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Back in 2012, the idea of a centralized spot for positive, feel-good “UpliftingNews” spawned out of a singular moment of frustration looking at the news and seeing nothing but crime, fear, and horror. Back then was the era post-Craigslist that decimated classified ad revenue and the very beginning of Facebook’s social media influence that crippled online ad revenue and forced the economic side of the media landscape to shift to garnering attention for clicks/ad revenue. Back then Reddit was dominated by Ron Paul bots and soon thereafter “TheDonald” took the torch until his unexpected electoral victory and then the site took a dramatic turn in the complete opposite direction. But the goals and purpose of this little nook of the internet have always remained the same… a place to serve as a reminder of the humanity that still exists around us all, and the fact most people are helpers out there that care about each other, despite the circumstances or competing narratives. So in 2025, a new idea spawned out of a singular moment of awareness that Reddit went public and was flush with liquidity and cash they were re-distributing back to communities! So we submitted for a grant to r/CommunityFunds to literally just reward community members that posted great content here. There were some hoops and hurdles and negotiations around “no cash” and “no corporate gift cards for large conglomerates” given the intent to keep any gifts within local economies, and the compromise/fruits of all that labor was the eventual green light to distribute a meaningful gift card to “Harry and David,” a reputable company that created the “fruit of the month club” a long time ago, and provides corporate gift baskets filled with snacks and candies and fruits. Winners were selected based upon the content they shared and the impact it had on the community with no preferential treatment given to any individual traits or preferences. The only stipulation was that we couldn’t mention this, promote it or even acknowledge it publicly. The hardest part is always the execution… “Hello u/Username, we are reaching out unsolicited to congratulate you on winning something free. Just share some personal information and we’ll send you a link to click on to claim your prize” can be written in many different ways, shapes and forms, but ultimately it is still surprisingly difficult to hand out something with meaningful value to somebody for free… particularly out of the blue where we weren’t allowed to market or advertise the project. But despite this final hurdle, we WERE able to provide many community members with a token of our appreciation… a literal and proverbial ‘free lunch’ as they say. For some it went to fulfill their needs, for others, it went to their friends and family, and for some, they paid it forward and a local food bank tied to one of the ‘winning stories’ received a ridiculously large pooled basket that was met with much gratitude and appreciation and fed many in need. That same appreciation is reciprocal, and extends to all of you as well. Thanks for caring about this community. Thanks for helping remind us all that humanity still exists and people still care about each other, and here’s to celebrating another year on this rotating orb that we can all appreciate at the end of the day. And the biggest thanks to r/CommunityFunds for their unwavering support and enthusiasm that enable communities like ours to do things like this! Warmly, The Moderators of r/UpliftingNews submitted by /u/razorsheldon [link] [comments]

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The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires. submitted by /u/Tippy345 [link] [comments]

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“The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. The biggest factors were gas use falling to a 34-year low and coal use dropping to levels last seen in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and William Shakespeare was writing Hamlet. These shifts were helped by record-high UK temperatures, elevated gas prices, the end of coal power in late 2024 and a sharp slowdown in the steel industry. Other key findings of the analysis include: * The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to 364m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2025, the lowest level since 1872. * Coal use roughly halved, with more than half of this due to the end of coal power and another third due to closures and other issues in the steel industry.” submitted by /u/sf-keto [link] [comments]

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This is just a small project, because I was so exhausted by all the negative news. It's called Delulu, because I want to be happy and delusional (only seeing positive news). Honestly, it is very much an MVP and just barely runs. The idea of filtering out bad news is also not as simple as I hoped it to be. Anyway, if you like the idea feel free to give me feedback. Stay positive! submitted by /u/dollique [link] [comments]

September 2022, a spacecraft roughly the size of a vending machine intentionally collided with Dimorphos, a small moonlet asteroid orbiting a larger companion named Didymos. While the immediate goal of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was to nudge the rock within its local system, new data published in Science Advances reveals a more profound result: the impact shifted the entire binary system’s path around the sun. This marks the first time human activity has measurably altered the orbital path of a celestial body. The shift was facilitated by what scientists call a "momentum enhancement factor." When DART struck Dimorphos, it blasted a massive cloud of rocky debris into space. The force of this material being ejected acted like a secondary engine, providing an explosive thrust that doubled the effectiveness of the spacecraft's impact alone. This recoil slowed the duo's 770-day journey around the sun by approximately 0.15 seconds—a tiny change, but one that confirms humans can influence the motion of objects in deep space. To detect such a microscopic change, researchers relied on "stellar occultations"—brief moments when an asteroid passes in front of a distant star, causing its light to blink out for a fraction of a second. This effort required a global network of both professional and volunteer astronomers. Some observers traveled to remote regions, including the Australian outback, to record these precise flickers of light. Their collective data allowed scientists to measure the asteroid’s speed and position with exquisite precision, proving that the DART mission’s influence extended far beyond the initial crash site. This milestone validates the "kinetic impact" technique as a viable strategy for protecting Earth from potential future hazards. Although neither Dimorphos nor Didymos posed a threat to our planet, the experiment proves that even a minuscule change in speed—roughly 1.7 inches per hour—can grow into a significant deflection over time. This provides a clear data point for future efforts, illustrating that if a hazardous object is detected early enough, a targeted strike could ensure it misses Earth entirely. submitted by /u/OneGiantSpoon [link] [comments]

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