Not All News Is Bad!

"Not All News Is Bad" is a website dedicated to curating and sharing positive, uplifting, and heartwarming news stories from around the world. The platform aims to counterbalance the often overwhelming negativity found in mainstream media by highlighting stories of kindness, resilience, innovation, and progress. It covers various topics, including acts of goodwill, environmental breakthroughs, medical advancements, and inspiring personal achievements.

In terms of its relationship to providing uplifting news, "Not All News Is Bad" serves as a refreshing antidote to the typical focus on conflict, crisis, and despair in traditional news outlets. By showcasing stories that celebrate human potential and collective progress, the site seeks to inspire hope, foster connection, and remind readers that there is still much good happening in the world. Through its carefully curated content, the platform encourages readers to engage with the world more optimistically and constructively, reinforcing the idea that not all news has to be bad.

1. Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

   MIT engineers have come up with a way to quickly recover water from an atmospheric water harvesting material. Rather than wait for the sun to evaporate water out, the team uses ultrasonic waves to shake the water out. Source: Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air Fascinating.

2. Teradar emerges from stealth with terahertz vision sensor, Series B funding – The Robot Report

   Teradar claimed its terahertz chip technology is superior to lidar and radar for all-weather vision for autonomous vehicles. Source: Teradar emerges from stealth with terahertz vision sensor, Series B funding – The Robot Report Very cool advancement.

3. A mysterious meow from her car introduces Baylor coach Nicki Collen to a new family member

   Baylor coach Nicki Collen has a new furry family member — Sailor the cat. She was driving home from an assistant’s birthday Saturday night when she heard meowing coming from her car. Source: A mysterious meow from her car introduces Baylor coach Nicki Collen to a new family member Cute.

4. Seal escapes hunting orcas by climbing onto photographer’s boat in Puget Sound

   The orcas did not give up immediately, but instead appeared to team up to rock the boat in an attempt to make the seal fall off. Source: Seal escapes hunting orcas by climbing onto photographer’s boat in Puget Sound Lucky seal.

5. A Pittsburgh dad started his own food drive due to SNAP cuts. What happened next shocked him

   As SNAP hangs in limbo, Pittsburgh dad AJ Owen’s small food drive went viral, inspiring nationwide donations and community acts of kindness. Source: A Pittsburgh dad started his own food drive due to SNAP cuts. What happened next shocked him Look for the helpers…

6. MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

   MIT student Jacqueline Prawira’s invention, a biodegradable plastic made from fishing industry waste, tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and was recently featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers.” Source: MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic Very cool.

7. Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown

   Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets. Source: Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown People supporting people.

8. ‘In Goats We Trust’

   A new satellite-based system enables researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. Source: ‘In Goats We Trust’ Pretty neat.

9. Colorado Family Will Serve Hot Thanksgiving Meals To Truckers Spending The Holiday On The Road

   A family in Grand Junction, Colorado, is turning their own Thanksgiving apart into a celebration of gratitude for those who keep America moving. Good news stories today. Source: Colorado Family Will Serve Hot Thanksgiving Meals To Truckers Spending The Holiday On The Road Neat idea.

10. Recyclers Switch from Smelting to Solvents, Recovering Precious Metals from E-waste with Fewer Emissions

    The UN estimated that some three-fourths of all e-waste didn’t enter recycling streams, leaving an estimated $62 billion in metals behind Source: Recyclers Switch from Smelting to Solvents, Recovering Precious Metals from E-waste with Fewer Emissions Very good.