Environment
This Rare Himalayan Flower Blooms Once in Decades, Revealing a Fragile Wonder
High in the eastern Himalayas, where the air is thin and the terrain is rugged, a rare and remarkable plant grows. The āSikkim Sundariā, known...
ALL STORIES
When is Makar Sankranti this year? On 14th or 15th January?
Makar Sankranti, a revered ancient festival, marks the Sun's entry into Capricorn on January 14, 2026, ushering in Uttarayan. This solar-based...
General
FOG Architecture designs minimalist Shanghai residence filled with natural light
Chinese studio FOG Architecture used tactile materials and natural lighting to create a calm, soothing atmosphere in this Shanghai home. Located...
Jo-Jo-style Bar Dio in Nakano City, Japan
The Jojo manga franchise is infamous for it's strangely dressed characters and wacky plotlines that somehow are well written. It has fans all over...
Physicists built a perfect conductor from ultracold atoms
Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold gas of atoms confined...
Business
Why Do You Need A Great Keynote Speaker For Your Event?
Why do you need a great keynote speaker? Because in the high-stakes world of conferences and events, the difference between a forgettable...
Relationships
Ep 18: From Addiction to Fatherhood: The Second Chance That Changed Everything
Second chances change lives. In this deeply moving episode of Call Me Friend, host Daryn Kagan pulls back the curtain on a moment few people ever...
How to Win in Life
A practical strategy you can return toāand a starting point you can use today When I was younger, I had many wishes but no real way to win. I...
Culture
āGold from Newtonās Apple Treeā Traces Natural Pigment Recipes from the Ancient World to Today
Nabil Ali celebrates the long legacy of botanical pigments and the craft traditions that used them. Do stories and artists like this matter to...
Stephen Townsā Quilted Works Emphasize Black Joy as Resistance in āSafer Watersā
'Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury' continues through June 14 at the Wichita Art Museum. Do stories and artists like this...
Technology
LG creates humanoid AI-powered robot to make "housework a thing of the past"
Electronics brand LG has unveiled CLOiD, an AI-powered home robot that takes care of household chores like cooking and laundry, at the CES tech...
Personal_growth
Why your antiperspirant isnāt working (and how to fix it)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Our Best of 2025 Lifestyle edition is all about the big impact of small shifts. These stories capture what it...
Social_impact
The Wild and Wacky Animal Rescues of 2025 Made the RSPCA Staff True Heroes
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has shared their wackiest animal rescues from 2025, including a fox trapped in a chair...
Good News in History, January 4
On this day 375 years ago, perhaps the greatest physicist the world has known, Isaac Newton, was born. Widely recognized as one of the most...
Science
This tiny nerve may help keep the heart young
A new study suggests the vagus nerve may be one of the heartās most important defenders against aging. Researchers found that keeping this nerve...
How People in the Victorian Era Enjoyed Animation Before Its Modern History
How People in the Victorian Era Enjoyed Animation Before Its Modern History Before Walt Disney, the internet, and entertainment as we know it...
Western Tatami Mat Mania Keeping Alive Japanās Traditional Woven Grass Flooring Industry
Western admirers of Japanese aesthetic are keeping afloat tatami craftsmen in Japan, where modernity and maintenance requirements are driving down...
Hereās the Story of Yaoya Oshichi, a Japanese Teenager Who Lost Her Life for Love and Inspired Folklore
Hereās the Story of Yaoya Oshichi, a Japanese Teenager Who Lost Her Life for Love and Inspired Folklore Many cultures have stories of unrequited...
Village Girl Now Rules the Runway
#thebetterindia "From village streets to ruling the runway. I trained in a mud house storeroom, my rooftop as a ramp, my phone as an audience....
Noble Environmental Announces Sale of $34.8 Million in Investment Tax Credits, and Commercial Operations of 3 New RNG Facilities
CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania ā Noble Environmental, Inc. (āNobleā) completed the sale of approximately $34.8 million in Investment Tax Credits...
These are the best gadgets for your pet right now
From AI smart cameras that describe your pet's actions to a smart door that knows when they want to go outside, these are the best pet gadgets of 2025.
From Viral āShopkeeperā to Power-Packed Performance: Gaurav Gera
#thebetterindia From TV fame to fearless reinventionāGaurav Geraās journey is a masterclass in perseverance. After winning hearts as Nandu in...
When Slack Avatars Got Real: The Better India Offsite
#thebetterindia What happens when a 100% remote team finally meets? The screens disappear. Conversations deepen. Laughter gets louder. For two...
The 11 Best Emotional Intelligence Quotes of 2025
Eleven quotes showing what real-life emotional intelligence looks like, in the wild.
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