Today’s Solutions: December 05, 2025
The Optimist Daily Update
The Optimist Daily Update
Citizen Scientists and How Doing Less With Your Lawn Boosts Butterfly Populations
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This week’s positive news:

 Arielle talks about not one but two “Citizen Science” solutions: one involving video gamers and biomedical research and another focusing on birders helping conservation causes in Australia. Then, Karissa highlights recent research about boosting butterfly populations that further supports the practice of letting your lawns grow wild! Just in time for #NoMowMay.

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