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Rare yellow penguin is mystifying biologists

In December 2019, Belgian wildlife photographer Yves Adams had an exceptional stroke of luck while on a remote island in South Georgia. Adams was ...

8 signs of vitamin deficiency and what to do about them

As food and grocery delivery apps rise in popularity, it can become too convenient to eat take-out meals and processed snacks that get sent ...

Successful gene-hacked pig kidney transplant shows promise in xenotransplanta...

A team at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed a breakthrough surgical accomplishment, transplanting a kidney from a gene-hacked pig into a 62-year-old man. ...

A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a standardized behavioral experiment run with more than 100,000 people across 125 countries, 69 percent of participants ...

Why summer slips away so quickly and how to make it feel longer, according to...

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM It's hard to believe it's almost August; if you're anything like us, you’re probably wondering where June and ...