- Fusion reactor project in France reaches the assembly stage; if it works, it could provide almost limitless clean energy https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nuclear-fusion-reactor-hotter-than-the-sun-to-provide-unlimited-clean-energy-to-the-world/
- New study suggests infrared laser resonance could be used to treat Alzheimer's by destroying harmful plaques in the brain https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lasers-destroy-harmful-plaques-in-alzheimers-brains/
- Portugal to shut down all coal power by 2021, two years ahead of schedule https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-30-of-2020/
- Renewable energy takes up record share of global electricity production https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-renewables-insight/green-energy-ratchets-up-power-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN24N111
- There's a baby boom happening among the endangered Mountain Gorillas https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3899/There-039-s-A-Gorilla-Baby-Boom-Happening-In-Uganda
- Rhino poaching in South Africa has halved in the first six months of 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/01/south-african-rhino-poaching-halves-in-six-months-thanks-to-covid-19-lockdown
- Gates Foundation pledge $150 million to make sure COVID-19 vaccine will be affordable and available to some of the world's poorest https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/8/21359227/bill-gates-foundation-coronavirus-vaccine-serum-astrazeneca-novavax
- 31 vaccines against COVID-19 are now in human trials, with 8 having reached Phase III, the final stage of testing. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
And on a personal note, a close friend of mine who contracted COVID-19 has now made a full recovery.
