16 events from 2016 that should give you hope for the future
This past year might have been a trying one, but among the negative news stories were plenty of bright spots.
For every celebrity death, there was a scientific breakthrough. For every bit of political nonsense (well, maybe not every bit of nonsense) there were leaps forward in clean energy.
In case you're feeling down about 2016, here's a reminder that, in a lot of ways, the world really is getting better:
