These Good News Stories Will Brighten Your View Of The World

The world has expanded access to fresh water, restored sight to four million blind people, and made clean energy cost the same (or less) than fossil fuels. We've made some big strides this year.Show more

1. Thanks to conservation some endangered species are coming back from the brink of extinction, including the Manta Ray, Giant Panda, Tasmanian Devil Blue Butterfly and the Oryx.

2. A scientist accidentally discovered that wax worms can quickly consume plastics, offering a promising possibility for tackling our plastic waste problem.

3. Scientists have invented a filter that turns seawater into drinking water. Good news for millions who suffer from water scarcity.

4. Solar and wind power is cheaper than fossil fuels in over 30 countries. Solar energy production has grown up by 50% in the last year.

5. A new solar-powered device that can pull water straight from the desert air will soon provide millions a free water source.

6. Scientists have grown a lamb in an artificial womb. This one of the biggest scientific discoveries that can come to aid to prematurely born babies.

7. European energy companies pledge no new coal plants from 2020.

8. Over 17,000 doctors in India are delivering baby girls for free. Their goal is to change the perception in a country where parents often favor having a boy over a girl.

9. Two eye surgeons in Nepal, along with the doctors they have trained, have helped restore sight to over 4 million people.

10 India has pledged to make every single car electric by 2030. That is 35% emission reduction.

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