The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home How the capital of Lithuania is turning itself into a vast open-air cafe This power-free sewer treatment plant was inspired by cow stomachs Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems  Earth Prize 2026 part II: seaweed fabric, hornbill nests, and a healing bandage Experts share 5 science-backed ways to reach your New Year’s resolutions Five plant-based foods with more protein than meat California sends newborns home with a month of free diapers The research behind why your favorite songs make you push your workout harder 5 ways to bring people together with food Norwegian cohousing encourages social connection and sustainable living New research explains why your dreams feel so strange San Francisco police won’t send officers to respond to non-criminal calls The new TB diagnostic that could replace 150 years of microscope testing 5 alternatives to goal-setting suited to today’s rapidly shifting world 3 ways to relax to the max in nature, according to science Australia is on track to eliminate a form of cancer entirely ‘Strange metal’ may be the future for a more energy efficient world The 3 needs that science says matter more than success and achievement Minnesota just banned the apps that make deepfake nudes Is No Mow May helping bees or just overgrown hype? Here’s what the experts say Why experts say the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID New nasal spray treatment could help prevent Alzheimer’s The three muscle groups behind knee stability, and how to train them 6 small things that make you a guest hosts love having over Brain health in old age starts taking shape far earlier than most people realize Forget dressers, IKEA wants you to build a bee house Gaza sisters turn rubble into bricks to rebuild their community How to share an appreciation of hiking with your kids Hiking with little ones? It can be done! New radioactive implant attacks cancer tumors with remarkable success How Paraguay cut its poverty rate from over 50 to 16 percent in two decades Pro parenting tips to spark your children’s life-long love for the great outdoors What Hanoi learned by tearing down its park fences and opening up to everyone Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins The Big Catch-Up vaccinated 18 million children in two years 4 reasons your lawn looks thin this spring and how to fix them Jumping for joy: is jumping good or bad for bone health? China’s renewable hydrogen capacity crosses one million tonnes What doctors want you to know about GLP-1s and bone loss Brighton is building Europe’s first stadium designed entirely for women’s football New studies are showing signs of lasting immunity to Covid-19 This gigantic vertical greenhouse uses 100% natural light 8 sky events all stargazers should catch this month The gene behind congenital deafness, and how a single shot is fixing it Finland’s new bridge was built for everyone except drivers Podcast Transcript May 1, 2026— Antarctic whales by the hundreds, the UK’s generational smoking ban, and more positive news this week Friction-maxxing and the case for a less convenient life Chicago public school IDs now double as library cards What OB-GYNs want every mother to know about how pregnancy changes you