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This document contains a list of articles from The Guardian's "The Upside" series. The articles cover a wide range of topics including environmental initiatives, social issues, community projects, and positive news stories from around the world.
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Journalism that seeks out answers, solutions, movements and initiatives to address the biggest problems besetting the world
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9 July 2021
How many cheeses does it take to make a cheeseboard?
25 June 2021
Should we just pay off all Covid-related rent arrears?
18 June 2021
A million dollars a minute: the rise and rise of philanthropy
11 June 2021
Stop the nostalgia. Now is the best time of all
21 May 2021
When was the best time to be alive?
14 May 2021
News needs to shout about heroes, as well as rogues
7 May 2021
Confetti and a competition: how to turn 200 in style
3 May 2021
Fifty new outlets, 250 journalists: Canadian startup unveils plan to revive local news
23 April 2021
Week of two halves, but football is the winner
16 April 2021
Get angry if you will, but don’t forget the nuance
2 April 2021
What other 'rules of six' are there to govern our lives?
26 March 2021
Five books that got you through lockdown
19 March 2021
Adversity - and what it takes to overcome it
12 March 2021
Will adversity of past months breed more resilient children?
26 February 2021
Do good things come to those who wait?
15 February 2021
‘We were made for this’: the women starting businesses in lockdown
12 February 2021
One small jab, one giant leap of hope in Covid-weary world
5 February 2021
Songs and revolutions: the music that changed the world
The upside
Journalism that seeks out answers, solutions, movements and initiatives to address the biggest problems besetting the world
15 January 2021
If the news gets you down, why not try the ‘olds’ instead?
10 January 2021
Off the streets: how Manchester found homes for hundreds of rough sleepers
8 January 2021
All things pass – even a stubborn global pandemic
4 January 2021
Waste not, wontons: innovator recycled 32m restaurant chopsticks
2 January 2021
Guardian readers on their hopes and fears for 2021
1 January 2021
A different world: could 2021 be the best year for a generation?
31 December 2020
29 December 2020
How we are changing the way we rate sustainability of consumer electronics
28 December 2020
Could the Covid pandemic make fashion more sustainable?
26 December 2020
‘The idea was to put smiles on faces – and it snowballed’: the people who saved 2020
24 December 2020
Wild ways: how readers have been helping wildlife in their gardens
22 December 2020
All that glitters: UK retailers shift away from plastic Christmas
18 December 2020
- With a 60% increase in demand for food banks across the US as a result of the pandemic, artists are working together to raise important funds Published: 10:10 AM
'We cannot go it alone': how the art world is helping fight food insecurity
11 December 2020
4 December 2020
How to save the high street, by the towns that did it
30 November 2020
Scottish homes to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen
27 November 2020
The man who told the world that news should be more optimistic
25 November 2020
The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste
20 November 2020
19 November 2020
Pandemic could lead to profound shift in parenting roles, say experts
17 November 2020
Underwater museum: how 'Paolo the fisherman' made the Med's strangest sight
16 November 2020
Recyclable PPE glove among designs vying for James Dyson award
13 November 2020
12 November 2020
Dry run: the wet farming experiment that could sow seeds for future crops
11 November 2020
6 November 2020
Big turnout and heroic vote counters: the real winners from the US election
3 November 2020
‘Mind-boggling variety’: the food crusaders preserving India’s heritage
30 October 2020
Lessons from Estonia: why it excels at digital learning during Covid
The upside
Journalism that seeks out answers, solutions, movements and initiatives to address the biggest problems besetting the world
16 October 2020
Drowning in news? Here's a simple remedy
14 October 2020
Greener play areas boost children’s immune systems, research finds
12 October 2020
11 October 2020
Lemon juice, legumes and local activism: what green habits have you adopted in 2020?
9 October 2020
7 October 2020
Carbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in
6 October 2020
2 October 2020
30 September 2020
They hate each other's political views – so why have they become friends?
