Cindy Morefield
Steven Pinker
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Plus, poverty reduction, sanitation in the Ivory Coast, LGBTQI+ rights in Romania, the end of native logging in our backyard, turtle conservation in Panama, incredible news about clean energy investment, and why Australia is the lucky country (again)
Plus, alien space parts, sleeping beauties, and good news on poverty reduction, sanitation in the Ivory Coast, human rights in Romania, global clean energy investment, solar in China, and native logging in Victoria
What we learned from one hundred stories about people stitching the world back together
Plus, the elimination of elephantiasis in Bangladesh, good news on women's rights in China, homicide in the United States, conservation in Costa Rica, and platypus re-wilding in Australia
Plus, open-source sourdough, synesthesia, the oldest architectural plans, and good news on tropical disease elimination in Bangladesh, Mali and Benin; homicide rates in the United States; deforestation in Brazil; platypus reintroductions in Australia; and falling emissions in Europe.
Plus, progress on AIDS in Uganda, healthcare and gender equality in the United States, some big breakthroughs on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the biggest ever debt-for-nature swap in Ecuador, and some welcome shade for US cities.
Plus, a cloning milestone, mapping the planet's seabed, eavesdropping on animals, and good news on poverty (and deforestation) in Indonesia, press freedom in Fiji, debt for nature in Ecuador, shade in American cities, and wind power in the United Kingdom.
Plus, this year's 'Green Nobel' winners, smoking in the United States, air pollution in China, education in Argentina, species restoration in Tahiti, a successful plastic ban in Philadelphia, and a win for environmentalists in Canada.
Plus, the oldest living thing on Earth, hiking in heels, sperm-injecting robots, Toyota enters the ring, and good news on respiratory diseases, smoking in the US, a new conservation area in Bolivia, snail restoration in Tahiti, and clean energy policy in Canada.
Plus, why America isn't that awful, big news on the R21 malaria vaccine, progress in global de-worming, breast cancer in Canada, peak dams, a traffic ban in Lisbon and reforestation in Togo
Plus, superalloys, figure-skating, hope for liberal arts grads, and good news on the R21 malaria vaccine, breast cancer in Canada, women's rights in Uzbekistan, conservation in Colombia, and China's electric vehicle market.
Plus, slip slop slap, teen pregnancy in the Philippines, family planning in Kenya and Ghana, water conservation in Canada, shark re-wilding in Indonesia, and oysters in Bris Vegas.
Plus, making astronauts great again, clever bees, journalism for flourishing, and good news on heart disease in the United States, teen pregnancy in the Philippines, climate legislation in Australia, and cleaner vehicle standards in China.
Plus, some surprising new global population estimates, a decline in terrorism, wokeness in America, beavers in London, a greener Ramadan, and private conservation in South America.
Plus, unreal motion capture, unreal lightning capture, amazing mathematicians, and good news on population growth, malaria vaccines in Kenya, global river restoration, private conservation in South America and rooftop solar in China.
Plus, falling homicides in Brazil, free contraception in Ghana, infrastructure in India, two new national monuments in the United States, animal testing around the world, and cycling in London.
Plus, free lunches, why the doomers are wrong, Jetson-style home delivery, clever seabirds, and good news on homicides in Brazil, infrastructure in India, cycling in London, and electric scooters in Indonesia.
Plus, cancer in Europe, paternity leave around the world, drug overdoses in the United States, smoking in Cambodia, an amazing public health achievement by India, seaweed, and the end of fox hunts in Scotland.
Plus, connectomes, glowscopes, robot worship, a whole lotta seaweed, and good news on the global malaria map, LGBTQ warriors, renewables in Latin America, the first wild river national park in Europe, and whooper swans in the UK.
Plus, how girls' lives have improved in the last decade, reproductive rights in France, vaccine drone deliveries in Ghana, a massive new national park in Australia, ocean conservation in Panama, and good news on sea otters and the Iberian lynx
Plus, superconductivity, a secret corridor in the Great Pyramid, why dying matters, and good news on global maternal mortality, vaccine delivery in Ghana, the restoration of the Atlantic Forest, ocean conservation in Panama, and solar in Australia.
Plus, primary education in the DRC, cancer screenings in the United States, reforestation in Ghana, a green corridor for Singapore, and a fur ban in California.
Plus, the innermost inner core, lab-grown tenderloin, gold hydrogen, and good news on watersheds in Bolivia, a new reserve in Ecuador, solar in China, a green bank in the United States, and riding across Africa on an electric motorbike.
