podcast Psilocybin Breakthrough + More | Bright Side Daily Psilocybin therapy breakthrough from Compass Pathways and more positive stories from around the world.
Daily Digest Scientists Heal a Lab-Grown Spinal Cord — Plus 9 More Stories of Progress A world first for paralysis research, the month the global energy map was redrawn, and 8 more stories of genuine progress.
Daily Digest Bright Side Daily — 17 February 2026 Ireland makes basic income for artists permanent, Colombia cuts deforestation 25%, Portugal hits 80% renewables, and 7 more stories of human progress.
Daily Digest Bright Side Daily — February 20, 2026 The world's largest wind turbine powers up, cancer RNA barcodes discovered, and 700 children become visible — your daily dose of progress.
Daily Digest Bright Side Daily — 2026-02-19 CRISPR gene drives vs superbugs, cancer blood tests, Majorana qubits, calcium batteries, Yangtze recovery, Ireland's basic income — and more.
podcast World's Biggest Wind Turbine + Cancer RNA Breakthrough | Bright Side Daily Today's positive news: the world's biggest wind turbine, a cancer RNA breakthrough, and more uplifting stories.
Health & Medicine Chinese Scientists Develop Mass-Production Method for Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Chinese scientists develop a breakthrough method to mass-produce cancer-fighting immune cells from cord blood, potentially making immunotherapy accessible to millions.
Health & Medicine Psychedelic Drug Shows Significant Improvement in Depression New research shows a psychedelic drug significantly improves depression symptoms, adding to the case for psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Community & Society 'It's About Survival': 700 Children Born in Bangladeshi Brothels Receive Birth Certificates Over 700 children born in Bangladeshi brothels receive birth certificates for the first time — a breakthrough in children's rights and trafficking prevention.
Environment & Climate Renewables Will Be Cheaper Than Gas by 2028, New Analysis Confirms New analysis confirms renewables will beat gas on cost by 2028-2029, even with grid and storage costs — plus 145,000 new UK jobs.
Policy & Governance UK Proposes 48-Hour Takedown Law for Non-Consensual Intimate Images The UK proposes a law requiring tech platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours — shifting the burden from victims to companies.
philanthropy 11-Year Study: Cash Transfers Don't Cause Harm — They Help An 11-year study of Alaska's cash dividend programme finds no link to increased injury or death — powerful evidence for UBI safety.
Environment & Climate Wood Stork Removed from Endangered Species List After 40-Year Recovery After 40 years on the endangered list, the wood stork has been officially delisted — a landmark conservation success story.
Environment & Climate China's Clean Energy Capacity Officially Surpasses Fossil Fuels China's clean energy capacity officially passes 51%, surpassing fossil fuels for the first time — driven by a massive solar power surge.
Environment & Climate Microsoft Matches 100% of Its Electricity with Renewable Energy Microsoft matches 100% of its electricity with renewable energy, hitting a key sustainability goal even as AI drives surging demand.
Health & Medicine Hidden RNA 'Barcodes' Could Transform Cancer Diagnosis Scientists discover 260,000 cancer-specific RNA molecules that could enable simple blood tests to identify cancer type with over 90% accuracy.
Science & Technology Scientists Discover Gene That Could Save Bananas from Deadly Panama Disease Scientists identify a gene that could protect bananas from deadly Panama disease — a breakthrough for the $25 billion global banana industry.
Environment & Climate World's First 20-MW Offshore Wind Turbine Powers Up in China China connects the world's first 20-MW offshore wind turbine to the grid — a 174-metre engineering marvel that can power 44,000 homes.
Health & Medicine AI Prosthetic Arms Feel Most Natural at One Second Per Reach, VR Study Finds A VR study found AI prosthetic arms feel most natural at human speed — one second per reach. Faster feels creepy, slower feels frustrating.
Science & Technology Life's Building Blocks May Have Formed in Frozen Ice, Not Warm Water — Asteroid Bennu Reveals Asteroid Bennu samples suggest life's building blocks formed in frozen ice, not warm water — vastly expanding where in the universe life could begin.
Environment & Climate European Bison Roam the Carpathians Again After a Century Wild European bison roam Romania's Carpathians for the first time in 100 years. A Science study shows they're restoring the ecosystems they walk through.
Health & Medicine Time-Restricted Eating Cuts Crohn's Disease Activity by 40% in Clinical Trial A randomised trial found that eating within an 8-hour window reduced Crohn's disease activity by 40% — a free, accessible complement to existing treatments.
Policy & Governance Olympics Enforce First-Ever Ban on 'Forever Chemical' Ski Waxes — And It's Working Three athletes disqualified at Milan-Cortina 2026 for using PFAS ski wax. The first enforced Olympic ban on forever chemicals is proving these alternatives work.
Health & Medicine Imperial Gets £3.1M to Hunt New Antibiotics With AI — First New Class in 50 Years? Imperial College's Fleming Initiative gets £3.1M to find new antibiotics using AI — targeting Gram-negative superbugs that haven't seen a new drug class in 50 years.
Environment & Climate Clean Energy Investment Hit Record $2.3 Trillion in 2025 as Fossil Fuel Funding Drops Global clean energy investment hit a record $2.3 trillion in 2025 while fossil fuel funding dropped — signalling an irreversible market shift.
