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Positive Curiosities

@posicuri.bsky.social
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Hello everyone! Over on my YT channel, we attempt to showcase science, technology, and critical thinking in a fun and, more importantly, positive light. YT: www.youtube.com/@PositiveCuriosities

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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Oyster reefs don't just filter nitrogen, they bury it permanently inside the reef. That makes restored reefs 25-42% more valuable than we thought. One NC county's oysters bury 120,000 kg of nitrogen a year. The ocean's most underrated janitor just got a raise. eos.org/articles/oys... #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Between 2020 and 2024, zero women under 25 in England died from cervical cancer. Zero. The HPV vaccine given at age 12-13 has cut the risk of dying before 30 to essentially nothing. 200 deaths prevented so far. Hopefully it continues w/ age. Great news! www.theguardian.com/society/2026... #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NASA announced Moon Base I launches as early as fall 2026. 3 missions this year. Semi-permanent habitat by 2029. Continuously crewed lunar base by 2030s. The South Pole has water ice, sunlight, and now a construction schedule. We can actually do this! www.nasa.gov/moonbase/ #Space #NASA Image: NASA
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Astronomers found a rocky super-Earth in the outer part of a distant star system where rocky planets shouldn't exist according to planetary formation theory. It's the density of iron and silicate rock. Scientists: "anomalous" Universe: still full of surprises. eos.org/articles/the... #Space #Science
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Weather satellites have been staring at Earth from 36,000km up for decades. Scientists just realized they can use the same satellites to monitor land temps, drought, and crop health in near real time. Same hardware, second job, zero extra cost. eos.org/science-upda... #Science #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A 2-year study of 15 Australian companies on the four-day work week found: zero productivity drops, six saw output increase, 14 of 15 kept it permanently. Full 100% pay, 80% hours, 100% output. The data is getting hard to argue with. scienceaim.com/australia-ju... #GoodNews #WorkLifeBalance
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A guy in Brazil found a weird glassy rock on his property and sent it to scientists. Turns out it was space glass from a meteorite impact 6.3 million years ago. They found 500+ more pieces nearby. First tektite field found in South America. Curiosity wins. eos.org/articles/sci... #Science #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Scientists combined a polymer with a carbon catalyst to have sunlight destroys PFAS "forever chemicals" in water. The polymer traps PFAS, light breaks the bonds, out comes harmless fluoride. Works at natural water pH. Still a prototype, but the right kind. eos.org/articles/a-p... #Science #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
California just broke ground on its first new steel mill in 50 years. It runs on electricity, recycles scrap metal, produces 450k tons of steel a year, and creates ~500 jobs. Clean manufacturing is not a contradiction. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/03/07/c... #GoodNews #California
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Japan wired its entire ocean floor fault lines with sensors, to help monitor its nearby subduction zone in real time. Up to 20 extra seconds before a quake, 20 extra minutes before a tsunami. In 2011, some towns had less than 10 minutes. www.scientificamerican.com/article/japa... #GoodNews #Science
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The USGS built a free interactive map so you can look up exactly what rocks and sediments are under your feet anywhere in the US. 100+ geologic maps combined, works on your phone, no login needed. Go look up your backyard. eos.org/articles/new... #Science #Geology
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Researchers tested 100 years of archived hair and found lead levels in humans today are nearly 100x lower than before the EPA was created. Leaded gas regulations worked. Environmental policy measured in human biology. We actually fixed something. www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.... #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A superconductivity record that stood since 1993 just got broken. University of Houston physicists pushed a ceramic to 151 K at normal pressure, up from 133 K, using a technique called pressure quenching. Zero-resistance electricity gets one step closer. phys.org/news/2026-03... #Science #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Curiosity drove over a rock on Mars, cracked it open, and found pure yellow sulfur crystals never seen there before. Scientists: "It shouldn't be there." Mars: "Surprise." Science is wild. www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cr... #Space #NASA
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Milan built a complete 3D digital twin of its entire 1,575 sq km metro area, accurate to 8mm. City planners can now manage streets, traffic lights, and infrastructure from a screen. This is what smart cities actually look like. www.gim-international.com/content/arti... #Tech #PositiveCuriosities
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Dick Van Dyke just turned 100 and his longevity secret is staying positive and never getting angry. Science backs it up. He still goes to the gym 3x a week and dances between machines. Absolute legend. www.sciencealert.com/dick-van-dyk... #GoodNews
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Positive News! As a proud Californian (nothing wrong with anywhere else, just love the state I grew up in) I'm happy at the work that's been done in the state. Is there still work to be done? Absolutely. But it's also good to be proud of what you've accomplished. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwn3...
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The Golden State Recap
YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Positive news! The Biden administration is launching a major initiative to modernize the U.S. power grid. This plan includes updating 100,000 miles of transmission lines and implementing new technologies to improve efficiency and resilience. 1/2
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Positive news! MIT researchers have discovered that light can cause water to evaporate without heat, through a phenomenon called the "photomolecular effect." This process involves light photons knocking water molecules loose from the surface, 1/3
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
A new study shows that plate tectonics may have gotten started because of the impact that caused the formation of our moon. It has long been a geologic mystery as to why plate tectonics started up on our planet and this could be the answer we were looking for.
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Positive News! A new study shows that plate tectonics may have gotten started because of the impact that caused the formation of our moon. It has long been a geologic mystery as to why plate tectonics started up on our planet and this could be the answer we were looking for.
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Los Angeles is employing an AI pilot program to forecast homelessness. The program, developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Southern California, utilizes data from various sources, including emergency calls, health records, and housing data...
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Fact check! Hello everyone! Since America has decided that we apparently are going to live in something that has been dubbed a "post-truth era" (not something that is on Taylor Swift's Eras tour) I feel that we need to add regular fact checking to our positive science stories. 1/8
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Cool news: NASA's Europa Clipper mission launched a bit ago to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. The spacecraft will investigate the icy moon's potential to support life. Equipped with a range of scientific instruments, it will gather data on Europa’s surface, subsurface ocean, and atmosphere. 1/3
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Positive news: A new farming robot, the LaserWeeder, uses AI and lasers to target and eliminate up to 200,000 weeds per hour. This reduces the need for chemical herbicides and manual labor, improving crop health and lowering weeding costs by about 80%. 1/2
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Positive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Positive news: Scientists used AI to identify over 70,000 previously unknown RNA viruses from environmental samples, shedding light on viral diversity. By analyzing genetic data with AI, they discovered these viruses in various habitats, some with unique features like unusually large genomes. 1/3
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