Plus, Black Fever in India, progress for Tanzania, heroic engineering in Ukraine, falling deforestation in the Amazon, and recoveries for storks in Florida and marmots in Kyrgyzstan
Plus, light drones, civilizational states, slime mold, and good news on prison populations in the US, a bold prediction on global carbon emissions, wildlife in Uganda, and the White Helmets in Syria
Plus, Jal Jeevan, human rights in Finland, psychedelic medicine in Australia, reproductive rights in France, fish friendly hydropower, and the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
Plus, fish-friendly hydropower, AI for animal communication, the best-selling electric vehicle in the world, and good news on psychedelic medicine in Australia, maternal health in India, and fishing restrictions in the Indian Ocean
Plus, a great year for LGBTQ and children's rights around the world, health insurance in the United States, protections for the Tongass in Alaska, Monarch butterfly numbers recovering, and a 'Hope Spot' off the coast of Ireland
Plus, Kai Lenny stomping Jaws, vortex ultrasound, very sad coal bosses, and good news on neglected tropical diseases, women's rights in China (and Sierra Leone), conservation in Alaska, and clean energy acceleration in Europe.
Plus, family planning in Kenya, employment in the United States, a super safe year for aviation and natural disasters, deep-sea mining in France, and the return of wolves to Italy
Plus, pipebots, mother-child microbiomes, a new Atlas video, and good news on global child mortality, democracy in Nigeria, safer births in Kenya, renewables in the UK and flamingos in Mumbai.
Plus, measles in south-east Asia, teen pregnancy in America, the healing of the ozone layer, a new way of thinking about urban density, the recovery of one-horned rhinos in India, and the restoration of the Jordan River.
Plus, lightning lasers, artificial intelligence in court, an astonishing genetic editing milestone, and good news on global democratic resilience, measles in south-east Asia, carbon emissions in Europe, and the one-horned rhino in India.
The world didn't fall apart this year. You just got your news from the wrong places.
Plus, education in Sierra Leone, de-mining in Cambodia, a new Alzheimer's drug, floating wetlands, green projects in Europe, and plastic in Abu Dhabi.
Plus, holographic wormholes, lab-grown salmon, floating wetlands, and good news on measles, education in Sierra Leone, de-mining in Cambodia, a new drug for Alzheimer's, windfarms in Scotland, clean energy in the United States, and global mangrove protections.
Plus, the biggest dam removal ever, malaria in Brazil, literacy in Latin America, blue bonds in Belize, good news for sharks, and how South Korea got to zero food waste.
Plus, Dutch farming, the tyranny of time, an amazing new map, and good news on tuberculosis in Tanzania, literacy in Latin America, crime in the UK, electric two wheelers, protections for sharks and forests in Nepal.
Plus, de-mining in Angola, social housing in Paris, fish conservation in the Amazon, the Rights of Nature Movement, and traditional fire management in California
Plus, never look at a date the same way again, AI Dolly Parton, two dads one baby, and good news on global smoking rates, de-mining in Angola, traditional burning in California, elephant conservation in Zimbabwe, solar in Asia, and EVs in China (again).
Plus, a new RSV vaccine, veteran homelessness, malaria bednets, the return of the jaguar, a new home for koalas, and plastic bans in New South Wales and South Australia.
Plus, tetrataenite, air-purifying house plants, green civilization, and good news on blindness in India, veteran homelessness in the US, global EV spending, wind in South Dakota, and the restoration of the Mapocho River in Chile.
Plus, child poverty in California, healthcare in Pakistan, air pollution in Europe, bees and butterflies in Melbourne, and solarpunk housing in Vancouver
Plus, sponge cities, Gerard Manley Hopkins, good news on love in Mexico, child poverty in California, river restoration in Paris, and the last combustion platform by Mercedes
Plus, global teen pregnancy, child poverty in the US, reproductive rights in India, ocean conservation in Hawaii and the Congo, national parks in Norway, decarbonization in Europe
Plus, Snoop Dogg on nature, how the Moon was made, and a hydrogen reality check.
Plus, human hibernation, the Pillars of Creation, landmine-detecting rats, and good news on malaria vaccines, poverty in India, rewilding in Spain, ocean conservation in Congo, fossil fuel insurance markets, and electric trucks.
Plus, improvements in global inequality, trachoma eliminated in Vanuatu and Malawi, gay marriage in Cuba, mammals comebacks in Europe, a big conservation goal in Australia, and mindblowing solar pipelines in the United States.
Plus, magnet-grown meat, why parody matters, old-fashioned sobriety, and good news on global inequality, women's rights in India, wetland conservation in Argentina, an ICE ban in New York, and industrial decarbonization in Europe.
Plus, planetary defence systems, Roger Federer, The Queue, autonomous driving, and good news on US cancer deaths, gay marriage in Cuba, mammal recoveries in Europe, coal closures in Australia, and EV sales in Germany.
