Here's today's feel-good story:
We are around them every day, nearly everywhere we go, and new science is saying that the mere presence of birds makes us happier.
Research in Germany has even found that being around a wide variety of birds can increase life satisfaction to the equivalent of an extra $150 per week of additional income!
“According to our findings, the happiest Europeans are those who can experience numerous different bird species in their daily life, or who live in near-natural surroundings that are home to many species,” explains Joel Methorst a professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt and the study’s lead author.