Today’s Solutions: July 13, 2026

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These 6 essential oils can soothe bug bites and help you skip the scratch

Bug bites are among the few things that can turn a summertime outing into an unappetizing experience. And though scratching provides in-the-moment relief, it only makes bites more painful in the long run and could potentially cause infection. Fortunately, some essential oils have antimicrobial and Read More...

August 3, 2020

August 3, 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. Welcome to the summer story highlight reel. Today it's all about rare grizzly bears. Read More...

August 3, 2020

August 3, 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. Welcome to the summer story highlight reel. Today it's all about rare grizzly bears. Read More...

August 3, 2020

August 3, 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. Welcome to the summer story highlight reel. Today it's all about rare grizzly bears. Read More...

August 3, 2020

August 3, 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. Welcome to the summer story highlight reel. Today it's all about rare grizzly bears. Read More...

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This app provides vulnerable communities with free fruit and vegetables

Many of the neighborhoods in Los Angeles that are being hardest hit by COVID-19 because of overall disparities in health are also food deserts, places where it’s impossible to buy fresh food. A lack of good nutrition during these times can put people with already poor health to considerably high Read More...

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Make this DIY drink to maintain your electrolyte levels

Any medical or nutrition expert will tell you how important it is to stay hydrated; after all, it keeps everything in the body functioning properly. But when it comes to hydration, while water is crucial, so is maintaining electrolyte levels (like sodium and potassium). In fact, when electrolyte Read More...

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Let your child design their own playground with this versatile kit

In the ever-expanding search for ways to keep kids entertained while stuck at home, Chloe Varelidi, an architect turned toy designer, has created a kit that allows kids to build their own playgrounds. The kit, called Follies, consists of 45 flat plastic shapes in bright colors that slide together Read More...

How scientists revived 100-mil

How scientists revived 100-million-year-old microbes

Deep within the cold abyss, beneath the primordial muck of the seafloor and the sediment of millions of years, ancient microbes sit between life and death…and have now been awakened! Scientists haven't quite unleashed Neptune's revenge, but they have revived ancient microbes — possibly over Read More...

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Sleeper trains in Europe are making a comeback due to Covid-19

For all their promise of romance and adventure, Europe’s sleeper trains appeared to have reached the end of the line. Pressured by high operation costs and forsaken by travelers for budget airlines, a decision by the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn to terminate the service connecting Paris to Read More...