Plus, malaria in Tanzania, child poverty in the US, river restoration in Europe and Canada, ospreys in the UK, green steel in Germany, and electric trucks from Volvo and Mercedes.
Plus, a new comments section, solving Saturn's mysteries, the greatest jump of all time, and good news on AIDS, youth crime in the US, ocean conservation in Indonesia, river restoration in Europe and Canada, clean air zones in Spain and an electric truck from Mercedes.
Plus, a new charity partner, liberating your mama in Ukraine, 3D-printed houses, and good news on leprosy, child poverty in the US, ospreys in the UK, animal rights in Italy, rooftop solar in Spain, and global clean energy jobs.
Plus, a new malaria vaccine, literacy rates in Cambodia, sanitation in India, a big environmental win in South Africa, elephants in Gabon, clean waters in New York and a long-awaited ICE ban in California.
Plus, Vitalik, AOC and the Sun, and good news on a new malaria vaccine, literacy in Iran and Cambodia, social attitudes in the US, global solar manufacturing and ocean conservation in Thailand.
Plus, the largest artwork ever made, LLMs meet the robots, one of the best life advice essays ever, and good news on tropical diseases in Togo, conservation funding in the United States, a combustion engine ban in California, and puffins in Maine.
Plus, cervival cancer in Rwanda, menstrual products in Scotland, steel emissions in China, battery investments in Hungary, conservation in Cuba, and the return of saiga antelope in Kazakhstan
Plus, the grandmother hypothesis, digital twins, celebrating the grind, and good news on cervical cancer in Rwanda, steel emissions in China, a new Indigenous protected area in Canada, and saiga antelope in Kazakhstan.
Plus, why the medium really is the message, a new flying car, planetary nervous systems, and good news on climate politics in the US, life expectancy in Africa, teenage pregnancy around the world, and wolves in the Alps.
Plus, women's rights in Kansas, girls' education in India, crime in New York, global coal plant construction, industrial emissions in China, conservation in Colombia, and iguanas in the Galapagos Islands.
Plus, exaflop computing, Neil Gaiman, Merlin Sheldrake, the Ethereum merge, and good news on poverty in Cambodia, womens rights in Kansas, global coal plant construction, and sacred groves in India.
Plus, one of the greatest scientific leaps of our lifetimes, the three pillars of happiness, opti-ox technology, and good news on hepatitis B, crime in New York, conservation in Colombia, electric vehicles in China, and tiger populations in Asia.
Plus, a cure for hemophilia B, same-sex marriage in Slovenia, clean energy auctions in the UK, some big divestment victories in the US, and a double-dose of rhino and bison conservation wins.
Plus, galactic whirlpools of Eldritch horror, how technology keeps on saving us, and good news on AIDS in Botswana, a new cure for hemopholia, some surprising news about EVs in the United States, and an important win for honeybees in Europe.
Plus, a little bit of David Attenborough appreciation, why uncles are great, and good news on global access to electricity, human rights in Sierra Leone, rhino conservation in Mozambique, and some truly astonishing clean energy news from the UK.
Plus, sleeping sickness eliminated in Equatorial Guinea, paid parental leave improving, road deaths declining, landmark plastic legislation in California, and a surprising announcement on EVs from Ferrari.
Plus, three nanometre chips, the Caminho de Peabiru, Steph Curry, and good news on malaria in India, plastic legislation in California, parental leave around the world and 'a good day' for climate action in Europe.
Plus, the Aztec Pantheon, light therapy for cancer, dark skies, and good news on global fertility rates, road safety in Colombia, global offshore wind pipelines, Ferrari's electrification strategy, and a plastic ban by Canada.
Plus, trachoma eliminated in Togo, inequality declining in the US, clean energy learning curves, another automaker goes electric, the global war on waste ramps up, and major conservation wins in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Plus, earth's aunties, electronic skin, two amazing cancer breakthroughs, and good news on inequality in the US, air pollution in China, heat pumps in Austria, and monarch butterflies in North America.
Plus, an insane mercenary story from Mozambique, fossil-free steel trucks, the largest ever bioreactors for lab-grown meat, and good news on trachoma in Togo, human rights in Mexico, golden lion tamarins in Brazil, and two mega ocean conservation stories
Plus, terrorism, sleeping sickness, decarbonization in the G7, dragonscale solar, boreal forests, mammals in Europe, and the world's most magnificent green buildings in the world.
Plus, why TikTok is against the natural order of things, spin-launching into space, eco-eye candy, and good news on global terrorism, gun controls, G7 clean energy commitments, and animal recoveries in Europe.
