How this Australian fruit could save Florida's dying oranges
Citrus greening is a disease that has killed thousands of acres of orange and grapefruit trees across Florida, but there may soon be a solution to save the state’s signature crop in the form of exotic Australian fruit. The Australian finger lime is native to rainforests in Australia and Read More...
July 29, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. If you love to garden you'll love today's episode featuring the world's largest urban Read More...
July 29, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. If you love to garden you'll love today's episode featuring the world's largest urban Read More...
July 29, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. If you love to garden you'll love today's episode featuring the world's largest urban Read More...
July 29, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. If you love to garden you'll love today's episode featuring the world's largest urban Read More...
Future of food: The world’s biggest rooftop urban farm is now bearing fruit
In the summer of 2019, we published a story about a rooftop urban farm being constructed in Paris that was set to be the biggest in the world. Now, nearly a year later, the world’s largest urban rooftop farm has started to bear fruit. Strawberries, to be precise: small, intensely flavored and Read More...
Trained sniffer dogs are able detect coronavirus with incredible accuracy
In the past, we wrote about a research project in the UK where scientists were exploring how dogs could be trained to sniff out signs of the novel coronavirus. A similar venture has been undertaken by researchers at the University of Hannover, Germany, where a team found that with little training, Read More...
NASA to fly stadium-sized high-altitude balloon to watch newborn stars
NASA’s latest mission won’t involve launching a rocket into space, but rather a stadium-sized high-altitude balloon that will fly high up in the Earth’s atmosphere - all in an effort to watch newly formed stars. The mission is called ASTHROS (Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Read More...
Greenspot finds community nutrition solutions California’s bountiful backyards
Southern California’s mild climate and fertile soil make it an ideal habitat for the multitude of fruit trees that dot its landscape. Now, Santa Barbara-based Greenspot is looking to share the produce riches and promote nutritious local food with its harvesting and hosting programs. If you Read More...
If 50% of people take these 3 steps, we could stop the spread of Covid-19
While a vaccine may be crucial to fully stopping the coronavirus, a new study finds that three simple steps may drastically reduce the spread of Covid-19: handwashing, physical distancing, and wearing a mask. However, for these steps to actually stop the virus, at least 50 percent of the Read More...