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A Dutch startup is making concrete that grows its own moss

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most building materials are designed to resist the elements, to stay sealed and unchanged for as long as ...

The surprising history of pumpkins: from ancient staple to autumn icon

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Pumpkin spice lattes, jack-o’-lanterns, and Thanksgiving pies: pumpkins are the unofficial mascots of fall. But behind their seasonal ...

Rotterdam becomes home to the world’s largest floating office

While Rotterdam is typically known for hosting Europe’s biggest port, the second largest Dutch city is also famous as a forerunning innovator in climate ...

There are special regions for singing in the brain

Music is a magical thing. There are many proven benefits to the power of music, from its synchronizing power to create bonds with the ...

Super small dissolvable pacemaker offers safer, simpler heart treatment

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a brilliant medical innovation, researchers developed the smallest known pacemaker—smaller than a grain of rice—that dissolves in ...