September 8, 2020
Today we celebrate social justice solutions! Incarcerated firefighters can finally pursue careers in the field after release in CA and a heartwarming gesture of sportsmanship makes way for the Iroquois Nationals to claim their place in the 2022 Lacrosse World Games. Listen to The Optimist Daily Read More...
September 8, 2020
Today we celebrate social justice solutions! Incarcerated firefighters can finally pursue careers in the field after release in CA and a heartwarming gesture of sportsmanship makes way for the Iroquois Nationals to claim their place in the 2022 Lacrosse World Games. Listen to The Optimist Daily Read More...
Mountain lions are seeing a baby boom near Los Angeles
On Saturday, we published a story about the California legislature imposing a ban on a rat poison that has been found to kill mountain lions. In other good news for mountain lions in California, park rangers have reported a mountain lion baby boom that has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Read More...
The grieving orca Tahlequah has given birth to a healthy calf!
At the end of July, we shared the news that Tahlequah, the grieving orca, was pregnant once more. Now, thanks to satellite images, we know she has successfully given birth to a health calf. The southern resident killer whale first came into the news back in 2018 when she carried her dead calf for Read More...
Scrolling on social media too much? Here’s how to kick the habit
When Marnie Vinall realized she had a problematic relationship with social media, she decided to take some action. Vinall knew her habit of endlessly scrolling on social media was making her weary and exhausted—and time abundance of time during quarantine only worsened the habit. But now Read More...
Why the breakfast omelet is the perfect bedtime snack
If you’re one of those people who enjoy having breakfast for dinner, we have good news for you. According to nutrition specialist Uma Naidoo, M.D., author of This Is Your Brain on Food, eating breakfast for dinner can help you sleep better. Before you get too excited, Naidoo isn’t talking Read More...
NASA has mapped out a faster and cheaper route to the moon
It took Apollo 11 just over two days to reach the moon in 1969, but for non-manned missions, the voyage can take up to a year. Now, thanks to a new route designed by NASA, there is a faster and cheaper way to reach lunar orbit. Designed by NASA's upcoming Dark Ages Polarimeter Pathfinder Read More...
New Jersey enacts new law to help undocumented immigrants find jobs
California has long been the only state to have passed a blanket law to aid all undocumented immigrants, but now New Jersey has joined the state after Gov. Phil Murphy repealed key restrictions. The restrictions barred undocumented individuals from obtaining occupational and professional Read More...
Ireland Lacrosse forgoes competition spot so Iroquois Nationals can play
The World Games 2022 men’s lacrosse competition will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, but the men’s Ireland Lacrosse team will not be participating. The team made the decision to give up their place in the eight-team tournament to make room for the Iroquois Nationals to compete. Lacrosse Read More...
Conservationists bring turtle species back from the brink of extinction
Though naturally endowed with a heartwarming smile on their faces, the fate of the Burmese roofed turtles has been far from uplifting. Only 20 years ago, the giant Asian river turtle, characterized by its bug-eyed, smiling face, was thought to be extinct by conservationists, following decades of Read More...