Inspiring projects that show faith in the future
Positive.News - At a time when the world feels chaotic and uncertain, these projects inspire faith in the future Future Library, Oslo Who will be reading books in 100 years’ time? (Assuming there will be anyone left to read them at all), is the question posed by Future Library in Norway. Every year since 2014, Scottish artist Katie Paterson (pictured
Hope for stabilising the climate
Positive.News - Mankind has already emitted enough carbon dioxide to blow past internationally agreed limits on warming – that’s the bad news. The good news is that this baked-in heating could take longer than previously thought to take effect, buying us time to adapt and develop technological climate fixes – but only if we reduce emissions fast. Those are the conclusions
Christmas Star: Jupiter, Saturn are closest they’ve been in centuries
closest they've been in centuries Monday WTKR - You’ll want to look up at the night sky Monday, because the much-anticipated “Christmas Star” is set to be at its brightest. The “Christmas Star” in a nickname that’s been given to the astronomical event when Jupiter and Saturn will get so close together, they’ll be especially vibrant and visible to the naked eye. Recent
Ways businesses are giving back this Christmas
Positive.News - Christmas is traditionally a time for giving, not just to loved ones but to those less fortunate, with many people choosing to donate to charity or volunteer during the festive season. This year? Demand for support from charities is higher than ever. Almost 700,000 people in the UK have been plunged into poverty as a result of the Covid-fueled
Rescue Kitten Wins People’s Hearts And Finds A Forever Home
Bored Panda - At the very beginning of 2020, a pretty grey kitten with white paws was rescued together with the rest of her litter. The good samaritans, however, realized she had twisted legs. Trying to get the kitty the best care she could receive, they took her to Mojo’s Hope, a rescue organization for animals with special needs based in
Turns Out Sea Urchins Like To Use Shells As Hats
Bored Panda - If you’ve ever seen a sea urchin—you know what a peculiar, cool-looking little dude this echinoderm is. There are a whopping 950 species living on the seabed, making themselves at home in virtually all oceans and depth zones. But it turns out, these little spiky balls also exhibit covering behavior, which means that they use their tube
Best Ocean Pics From The 2020 Ocean Photography Awards
Bored Panda - All of you nature-loving Pandas are in for a treat. The Oceanographic Magazine has just announced the finalists of the Ocean Photography Awards and they look utterly magnificent. We can’t wait to show them to you, so scroll down to submerge yourself in the photographic glory of under- and above-water ecosystems. Remember to upvote your fave photos! Now
Artist that is helping black teenage boys feel seen, heard and inspired
Positive News - It’s not often black boys are afforded a space to express their joy. After all, media representations of black boys rarely stray beyond perpetrator or the victim of violence. It’s this in part that propelled Kay Rufai, a British-Nigerian artist, photographer and author, to create the Smile-ing Boys project, which addresses the mental health needs of black boys
Poet helping young people of colour explore their identity through verse
Positive.News - You, a suitcase of ideas, unpack them and discover,” writes Theresa Lola in her poem Pouring Glow. “Write wings into existence in a poem, the words gliding around the page.” The lines are apt from the 26-year-old poet. She could be speaking to her teenage self, new to writing poetry and inspired by its potential for experimentation. Or she
Children as well as adults, need stories about solutions
Positive.News - If adults get down and depressed when watching the news, what impact does it have on children? I had just become a mother around the time I wrote my first book You Are What You Read: why changing your media diet can change the world. Now, pregnant with my third child, I decided it was time to package up
