The dumbest belief you had when you were a child?
-When i was a child, i thought researchers were actually fighting each other when I heard "researchers are fighting to find a cure for this disease."... #AskKbin
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Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals
Edible oil droplets trap bugs without the harm to people and wildlife that synthetic pesticides can cause #goodnews
Bearded vultures continue comeback in southeast France | Rewilding Europe
Rewilding Europe is supporting the release of bearded vultures by the French NGO Vautours en Baronnies, which is working to restore populations of all four European vulture species in the Dauphiné… #goodnews
Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild poliovirus transmission in Southern Africa
Brazzaville/Lilongwe/Maputo – Following thorough assessments in Malawi and Mozambique, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA) today recommended the closure of the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique, marking a significant milestone in the fight against polio in the African... #goodnews
Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild poliovirus transmission in Southern Africa
Brazzaville/Lilongwe/Maputo – Following thorough assessments in Malawi and Mozambique, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA) today recommended the closure of the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique, marking a significant milestone in the fight against polio in the African region.
Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
The microstate is the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage equality. #goodnews
New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity
College students started a venture that has diverted glass bottles from landfills and crushed them into sand for coastal restoration efforts. #goodnews
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/climate/new-orleans-glass-recycling.html
Big pink truck delivers books, love of Native literature
A big pink truck cruised the streets of the Southwest this spring with stops in New Mexico, distributing over 10,000 books to the Navajo Nation to help improve literacy and support Indigenous writers. #goodnews
https://ictnews.org/news/big-pink-truck-delivers-books-love-of-native-literature
Netherlands: ‘Historic victory’ as Dutch law adopts consent-based definition of rape
Responding to a vote by the Senate of the Netherlands for introducing a consent-based definition of rape into the country’s Sexual Offences Act, Dagmar Oudshoorn, Director of Amnesty International Netherlands, said: “The Netherlands has taken the final step to change the outdated Dutch law and recognize that sex without... #goodnews
Netherlands: ‘Historic victory’ as Dutch law adopts consent-based definition of rape
Responding to a vote by the Senate of the Netherlands for introducing a consent-based definition of rape into the country’s Sexual Offences Act, Dagmar Oudshoorn, Director of Amnesty International Netherlands, said: “The Netherlands has taken the final step to change the outdated Dutch law and recognize that sex without consent is rape. This is an […]
What cartoonish event has ever happened to you?
I was riding with my bicycle. One of the elastic straps sticks out a little from my bag, gets caught somewhere, I hear a loud click, then see it spin in the air and finally land on the other side of the road. #AskKbin
Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place #goodnews