27 September 2020
How Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country
25 September 2020
Read yourself happy: an Upside newslist for difficult times
24 September 2020
Jerusalema: dance craze brings hope from Africa to the world amid Covid
19 September 2020
Foreign offices: the Britons who work from home – abroad
18 September 2020
- Innovative community alarm system provides solution in places where violent crime and theft have become endemic Published: 3:30 AM
Innovations in development Burglars beware: tech pioneers aim to make South Africa's townships safer
15 September 2020
- A radical new scheme offers homes to different ages and backgrounds – and insists that they (safely) mingle Published: 7:30 AM
This is Europe 'It's like family': the Swedish housing experiment designed to cure loneliness
11 September 2020
- This week, the Upside finds that to tackle the climate crisis, we all need to get involved Published: 5:00 AM
The Upside weekly report Should citizens assemblies be mandatory?
9 September 2020
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4 September 2020
- The Upside returns from a summer holiday to catch up with recent upbeat stories and ask readers to share their luck Published: 5:00 AM
The Upside weekly report Guaranteed to raise a smile: the 10 most optimistic stories of the summer
1 September 2020
- Leading online reference announces more than 15,000 changes, intended to foreground people over clinical language Published: 7:00 AM
Dictionary.com revises definitions to eliminate prejudiced language
31 August 2020
- Make time, drink your best wine, be happy with what you have … you sent us the words you live by Published: 7:00 AM 438
Words of wisdom: the best advice for the year from hell
26 August 2020
- It is claimed that ‘breathwork’ can help improve our sleep, digestion, immune and respiratory functions, while reducing our blood pressure and anxiety. All of which, in the midst of a pandemic, sounds more appealing than ever Published: 5:00 AM 447
How to take the perfect breath: why learning to breathe properly could change your life
25 August 2020
- Achievement comes following Nigeria vaccination drive, with last cases of wild virus recorded four years ago Published: 1:17 AM
Africa declared free of wild polio after decades of work
10 August 2020
- Small towns look to bring back life and the sound of children after young Spaniards leave in search of work Published: 12:00 AM
'We need people here': the Spanish towns welcoming migrants
7 August 2020
- This week, the Upside goes into the holiday season with appeals for morsels of wisdom – pithy or otherwise Published: 5:56 AM
The Upside weekly report The best advice I ever heard
4 August 2020
- A new research programme in Gabon is identifying the ‘isotopic fingerprint’ of the world’s most-trafficked mammal in the fight to beat smugglers Published: 2:45 AM
The age of extinction Wildlife forensics: how a giant pangolin named Ghost could help save the species
1 August 2020
- Meet the business owners teaching Syrian and Malian refugees, prison inmates and those with learning disabilities to create successful and sustainable ranges of clothes and homeware – some of which are ending up in high-end fashion houses Published: 5:00 AM
Observer Design ‘We’re giving people a reason to wake up’: crafting a new life for refugees around the world
31 July 2020
- Pandemic creates employment boom in new sectors despite devastation of economy Published: 12:49 PM
- As a mission sets off to hunt for life on Mars, the Upside considers what to do about the teeming abundance of life on Earth Published: 5:00 AM
The companies still hiring in the UK during coronavirus crisis
The Upside weekly report Fewer people, or less consumption? The population debate
29 July 2020
- Measures include replacing 10% of Arnhem’s asphalt with grass to better cope with heat Published: 6:28 AM
Dutch city redraws its layout to prepare for global heating effects
27 July 2020
- Overnight services in Europe had seemingly hit the buffers but pandemic has revived demand Published: 4:46 AM
'People don't want to fly': Covid-19 reawakens Europe's sleeper trains
24 July 2020
- Joint leadership remains something of a rarity, but the pandemic has provided a moment to re-examine ways of working
With leadership in disarray, could two heads be better than one?
22 July 2020
- It felt ridiculous when I first started doing it, but complimenting strangers in my neighborhood helped me turn a page during a difficult time … comments
Complimenting strangers changed my life – you should give it a try
17 July 2020
- This week, the Upside considers the far-reaching implications of a less populated world
What happens when the world's population starts to fall?
10 July 2020
- As the brutality of drumlines and culling is exposed, ingenious new ideas are being trialled to protect humans from sharks – and vice versa
Swim on sharks, nothing to see here: could fake kelp prevent attacks?
