Not All News is Bad!

A new experimental vaccine takes aim at one of tuberculosis’s most stubborn defenses: the ability of bacteria to persist despite treatment.

Source: Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Nasal DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Very cool.

The reactor, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, is powered by the energy from the sun, and could be a cheaper, more sustainable alternative to current chemical-based recycling

Source: Researchers turn recovered car battery acid and plastic waste into

Cool.

A different kind of bone marrow transplant changed Tatyana Thompson’s life.

Source: EXCLUSIVE: Sickle Cell Caused Excruciating Pain When She Became Pregnant. Now She’s Cured

Love this kind of progress.

“I feel absolutely loved,” Red White and Brew Coffeehouse co-owner Michael Coyne, who has autism, tells TODAY.com.

Source: After a Barista Had $20 Stolen From His Tip Jar, Customers Showed up With Over $1,000

The worst of us so often brings out the best of us.

“With the drawing competition, NS wants to inspire children in a playful way for train travel,” the translated statement from NS said.

Source: 8-year-old’s ‘Sweet Monsters’ Drawing Chosen as Winning Design to Decorate Real Train

Neat.

The project hopes to ease bloated landfill sites and respond to a growing need for adult diapers in aging Japan.

Source: Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

Great idea.

On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as diagnostic tests that can be used near the point-of-care and tongue swabs that can help detect the disease faster reaching more people.

Source: WHO recommends new diagnostic tools to help end TB

Easier + faster + cheaper = better.

Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record ‌increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively with Reuters showed on Tuesday.

Source: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost

Wow!

From pet attacks, to missing parts, to just too much loving, there’s almost no teddy bear Ruth Hasman can’t fix.

Source: ‘It’s the stories behind these bears’: Vancouver ‘teddy bear doctor’ restores old stuffies

Lovely.

“I did not hesitate even for a moment,” Kaedi Cecala’s donor, Karol Zwierzinski, tells PEOPLE

Source: Woman with Blood Cancer Gets Stem Cell Match from ‘Literal Angel’ in Another Country. Then He Shows Up to Her Wedding

Amazing.