Five Things Going Right: July 3, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Malaria transmission in Southeast Asia has fallen 67% over the last 15 years; Deaths linked to air pollution in London fell an estimated 40 percent between 2019 and 2024, according to an; CYGNSS, launched by NASA in 2016, transformed earth science by using reflected GPS signals and paved the way; Plastic bottles attached to fishing nets reduced dolphin bycatch by 88% while maintaining fish catch levels; Gray seal populations in the Wadden Sea increased to 12,497 adults and 3,385 pups during the 2025–2026 survey. 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/southeast-asia-nears-malaria-elimination-down-two-thirds-since-2010/ https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/07/air-pollution-deaths-in-london-fall-40-percent-over-five-years/ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-satellite-constellation-earth-science-creatively.html https://phys.org/news/2026-07-discarded-plastic-bottles-dolphins-fishing.html https://phys.org/news/2026-07-gray-wadden-sea.html