8 July 2020
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Spreading rock dust on fields could remove vast amounts of CO2 from air
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The future of food: inside the world's largest urban farm – built on a rooftop
3 July 2020
- Coronavirus has helped us appreciate what we had before, and sparked some cultural surprises
The joy of missing Glastonbury, and other poignant lockdown pleasures
29 June 2020
- Badru Kyewalyanga has come up with a home-produced cooking device that uses less wood and cuts down on air pollution
Cooking up a solution to Uganda’s deforestation crisis with mud stoves
26 June 2020
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Phoenix from the flames: the positives arising from 2020's upheaval
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Jazz solos: concerts for one in Paris 'generate a kind of magic'
19 June 2020
- With Father’s Day upon us let’s hope the new normal includes men playing a bigger role in childcare
A dad is for life, not just for lockdown
18 June 2020
- Exclusive: project will store renewable energy and reduce climate-heating emissions
Climate emission killer: construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery
17 June 2020
- Westminster council plans to revamp streets in attempt to revive coronavirus-hit sector
Dining moves outdoors as London restaurants prepare to reopen
12 June 2020
- The pupside: why dogs are the real winners in lockdown
- The pupside: why dogs are the real winners in lockdown
All together now: virtual choirs thrive amid lockdown
9 June 2020
- Shops can barely keep up with demand as bikes – and even parts – sell out. But experts say time is running out to grasp the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to change how we travel… comments
'We sold eight bikes in 20 minutes!' Will the cycling boom last?
7 June 2020
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Blue-sky thinking: how cities can keep air clean after coronavirus
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'Demand is huge': EU citizens flock to open-air cinemas as lockdown eases
Britain's teacher heroes: the legends of lockdown lessons
27 May 2020
- People have thrown themselves into new work in lockdown to make ends meet and to keep busy
Glampsite worker to lorry driver: meet the Covid-19 job swappers
25 May 2020
- After lockdown pauses threat of detention and deportation, campaigners call for ethink on UK immigration
Lockdown gives asylum seekers reprieve and hope for change in policy
24 May 2020
- Intellectual property lawyers report increased demand for services during Covid-19 crisis
Eureka moment? Law firms report rush to patent ideas amid UK lockdown
22 May 2020
- This week the Upside reflects on the revival of community, from mask weavers to valiant volunteers
Has the coronavirus pandemic made us all nicer?
20 May 2020
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Paris's neglected pot plants get their own 'hospital'
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Jacinda Ardern flags four-day working week as way to rebuild New Zealand after Covid-19
17 May 2020
- New gardeners across UK hail mental health benefits as they get their hands dirty for the first time
'It satisfies a nurturing instinct': how lockdown has created a veg-growing revolution
15 May 2020
- The Upside weekly newsletter celebrates the teachers who have made a difference to our lives in lockdown
Patient, amusing, inspirational... teachers are aceing lockdown
14 May 2020
- Rural self-isolation has given one Guardian writer a chance to reappraise – and video – the natural world she grew up with
Lockdown on the family farm has turned me into a small-scale Attenborough
12 May 2020
- In Mosul, sourcing essential medication can be an expensive struggle – but entrepreneur Ameen Hadeed may have found the solution
Just the tonic: app helps Iraqi patients locate vital medicines
8 May 2020
- This week the Upside reflects on the community spirit felt in our current crisis and the one that ended in 1945
VE Day: coronavirus lessons from 75 years ago
6 May 2020
- UK libraries are at the heart of local communities as eborrowing soars, printers turn out PPE, and staff get creative online
Lego, learning and laughter: how libraries are thriving in lockdown
3 May 2020
- New parents in Britain share their experiences of giving birth during coronavirus restrictions
'My husband missed the first week': having a baby in lockdown
2 May 2020
- Stephen MossLockdown has allowed us a glimpse of how different our cities could be in a carbon-neutral world
Birdsong has risen like a tide of hope from our silenced cities. Is it here to stay?
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Look up, look down: experts urge us to take a closer look at the concrete jungle
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