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1Phys.org ยท Good news in nature
Scientists find a way to revive bleached coral in weeks
Bleached corals on the brink of death fully recovered in a lab within seven weeks after brief contact with healthy clones.
The Good News Desk likes this one: A faster route to restoring bleached corals, so far shown only in laboratory conditions.
BeforeBleached corals were close to death.
NowIn a lab, the corals recovered fully within seven weeks.
2ScienceDaily ยท Science and health
Researchers Find Three Brain Pathways Tied to Lasting Depression Relief
Scientists have identified three brain pathways linked to lasting relief for people with treatment-resistant depression.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Could help doctors place electrodes more precisely for people with severe depression that has not responded to other treatment.
BeforeDeep brain stimulation helps some patients with treatment-resistant depression, but results vary and the reasons were unclear.
NowResearchers have identified brain pathways linked to lasting relief and a pattern in patients who did not improve.
3Phys.org ยท Science and health
Archaeologists find what may be the world's oldest shipwreck off Turkey
A shipwreck off Turkey may be the oldest known in the world, tentatively dated to around 2700 to 2400 B.C.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Offers an early marker for ancient seafaring, based on pottery cargo and tentative dating.
4Times of India ยท Good news in nature
Endangered black abalone counts rise after California relocation
After researchers moved 246 endangered black abalone to a protected California coast, counts rose from 54 to 302.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Endangered shellfish are recovering on a California coast, and the method may work elsewhere.
BeforeBlack abalone were endangered and their numbers on the coast were low.
NowCounts have risen to 302, and juveniles have appeared at the protected site.
5Good News Network ยท Good news in nature
Bleached Corals Recover in Seven Weeks in Stanford Lab
Stanford scientists reversed coral bleaching in a lab, with corals returning to full health in seven weeks.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Bleached reef corals may be saveable faster than scientists expected, if the lab method works in the sea.
BeforeCorals on the brink of death from bleaching were thought to be very hard to bring back.
NowIn a Stanford lab, bleached corals returned to full health in seven weeks.
6CBS News ยท Great news in sports
Canadian Teenagers Join American Football Team Across the Border
High school players from Milk River, Alberta, now play alongside teammates in Sunburst, Montana.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Two small border towns share one team, giving Canadian players a place to play football.
7CBS News ยท Culture and ideas
A New York show rewrites the story of Pollock and Krasner
A landmark New York exhibition gives Lee Krasner the fuller recognition long overshadowed by her husband, Jackson Pollock.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Krasner's own painting gets a fuller hearing, correcting a long-running imbalance in how the story is told.
BeforeKrasner's work has long been eclipsed by the shadow of Jackson Pollock.
NowA landmark New York City show rewrites the story of the two artists.
8ESPN ยท Great news in sports
Panthers record natural hat tricks in three straight NHL games
Florida's Panthers became the first NHL team with natural hat tricks in three straight games.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Two Florida players scored three goals each, extending a record-setting run of scoring for their team.
9ScienceDaily ยท Science and health
Soy-derived compound protects mice brains from high-salt diet
A soy-derived compound called LPC70 protected mice from several harms of a high-salt diet, in early animal research.
The Good News Desk likes this one: A possible way to shield memory from excess salt, so far shown only in mice.
BeforeMice on a high-salt diet developed higher blood pressure and worse memory and social behavior.
NowMice given the LPC70 supplement showed lower blood pressure, better memory and improved social interactions.
10The Optimist Daily ยท Good news in politics
Hungary's parliament votes to repeal 2021 child protection law
Hungary's parliament has voted to repeal a 2021 law that restricted portrayals of homosexuality and transgender identities in schools and media.
The Good News Desk likes this one: Schools and media in Hungary may now show LGBTQ people without legal penalty under the repealed law.
BeforeA 2021 law banned portrayal or promotion of homosexuality and transgender identities in schools and media.
NowParliament has voted to repeal that law, and the EU has announced release of โฌ4.2 billion in frozen funds.