Thankfully, it's not all doom and gloom at the moment.
Let's face it—there is no escaping hearing about the novel coronavirus at the moment. Whether you're watching the news on television, reading an article online, or speaking to family members over the phone, everyone is talking about it.has compiled five uplifting stories that you might have missed this week.Stock image: Marine life could be restore to full abundance by 2050.
"We are at a point where we can choose between a legacy of a resilient and vibrant ocean or an irreversibly disrupted ocean," Carlos Duarte, KAUST professor of marine science and the Tarek Ahmed Juffali research chair in Red Sea ecology, said in a press release. The review states that the recovery rate of marine life can be accelerated to achieve substantial recovery within two to three decades for most components of marine ecosystems, provided that climate change is tackled and efficient interventions are deployed at large scale.Stock image: A record number of crops could be harvested.American farmers are planning to plant so much corn that it could near 16 billion bushels for the first time."We'll be swimming in corn," an economist said.
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