help explain why birds survived the mass extinction that wiped out most life […]
Learn more →Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced it has certified Timor-Leste as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. […]
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Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes
A conservation charity in the UK has turned what was once a dumping ground for material dug up during canal […]
Learn more →Good News in History September 14
41 years ago today, the Penang Bridge officially opened connecting the Malay Peninsula with the island of Penang. Stretching 5.2 […]
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The gardening window most people miss: late summer and early fall weed control
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A single dandelion, left to finish its summer in the garden, can drop thousands […]
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How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM On August 4, 2026, three days before he left office, Colombian President Gustavo Petro […]
Learn more →She ‘Asked for a Sign’ and Suddenly a Kingfisher Darts Up and Sits in Her Hand for 10 Minutes
A woman in England had just “asked for a sign” when a kingfisher streaked in, and even landed on her […]
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