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First hormone-free male birth control pill shown safe in early trial
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM To wrap up our Best of 2025 series, weâre sharing something a little more personal⊠our Staff Picks! These...
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Rethinking the âbest friendâ ideal: why you donât need a BFF to feel fulfilled
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM To wrap up our Best of 2025 series, weâre sharing something a little more personal⊠our Staff Picks! These...
How Finlandâs giant sand battery is storing clean energy (and cutting emissions by 70 percent)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM To wrap up our Best of 2025 series, weâre sharing something a little more personal⊠our Staff Picks! These...
The new Skims Team USA collection is the âJuicy Coutureâ of Olympic partnerships
Kim Kardashianâs apparel brand Skims is outfitting American athletes at the Olympics for the fourth time in a row, and this yearâs collection is...
J. Crewâs new Olympic skiing capsule gives sportswear a â70s vibe shift
J. Crew just revealed its apparel collection with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard teams for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Itâs an ode to retro...
12-Year-Old Student Compares Having Autism to Being Like a âLimited Edition LEGO Setâ
12-Year-Old Student Compares Having Autism to Being Like a âLimited Edition LEGO Setâ @lara.birdy Letâs help Leo go viral again with this new...
Podcast Transcript December 19, 2025â Holiday gifts for a loved one with cancer + a powerful Miwuk land-back victory near Yosemite
Episode Description: This week, Arielle and Karissa dive into two very different but deeply connected stories about what it means to truly support...
Gift shopping for a loved one with cancer this holiday season? Hereâs what actually helps
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The holiday season tends to magnify the pressure to find the perfect gift, especially when the recipient is...
Meet the Winners of the National Portrait Galleryâs 2025 Teen Portrait Competition
Meet the Winners of the National Portrait Galleryâs 2025 Teen Portrait Competition Every three years, the National Portrait Gallery hosts a major...
A microscopic upgrade with massive potential: scientists block malaria with a single gene edit
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM To wrap up our Best of 2025 series, weâre sharing something a little more personal⊠our Staff Picks! These...
After an Epilepsy Diagnosis at 19, This National Sprinter Came Back & Broke Her Personal Best
The track feels predictable to Devaki Dhar. The grip of spikes on rubber. The steady tension of the starting blocks. The straight, measurable...
Surprise: your hobbies might be building better self-discipline (and you didnât even notice)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If youâve ever tried to become more disciplined by sheer force of will, you already know itâs exhausting. All...
Good News in History, December 17
92 years ago today, the first American football championship game was playedâon the diamond at Wrigley Fieldâbetween the Chicago Bears and the New...
Buzz: Hoosiers-Ducks winner likely to be favorite in national championship game
The winner of Friday's semifinal between Indiana and Oregon is expected to be the favorite in the national title game, regardless of opponent.
Merry Kiss-mas: Thousands Gather Under 10-Foot Mistletoe in DC to Set Guinness Record for Festive Smooches
Suspended 30-feet in the air, a Christmas beacon hangs in Washington, DCâa 10-foot bundle of greenery and ribbons that locals are calling the...
World Junior Championship guide: Top contenders, key players to watch
The tournament starts Thursday, with the best under-20 players in hockey. Here are gold medal favorites, players set to break out.
More US states and cities are boosting minimum wages in 2026. What does it mean for workers?
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As the federal minimum wage remains frozen at $7.25 an hour, unchanged since 2009, cities and states across...
TGL best moments: Boston Common earns first win in team history
Boston Common Golf beats Los Angeles Golf Club to open the season with its first win in team history.
Moss is So Unique itâs Acted Like Fingerprints to Help Solve a Dozen Crimes
Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. Theyâre often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But...
2025 Was âYear of the Octopusâ Says UK Wildlife Trust, Amid Record Cephalopod Sightings
It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UKâs Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025...
A Trio of AD100 Talents Bring Rigor and Romance to a Historic NYC Town House
Elizabeth Roberts Architects, Grace Fuller Marroquin, and Leonora Hamill team up to revive a historic Upper West Side home
Record-breaking tuna sells for $3.2 million at a Tokyo auction
A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyoâs Toyosu...
Montana St. tops Illinois St. in wild FCS title game
Montana State won its first national championship since 1984 in Monday's first OT in FCS title game history.
Lando Norris In 2025: The Champion Who Believed Before the World Did
The year was 2024. The calendar read late November, and Max Verstappen had just clinched yet another driversâ championship â a feat that was...
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