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
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Court victory for activists who disrupted Israel's weapons trade (electronicintifada.net)
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Oregon Airport Unveils Unconventional Stress-Busters: Meet The Therapy Llamas Bringing Joy To Travelers (www.sunnyskyz.com)
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Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine Set To Save Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children (www.project-syndicate.org)
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Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia (apnews.com)
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Iceland’s ‘bike whisperer’: the vigilante who finds stolen bicycles – and helps thieves change (www.theguardian.com)
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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...
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Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades | CTV (www.ctvnews.ca)
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DeKalb Township (Illinois) awards $187K to local nonprofits to serve area residents (www.shawlocal.com)
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Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington (apnews.com)
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For Tampa Bay seniors with nothing under the Christmas tree, a wish granted (www.tampabay.com)
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Cate Blanchett launches program to empower female, trans & nonbinary filmmakers (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (www.cnn.com)
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WellSpan puts $1.5 million donation to use to boost local nursing opportunities (lebtown.com)
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Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI (www.euronews.com)
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Some corals survive warming waters by 'remembering' heat waves (www.earth.com)
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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....
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New York City Moves to Ban Solitary Confinement, Defying Mayor Adams (www.nytimes.com)
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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
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First Resolution In US Congress To Back End To Assange Case (thedissenter.org)
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Hawai‘i Land Trust purchases 642 acres at Mahukona, forever protecting important cultural site on Big Island’s Kohala Coast (bigislandnow.com)
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Ghana will enter 'malaria elimination' phase in 2024 (www.semafor.com)
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Bangor laundromat donates over 900 pairs of socks to local charities (www.wabi.tv)
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