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Budapest, Hungary - August 09, 2019: Jane Goodall speaks in Sashegy, Budapest

Dr. Jane Goodall on Hopes For The Future Of The Planet

2020 has been in some ways a grand study on humankind's impact on the natural world. As countries, business, and transportation networks were forced ...

These bladeless wind turbines could revolutionize the renewable sector

Bladeless wind turbines may sound counterintuitive, but a new startup aims to prove that these devices could reinvent the way we harness wind power ...

This new report debunks one of the biggest myths about electric vehicles

With fossil fuels driving the climate crisis, the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has obvious benefits for the environment. With that said, there are ...

What trees can teach us about volcanoes: a new view from space

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The next time a volcano begins to stir, the first signs might come not from smoke or rumbling ...

What an economist says young adults should know about modern dating

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When Rebekka Grun von Jolk, an economist whose research sits at the intersection of love and behavioral science, ...