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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/city-turning...
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/city-turning...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/foster-endan...
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/foster-endan...
See what stories caught our attention this week, including the transformative power of two-wheeled travel and an award-winning senior housing project designed to tackle loneliness.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
See what stories caught our attention this week, including the transformative power of two-wheeled travel and an award-winning senior housing project designed to tackle loneliness.
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reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-re...
Fed up of waiting for the city to tackle traffic fatalities, Los Angeles residents are taking street safety into their own hands — one bucket of paint at a time.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fed up of waiting for the city to tackle traffic fatalities, Los Angeles residents are taking street safety into their own hands — one bucket of paint at a time.
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Every time somebody flushes a toilet in Mannheim, Germany, they contribute to ecological shipping.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Every time somebody flushes a toilet in Mannheim, Germany, they contribute to ecological shipping.
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Following the dismantling of the Kwoneesum Dam in Washington state a year ago, the area has been transformed and its wildlife is returning.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Following the dismantling of the Kwoneesum Dam in Washington state a year ago, the area has been transformed and its wildlife is returning.
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When we step back and look at wildlife as it behaves without humans present, a hidden world opens up –– one filled with animal intelligence and insight that a new satellite-based system is allowing us to truly see for the first time.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When we step back and look at wildlife as it behaves without humans present, a hidden world opens up –– one filled with animal intelligence and insight that a new satellite-based system is allowing us to truly see for the first time.
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reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
As scientists, environmentalists and politicians gather for CITES CoP20 this week, we explore how some hobbyists are fostering endangered species in their own homes.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As scientists, environmentalists and politicians gather for CITES CoP20 this week, we explore how some hobbyists are fostering endangered species in their own homes.
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The U.S. has more guns than people, and it’s easier to buy a gun than to get rid of one. That’s why a nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The U.S. has more guns than people, and it’s easier to buy a gun than to get rid of one. That’s why a nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/climate-doul...
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/climate-doul...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/africa-donor...
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/africa-donor...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/besancon-foo...
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/besancon-foo...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/startups-pro...
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/startups-pro...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
An initiative connecting African donors living in Europe with small businesses in their home countries is a boon for entrepreneurs.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An initiative connecting African donors living in Europe with small businesses in their home countries is a boon for entrepreneurs.
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A nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
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‘Atmospheric water generation’ is inching from sci-fi to reality in communities that lack access to potable water.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
‘Atmospheric water generation’ is inching from sci-fi to reality in communities that lack access to potable water.
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Have you ever heard of the competitive sport of… spogomi?
See what stories caught our attention this week, including exercise with a twist and a celebration of the surprising ways animals and plants protect human health.
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See what stories caught our attention this week, including exercise with a twist and a celebration of the surprising ways animals and plants protect human health.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Have you ever heard of the competitive sport of… spogomi?
See what stories caught our attention this week, including exercise with a twist and a celebration of the surprising ways animals and plants protect human health.
reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-re...
See what stories caught our attention this week, including exercise with a twist and a celebration of the surprising ways animals and plants protect human health.
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A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil in the American Midwest that was once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil in the American Midwest that was once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.
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‘Climate doulas’ prepare pregnant people for any curveball Mother Nature might throw their way, from flooding to storms to extreme heat.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
‘Climate doulas’ prepare pregnant people for any curveball Mother Nature might throw their way, from flooding to storms to extreme heat.
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See what stories caught our attention this week, including new gun violence data and grassroots climate change action spearheaded by Black women.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
See what stories caught our attention this week, including new gun violence data and grassroots climate change action spearheaded by Black women.
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What are animals doing when nobody is watching?
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
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A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What are animals doing when nobody is watching?
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...