Good News Headline 3/10/20

Bill Gates Just Invested In Lab-Grown Palm Oil To Save The Rainforest
by Charlotte Pointing, Live Kindly
Found in nearly 50 percent of supermarket products, palm oil is one of the most useful vegetable oils available. But it’s also a major driver of deforestation and habitat loss… Read More
Amsterdam’s Boats Go Electric Ahead Of 2025 Diesel Ban
by Toby Sterling, Reuters
The canal boat Gerarda Johanna is part of a push by Amsterdam’s new Green Party mayor to ban diesel engines from the center’s ancient canals by 2025, helping the city’s efforts to combat climate change… Read More
Endangered Blue Whales Make ‘Unprecedented’ Comeback To South Georgia Island
by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Researchers counted 36 sightings of 55 critically endangered Antarctic blue whales during their 2020 trip, up from just one sighting of two whales in 2018… Read More
Animal Hero Uses Old, Discarded Coolers To Help The Feral Cats Overlooked During The Cold Winter
by Amy Paige
It’s cheap and easy, and it can make all the difference for an animal in need… Read More
Scientists Find Key To Delivering Turmeric Ingredient So It Can Be Absorbed To Treat Alzheimer’s And Herpes
from Good News Network
For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to validate these claims with clinical studies… Read More
Compost Your Baby’s Diapers Through This Subscription Service
by Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company
Twenty billion disposable diapers are tossed into the trash annually in the U.S. Dyper thinks it has a better way… Read More
The Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements And What They Do
by Andy Corbley, World at Large
Along with research into simple lifestyle interventions like sleep, exercise, and sauna use, certain specific nutritional elements, notably a select few known as “NAD+ boosters,” are being looked at and now commercially sold, as a potentially effective treatments for a disease that’s very old but also very new: aging… Read More
How Wikitongues Is Saving World Languages From Linguicide
by Heather Martin, Independent
The young company, powered by an ever-expanding volunteer base, seeks to provide safe refuge for all dialects – not just the endangered ones… Read More
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