In good news this week: Scientists used magnets disguised as kelp forests to stop shark attacks in South Africa 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
In good news this week: The Booker Prize finalist list is more diverse than ever, conservation efforts save 48 species 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
In good news this week: Coal mining companies can no longer extract resources from Zimbabwe鈥檚 largest nature reserve 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
In good news this week: A decade-long project aimed at helping countries restore degraded forests has seen big returns 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
In good news this week: California partnered with an engineering startup to pave a highway with recycled plastic 鈥 plus more positive stories.
In good news this week: A suitcase-sized water testing station could become an essential tool for developing countries 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
There鈥檚 no Mushu, Shang, or sassy grandma, but Disney鈥檚 highly anticipated remake of 鈥淢ulan鈥 took risks that paid off.
In good news this week: Satellite imagery has helped scientists locate a number of previously unknown penguin colonies 鈥 plus more positive headlines.
In good news this week: After closing a $4.5 million deal, the small tribe will regain control over ancestral territory 鈥 plus more positive stories.
New England has weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well, thanks to a model of governance that can be traced to its earliest settlers.
During the 2018 midterms, 53% of voters were women. Yet for some, a distrust of the system and other barriers keep them from the polls.
In good news this week: The world鈥檚 largest urban rooftop farm is providing lettuce and strawberries thanks to aeroponic growing towers.
In good news this week: There鈥檚 still work to be done, but women鈥檚 rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights.
In good news this week: Vermont bans food waste in trash, malnourishment declines in India, and Australia appoints its first Indigenous consul-general.
A century into women鈥檚 suffrage, the Monitor asks three generations of women in one family what voting means to them.
In good news this week: As mining companies have retreated from Kentucky and ecosystems have recovered, elk have returned to the region.
In good news this week: Fijians used ancient fishery management systems to help reefs recover after overfishing, plus more positive headlines.
Recent protests against police brutality have some cop-show fans wondering if their favorite prime-time detectives are part of the problem.
In good news this week: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and more.
In good news this week: The country recently adopted new official language as part its efforts to address a history of anti-Semitic violence.