NOT BAD NEWS

WHALES BACK IN NY HARBORDRUNK-DRIVING DEATHS DOWN 38%GIRLS' MATH SCORES SURPASS BOYS GLOBALLYWILDFLOWERS RETURN TO CHERNOBYLPOLIO ELIMINATED IN 2 MORE COUNTRIESCHILD MORTALITY HALVED SINCE 2000BEES REBOUND IN UK URBAN GARDENS WHALES BACK IN NY HARBORDRUNK-DRIVING DEATHS DOWN 38%GIRLS' MATH SCORES SURPASS BOYS GLOBALLYWILDFLOWERS RETURN TO CHERNOBYLPOLIO ELIMINATED IN 2 MORE COUNTRIESCHILD MORTALITY HALVED SINCE 2000BEES REBOUND IN UK URBAN GARDENS

BLIND MICE SEE AGAIN AFTER GENE THERAPY...

Single injection restores vision in 80% of treated animals. Human trial starts Q3.

— NATURE

AMAZON DEFORESTATION DOWN 62%... REUTERS

TEEN BUILDS SOLAR DESALINATION RIG... WIRED

MALARIA VACCINE 75% EFFECTIVE PHASE-3... WHO

CALIFORNIA CONDOR POPULATION HITS 561, UP FROM 22... AP
STRANGER PAYS OFF $1.2M IN MEDICAL DEBT FOR NEIGHBORS... Local12
OCEAN PLASTIC DOWN 17% IN PACIFIC GYRE... Science
INDIA HITS 200GW SOLAR — 2 YEARS AHEAD OF TARGET... Bloomberg
VOLUNTEERS PLANT 12 MILLION TREES IN ETHIOPIA — IN ONE DAY... BBC
OLDEST KNOWN MARATHON RUNNER FINISHES BOSTON AT 99... ESPN
RIVER OTTERS RETURN TO THAMES AFTER 200-YEAR ABSENCE... Guardian
VETERAN ADOPTS DOG THAT SAVED HIS LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN... Stars and Stripes
TEACHER SELLS HOUSE TO PAY OFF STUDENTS' LUNCH DEBT... WaPo
SCIENTISTS GROW HUMAN HEART CELLS THAT BEAT IN SYNC... Cell

TEEN HACKER FINDS HOSPITAL EXPLOIT — REPORTS IT FREE... Wired
BEAVERS HIRED AS WILDFIRE-PREVENTION ENGINEERS IN UTAH... NPR
BLOOD TEST DETECTS 50 CANCERS BEFORE SYMPTOMS... NEJM
9-YEAR-OLD BUSKER RAISES $40K FOR HOMELESS SHELTER... Local
STARTUP CONVERTS CO2 INTO CONCRETE AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE... MIT
MAINE LOBSTERMEN VOLUNTARILY CUT QUOTAS — STOCKS REBOUND... Portland Press
CLEAN-WATER PROJECT REACHES 1 MILLION RWANDANS... Charity Water
AI SPOTS BREAST CANCER 5 YEARS EARLIER THAN HUMANS... Lancet
RETIRED COUPLE FOSTERS 87 KIDS OVER 30 YEARS... Today
JAPAN OPENS FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC BULLET TRAIN LINE... NHK

DEAF MAN HEARS WIFE'S VOICE FOR FIRST TIME — 50 YEARS LATER... BBC
SCHOOL STARTS GARDEN — KIDS' GRADES JUMP 30%... Edutopia
MICROFINANCE LIFTS 30M OUT OF POVERTY — STUDY... World Bank
TIGER POPULATION IN INDIA HITS HIGHEST COUNT EVER... WWF
STUDENT INVENTS $1 PROSTHETIC HAND — OPEN-SOURCED... TechCrunch
GULF OF MEXICO DEAD ZONE SHRINKS BY HALF... NOAA
GERMANY HITS 100% RENEWABLE FOR 14 STRAIGHT DAYS... Spiegel
ICELAND PUMPS CO2 BACK INTO ROCK — AT SCALE... Nature
FORMER FELON OPENS NATION'S TOP-RATED RESTAURANT... Eater
KIDNEY CHAIN: 12-WAY SWAP SAVES 12 LIVES IN ONE DAY... JAMA