Five Things Going Right: August 13, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: The Great Barrier Reef experienced six mass bleaching events between 2016 and 2025, and a monsoon earlier; Sport in Mind has supported more than 60,000 people since its founding in 2010; University of Hong Kong researchers created a corrosion-resistant stainless steel (SS-H2) that could reduce; Large-scale peatland restoration in Indonesia reduced wildfire hotspots by up to 22% in restored areas during; Agrilo, a $10 soil test developed at MacEwan University using smartphone cameras, is now being deployed. Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture. As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics. Start your VoiceStream free trial today! 📚 Sources: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-barrier-reefs-recovery-from-bleaching-is-aided-by-monsoon/ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/sport/three-sports-groups-using-movement-to-tackle-isolation/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052717.htm https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildfires-peat-indonesia-tropical-forests.html https://phys.org/news/2026-08-soil-global-virtual-reality-farmers.html