Plus, 3D-printed dams, the defeat of Ebola, enough with all the trauma, and good news on oil displacement, financial access in Brazil, boreal forest conservation in Canada, and the recovery of the one-horned rhino.
Plus, peak carbon emissions in China by 2027, women's rights in Spain, global COVID-19 death rates plunging, an 'ecological miracle' on Lord Howe, the end of greyhound racing in the US, and the world's largest animal crossing.
Plus, our very own black hole, Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalism, a visit to the human factory, and good news on cancer in Canada, poverty in Vietnam, a global insurance giant ditching fossil fuels, and the end of greyhound racing in the US.
Plus, electric airplanes, mRNA vaccines for cancer, globalists versus patriots, and good news on diabetes, poverty in Canada, grid upgrades in the United States, and a bucketload of new funding for ocean conservation.
Plus, the most successful charity event of all time, blood deliveries by drone in Rwanda, an electric vehicle boom in the United Kingdom, ocean conservation in Australia, and recoveries for bears, rhinos, gorillas, salmon, sea lions and walruses.
Plus, how Alphafold is upending life sciences, the end of the end of history, the care economy, and good news on womens' rights in Indonesia, a solar power boom in the Phillipines, and the return of forests in Scotland.
Plus, Gigafactory fly-throughs, knitted soup bowl monsters, the first gap-free human genome, and good news on marine conservation in Australia, one-horned rhinoceroses in Assam, and walruses in Svalbard.
Plus, the acceleration of the European energy transition, feminism in Pakistan, conservation in Oregon, EVs in France, and the end of fur farming in Belgium.
Plus, the little copter that could, grid synchronization, lorecraft, and good news on maternal and neonatal tetanus, recyclable wind turbines and spotted owls.
Plus, gyrotron-powered millimeter-wave geothermal drilling, swimming outdoors, Mali magic, and good news on clean cooking, EVs in France, and a mega donation for the Amazon.
Plus, cancer declines in Japan, floating solar flowers in South Korea, women's rights in Colombia, and a new national park in Chile.
Plus, the energy of freedom, Endurance, love as biological bribery, and good news on bilharzia, renewables in California, and a new national park in Chile.
Plus, the Great Smushing, an incredible gene therapy story, Russia-China realpolitik, and good news on women's rights in Colombia, cancer in Japan, electric trucks, and the return of the Tequila Fish.
Plus, progress on female genital mutilation, indigenous rights in Ecuador, a #MeToo victory in the US, a conservation victory in South Africa, and a ban on bear farming in South Korea.
Plus, The Hum, the science of love, uncanny valleys and caring robots, and good news on rubella, the four day work week, gray wolves in the US, and clean energy down under.
Plus, micromorts, a fusion breakthrough, electric schoolbuses, TED talks, and good news on sleeping sickness, HIV in Australia, clean steel in Europe, and ocean conservation in Cuba.
Plus, cancer declines in the EU, teen pregnancy falling in India, conservation wins in Costa Rica, a fur ban by Dolce & Gabbana, and 752 miles on a single charge.
Plus, an mRNA vaccine for HIV, ten love letters to Earth, exoplanets, and good news on Guinea Worm, divorce, record clean energy investments, butterflies, and tigers.
Plus, a new kind of MRI, hiking robots, world rugby XV, and good news for the Everglades, women's rights in Pakistan and India, rewilding in Finland, and electric vehicle range anxiety.
Plus, the 'Great Blue Wall,’ psychedelics in Canada, a long-awaited animal rights win in Italy, clean energy records Down Under, and a historic commitment to womens' rights in Kenya.
Plus, sub-eight hour genetic sequencing, grumpy old men, silicon carbide body armour, and good news on cancer in the US, children's rights in the Phillipines and fin whales in Antarctica.
Plus, sea dragons, superheated plasma, gold-coated cosmic eyes, and good news on global child mortality, girls' education in Tanzania, animal rights in Italy and a game-changing new regulation on renewables in China.
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A fortnightly roundup of good news from around the world. This is the free edition. For the full experience, you
Plus, coral IVF, marriage equality for Chile, animal rights in Spain, a highly effective alternative for treatment-resistant depression, sustainable glitter, a new charity partner and an update from FC HQ.
Plus, phenomenal imaging resolution in a live brain, cancelling Leunig, a Glasgow half full, Mama Elephant and good news on measles, global tobacco use, prostate cancer in Canada, the Amazon of Europe and the regeneration of the Thames.
An enormous new marine park for one of the most biodiverse ocean corridors on the planet. Plus, why COP26 is going better than you think, and good news on stroke rates, war deaths, human rights in Chile, democracy in Kazakhstan, turtles, cheetahs and the end of animal testing in Mexico.
