Norway hopes to boost body image with retouching law – Positive News
Legislators in Norway have served infuencers and advertisers a dose of reality, with new rules that govern the use of Photoshopped images Research suggests a link between body dissatisfaction and the use of social media, on which tweaked photos that tout unattainable standards of beauty are rife. In Norway, images that have been altered to […]
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To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter
Can a network of tweeting trees help us cut carbon emissions and increase empathy for ecosystems? Scientists think so In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces itself in its bio: “Witnessing life as a tree in a changing environment […]
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Teen with no sewing experience made stunning dress for prom date and lands job from it
Finding the perfect dress for prom is one of the most exciting and challenging moments in a teenage girl’s life. In February 2019, months before the prom, Pendleton Heights senior Adrianna Rust found her dream dress. But when she checked the price tag, she knew there was no way an Indiana teen like her could […]
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Can we eat UK-grown produce all year, without environmental trade-offs?
A farm in Suffolk is using hyper-efficient glasshouse technology to grow tomatoes all year. Could this be a better approach than relying on imports? Richard Lewis knows his tomatoes. The former director of the British Tomato Growers’ Association has tended them since 1984. He even has a cherry tomato – ‘the Lewis’ – named after […]
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Grandpa surprises 95-year-old sister whom he has not seen in half a decade
Reuniting with loved ones you haven’t seen in years always brings lots of laughter, happy tears, and stories waiting to be told. That’s exactly what happened between a grandpa and his sister who lives in a care facility across the country. Mary Pine, 95, and her brother, Bob Taylor, 84, call each other every day. […]
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‘Speedo diplomacy’: the climate campaigner who swims with icebergs
Skimpy swim shorts, frigid fjords and hot water bottles – Lewis Pugh’s approach to climate campaigning is far from conventional The Ilulissat glacier carves icebergs that are over a kilometre tall including, legend has it, the one that sunk the Titanic. As well as feeding legends, it feeds the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland, and it’s […]
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Couple builds modern yurt from scratch with a nicer interior design than most homes
When you hear the word “yurt,” you think of conical dwellings with a tent-like roof and latticework around the perimeter. However, Zach Both and Nicole Lopez’s yurt outside of downtown Portland is a different story. While the structure looks similar to traditional yurts, the inside is not what you’d expect because it’s completely modernized. Do […]
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What went right: Ireland’s basic arts income, plus more positive news
Ireland announced a basic income for artists Making ends meet is a struggle for many artists, whose precarious financial position has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Does Ireland have an answer? This week, its government announced plans for a basic income for people working in the arts. Details of the €25m (£21.2m) initiative are still […]
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Empty nesters with lots of love to give decide to adopt two sets of twins to keep them together
Empty nesters Karen and Tobias Thompson of Hamilton County have so much love to give that they keep expanding their family. The husband and wife, both 55, graduated from Taft High School and dated as teenagers. However, they ended up marrying other people and raising children with their spouses. When both of those marriages ended, […]
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Startup company develops airless bike tires using NASA technology to end flats and reduce waste
SMART, a startup co-founded by “Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, is set to launch a new product based on the innovations of NASA: an airless bicycle tire. In partnership with NASA through the Space Act Agreement, SMART has developed their METL tire. It is the first fruit of the startup’s collaboration […]
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