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Plus, a new charity partner, an update on global poverty, malaria vaccines in Africa, a new paradigm for conservation in British Columbia, and China's mind-blowing plans for its deserts.
Plus, cosmic goddess rays, orange peels, digital twin hearts, and good news on global poverty, gender gaps in science, ocean conservation in Papua New Guinea, and EV sales in Europe.
Plus, progress on HPV vaccines, poverty in Malaysia, a Mary Poppins economy in the United States, an ivory ban in Canada and the Bike Bus Movement goes global.
Plus, CRISPR gets clinical approval, hot-staging, making infrastructure sexy again, and good news on women's rights in Africa, poverty reduction in Malaysia, a whale sanctuary in the Dominican Republic, and solar power in India.
Plus, global inequality, school meals programs, maternal care in the DRC, human rights in Latvia, conservation in Tibet, and tree planting in Kenya
Plus, bad vibes versus good data, airships, weeding robots, and progress on tuberculosis, yellow fever, human rights in Latvia, carbon emissions in China, solar in Poland, and deforestation in Colombia.
Plus, leprosy in the Maldives, maternal care in Bangladesh, Paul Hawken on regeneration, the first of the Klamath dams goes down, and guerilla rewilding in the United Kingdom.
Plus protostars, applebots, Werner Herzog, and good news on leprosy in the Maldives, disaster preparedness in Odisha, dam removal on the Klamath, and global projections on fossil gas.
Plus, open defecation, vaccinations in Nigeria, labour victories in America, rewilding golf courses, conservation in Colombia and sea turtles in Florida
Plus, fluorescent squirrels, Luddites, restoring lost senses, and good news on neglected tropical diseases in Africa, reproductive rights in France, brown bears in Europe, and an earlier-than-expected peak in carbon emissions.
Plus, progress on tax evasion, Americans with disabilities, a breakthrough on cervical cancer, fishing bans in Cameroon, mangroves in China, anti-trafficking in Malaysia, and plastic reduction in Indonesia.
Plus, talking trees, Project Silica, and good news on girls' education, crime in the UK, renewables in Spain and ocean conservation in New Zealand
Plus, polio eradication, falling crime in the United States, falling poverty in Cabo Verde, reforestation in China, the Ocean Cleanup, and a possible ban on fossil fuel cars in Stockholm
Plus, a really cute robot, Ghost in Hong Kong, why you're living in an explosion, and good news on polio eradication, conservation in Israel, education in low-income countries, and a carbon border tax in Europe
Plus, a bad week for humanity, the deer stones of Mongolia, fractal robot fingers, and good news on global poverty, malaria vaccines, conservation in the Caribbean, and falling emissions from the global power sector.
Plus, a game-changing treatment for cystic fibrosis, eco-concrete, white hydrogen, a victory for indigenous rights in Brazil, and cycling in the United States
Plus dark stars, human cells, the sterile world of infinite choice, and good news on maternal and child health in Asia, social attitudes in the UK, Indigenous rights in Brazil, new hope for net zero, and crime (and cycling) in the United States.
We’re still unpacking the answers, but we have spotted a few common threads
Plus, girls' education in Nigeria, crime in NYC, Chicago and LA, wildlife crossings in Texas, a new nature reserve in Bolivia and elephants in southern Africa
Plus, unintended consequences, artificial wombs, sex versus gender, and good news on child poverty, leprosy, girls' education in Nigeria, a conservation law in California, EV sales in Germany, and wind power in the UK.
Plus, education in Pakistan, Medicare costs in the United States, water management in Paris, golden eagles in Scotland, un-taming the Mississippi, and mangroves in China.
Plus, speaking to whales, the road trip of dreams, chirality, how electric vehicles made the Wall Street Journal look foolish, and good news on human rights in Mexico, mangroves in China, Medicare in the US, and coal generation in the EU
Plus, school meals in the US and India, trans rights in Germany, car-free streets in Montreal, ocean (and river) cleanups, and the revival of the Tasmanian Devil
Plus, why good news is bad, progress on polio eradication, wheat prices, a new malaria vaccine, education in Cambodia, national parks in Mexico, environmental victories in Montana, and re-wilding in the UK.
Plus, sexy farming, ending witchcraft in Ghana, heart disease in the US, women's rights in Oman, fishing restrictions in South Africa, and land restoration in the Netherlands.
Plus, serial killers, modern day doom machines, malaria in Iran, a debt-for-nature swap for Gabon, wetland restoration in New York and a new national monument in the Grand Canyon
Plus, modern day doom machine, back-of-the-pack running, CRISPR crops, thanobots, and good news on global breast-feeding rates, healthcare in India, serial killers, conservation in Gabon and wind energy in the UK.
Plus, hepatitis elimination in Egypt, deforestation in the Amazon, women's rights in Africa, seahorse conservation in Australia, good news on the US economy, and a heroic effort off the coast of Yemen.
Plus, heavy metal, Miyazaki food, a golden age for palaeontology, and good news on poverty in India, hepatitis in Egypt, democracy in the United States, electric vehicle sales in Europe, and tigers in Nepal
Plus, falling FGM rates, capital punishment in Ghana, poverty in Cambodia, offshore wind in the US, wildlife corridors in Borneo and ocean conservation in the UK
Plus, connectomes, bioreactors, psychedelics for anorexia, why we're all night animals, and good news on AIDS, poverty in Cambodia, offshore wind in the United States and conservation in Borneo.
Plus, crime in New York, AIDS in Namibia, childhood mortality in Cambodia, tree planting in Fiji, nature restoration in Europe and a welcome reprieve for the Amazon
Plus, extended childhoods, jetpack racing, bionic hands, and good news on trachoma, human rights in Mexico, domestic violence in South Korea, clean energy in Denmark, and river restoration in Madrid.
Plus, global income classifications, drowning rates, childcare in Canada, plastic in Ghana, rewilding in Spain, and a whole lot of animal comebacks.
Plus, interstellar methenium, Korean sci-fi, neuroprotective CPR, and good news on global water, sanitation and hygiene, animal comebacks, rewilding in Spain and rock-weathering for carbon removal.
Plus, funding for a new TB vaccine, psychedelic medicine in Australia, maternal mortality in Malawi, deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia, the return of sea otters, and rewilding in Ireland
Plus, the myth of the lizard brain, airships, psychedelic first responders, and good news on funding for a new TB vaccine, crime in Mexico City, deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia, and electric vehicles in Canada.
Plus, 11 new biosphere reserves, breast cancer in England, teen pregnancy in Kenya, clean slate laws in the United States, blue whales in California, land restoration in Mali, and food waste in South Korea
Plus, cosmic ray muons, industrial stem cell engineering, new sci-fi recommendations, and good news on rubella in southeast Asia, breast cancer in the UK, blue whales in California, food waste in South Korea, and industrial clean energy policy in the US and Japan.
Plus, Dolly Parton, same sex marriage around the world, water in Morocco, a plan to save the Amazon, tree cover in Africa and bee protection in New York.
Plus, a new charity partner, declining murder rates and falling teen pregnancy in the United States, malaria in Tanzania, electric trucks, conservation in China, and old men yelling at clouds.
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, 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.
