Sometimes We Can Have Nice Things: Our 10 Favorite Feel-Good Stories of 2023 (www.scientificamerican.com)
Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year
Court victory for activists who disrupted Israel's weapons trade (electronicintifada.net)
Oregon Airport Unveils Unconventional Stress-Busters: Meet The Therapy Llamas Bringing Joy To Travelers (www.sunnyskyz.com)
Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine Set To Save Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children (www.project-syndicate.org)
Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia (apnews.com)
Iceland’s ‘bike whisperer’: the vigilante who finds stolen bicycles – and helps thieves change (www.theguardian.com)
Animal shelter in Pennsylvania empty for first time in 47 years (www.theguardian.com)
Just in time for Christmas, Adams county SPCA adopts out 598 animals and reunites 125 with their owners...
Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades | CTV (www.ctvnews.ca)
DeKalb Township (Illinois) awards $187K to local nonprofits to serve area residents (www.shawlocal.com)
Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington (apnews.com)
For Tampa Bay seniors with nothing under the Christmas tree, a wish granted (www.tampabay.com)
Cate Blanchett launches program to empower female, trans & nonbinary filmmakers (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (www.cnn.com)
WellSpan puts $1.5 million donation to use to boost local nursing opportunities (lebtown.com)
Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI (www.euronews.com)
Some corals survive warming waters by 'remembering' heat waves (www.earth.com)
5 wolves released in Colorado as part of reintroduction plan (www.nbcnews.com)
Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short....
New York City Moves to Ban Solitary Confinement, Defying Mayor Adams (www.nytimes.com)
Polish parliament to host first ever Christmas meal for homeless and others in need | Notes From Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving (www.cbsnews.com)
8 years ago a grandma accidentally texted a young man she didn’t know about Thanksgiving. They’ve gone from strangers to family to business partners
First Resolution In US Congress To Back End To Assange Case (thedissenter.org)
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