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A blonde woman smiles towards the camera as an older woman looks towards a garden.

Researchers find gardening to be the secret to living a longer, better life

New research, which tracked a group of men and women from 11 to 79, has added further validity to the links between mental health and gardening.
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A gondola floats through the Venice Canal

Engineers craft espresso with Venice canal water, using innovative new water filtration system

The Canal Café is a project that invites the public to “drink Venice.”
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A still from the show The Last of Us, actress Bella Ramsey holds a flashlight over a zombie-like creature.

An environmental toxicologist is using mushrooms to heal the planet, and put 'The Last of Us' fears to bed

The popularity of “The Last of Us” has made people think twice about mushroom cultivation, but scientist Danielle Stevenson is using it to make a brighter, greener future.
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A photo collage of two flags hanging in the front of a government building, a billboard that says 'Rocky Mountain National Park', Pope Francis smiles to a crowd, solar panels on rooftops, and a man bent over picking up a sack

Good News This Week: May 10, 2025 - Books, Billboards, & Factories

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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An arm extended forward, wearing a pink figerglass cast.

After fracturing his arm, this engineer hated his fiberglass cast. So he '4D-printed' a better one

Traditional casts are heavy, immovable, and prone to wearing down the skin. Castomize’s new lightweight alternative seeks to change that.
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A big cloud of black smoke is seen from afar with a town in the foreground

Wildfires pose growing threats to health, so forest managers and public health experts are joining forces

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.
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A toddler sits on the floor, reaching for a wooden customized wheelchair

Design lab invents first-of-its-kind 3D-printed wheelchair for kids — and will give them away for free

The “Toddler Mobility Trainer” is fully modular and requires no tools to assemble, making it easy to replace and grow with its user.
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Farmland. On the left is a crops of wheat, on the right is green leaves.

Study finds that one sustainable farming fix produces 'enough income for farmers to feel security for their whole operation'

New research finds that farmers can make more bang for their buck by investing in energy production.
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On the left, a senior woman sits beside a younger woman in front of a puzzle on a table as they both smile. On the right, another senior woman wearing sunglasses raises a glass in cheers as college students to her right and behind her pour wine.

Dutch nursing home offers free rent to college students in exchange for their time and companionship

A nursing home in the heart of the Netherlands is giving college students free housing. All they ask is that the students lend their time, and friendship, to their senior neighbors.
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A person wearing jeans and a tool belt carries a solar panel across a roof, with a deep blue sky behind them

Why the Trump administration can't stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look.
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An aerial view of a trash Interceptor from the Ocean Cleanup on a river, collecting plastic waste

The Ocean Cleanup turns attention to rivers in effort to eradicate plastic from global waterways

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.
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A rendering of a ship scooping up garbage at sea

Environmentalists want to turn ocean garbage into hydropower. They're building a ship that does

Gaia First is working to create a world-first cleanup vessel that converts ocean plastic to hydropower, fueling its own existence.
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