The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

Spain’s donkey brigade has kept Doñana fire-free for nine years

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM By August 2025, fires had consumed nearly one million hectares (roughly 2.47 million acres) across Spain, the worst ...

Untracked daily walking beats step goals, and science explains why

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When University of Sydney researchers published findings from a study of more than 22,000 adults who didn’t engage ...

5 eating habits proven to lower your risk of heart disease

Whether we like it or not, our diets play a huge role in determining our risk of developing chronic diseases—especially when it comes to ...

5 Surprising myths about vitamin D

In the article we wrote about the telltale signs that your body needs more vitamin D, we pointed out that around 42 percent of ...

Want to boost birthrates? Research says men need to do their part at home

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM According to certain political movements, the solution to falling fertility rates sounds simple: women should leave the workforce ...