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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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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.
Plus, ghost ancestors, the most impressive computer vision we've ever seen, good news on stroke rates, the recovery of a Saharan antelope, and conservation in the Pacific.
Plus, a guide to Glasgow, the mathematical secrets of 42, why emotions are nurture not nature, and good news on global war deaths, polio vaccine rollouts, democracy in central Asia, poaching declines in Malawi, and the return of sea turtles in Cape Verde
An incredible new weapon in the war against one of humanity's oldest and deadliest foes. Plus, good news on landmines, healthcare in India and Haiti, a coal ban in China's industrial heartland, the end of overfishing in the United States, and a massive new marine reserve in the Atlantic.
Plus, neuroaesthetics, cancer-killing parasitic fungi, the Dionysus effect, and good news on public health in Haiti, a new global tax arrangement, energy storage, conservation in China, and the end of overfishing in the United States.
Plus, farmscrapers, the first ever vaccine for a parasitic disease, plastic-eating enzymes, and good news on global landmine clearances, good governance in Indonesia, a coal ban in Guangdong, and the restoration of three national monuments in the United States
Electric vehicles are coming WAY faster than you think. Plus, good news on coal funding from China, global cholera cases, access to electricity in Bangladesh, attitudes to race in the United States, wildlife crossings, and the largest philanthropic donation for conservation of all time.
Plus, a new story for the New World, why astrology matters, 3D-printed army barracks, and good news on children's rights in the Phillipines, gay marriage in Switzerland, fossil fuels divestment in Quebec, and new animal protections in Hawaii.
Plus, biblical meteor explosions, a gene-editing cure for HIV, a massive announcement on coal from China, and good news on cholera in Yemen, EVs in Germany, and the largest philanthropic donation for conservation of all time.
A landmark decision for human rights in Mexico. Plus, the sexiest electric pickup truck on the planet, and good news on the global coal pipeline, US poverty, declines in leprosy, multiple conservation wins in Australia, and the recovery of Atlantic tuna.
Plus, starling murmurations, artificial kidneys, Buddhism for dogs, and good news on poverty reductions in the US, the decline of leprosy, vanishing global coal pipelines, and bandicoot recoveries in Australia.
Plus, the most powerful magnetic field ever created, how a deep ocean bacteria led to a cure for brain cancer, and good news on human rights in Mexico, sanitation in India, a major divestment milestone in the US, and the recovery of tuna stocks in the Atlantic.
The Trump Administration's environmental vandalism is getting fixed, one law at a time. Plus, a big human rights victory in Somalia, a just transition in Spain, rising female literacy in Africa, exploding global EV sales, and the return of wild beavers to Scotland.
Plus, fancy machines (and ghosts in machines), a cure for joyless urgency, and good news on women's rights in Somalia, drug legalization in Thailand, a clean energy transition in Spain, and waterway protections in the US.
Plus, robot chameleons, lab-grown breast milk, 'care at scale' and good news on female literacy in Africa, global off-grid solar, air pollution in Beijing, beaver re-wilding in Scotland, and rhino recoveries in Kenya.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Plus, a new charity partner, and some updates from a few old ones.
Plus, galactic colonization, robot paramedics, Chinese rock n' roll, and good news on cancer death rates in the US, coal in the UK and Spain, tree planting in India, and a ban on salmon farming in Tierra del Fuego.
Animal activists just pulled off an incredible bear rescue mission in China. Plus, good news on human development in Bangladesh, a global tax agreement, LGBTQI+ rights in Canada, coal pipelines, electric vehicles in Europe, and elephant recoveries in Tanzania.
Plus, a skin-growing machine, flying transformer cars, a 'green pivot' by a fossil fuels tycoon, and good news on malaria in China, a global tax agreement, LGBTQI+ rights in Canada, and conservation in the Balkans.
Plus, moon bear rescues, Earth's heartbeat, Flüssigkeitsgekühlten Zweigang-Getriebe, and good news on human development in Bangladesh, coal pipelines in India and China, and elephant recoveries in Tanzania.
A dengue eradication project in Indonesia might have just changed the future of public health. Plus, EVs in Germany, clean energy in Texas, AIDS, US imprisonment rates, conservation in the Galapagos Islands.
Plus, life-changing sleep advice, The Metaverse, bad vulture jokes, and good news on coal phaseouts in Romania and Canada, global electricity access, dengue in Indonesia and environmental restoration in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
Plus, gene-splicing algae into humans, transparent rockets, a terrible week for Big Oil, and good news on HIV/AIDS, falling prison rates in the United States, deforestation rates in Indonesia, and panthers in Florida.
The IEA just blew up the last remaining argument for new fossil fuels. Plus, owning the libs with a pickup truck, handheld ultrasounds, and good news on global stunting rates, de-worming initiatives, animal rights in the UK, and drawdown plans for HFCs.
Plus, third thumbs, GM mosquitoes, good news on global stunting, clean energy, animal rights, and a charity update from Afghanistan.
Plus, rocketeers, MDMA, swifts, wind power, de-worming, clean water, whales and yes, butterflies.
A transformative decade for clean energy in the US, big news on coal in Poland, a new malaria vaccine in Burkina Faso, Gambia eliminates trachoma, a historic milestone for indigenous land rights in Peru, and two islands restored in Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Plus, advice for grandparents, tidal power, QR codes in the sky, CRISPR for epigenomes, and good news on trachoma in The Gambia, a malaria vaccine in Burkina Faso, and island restoration in the Pacific and Caribbean.
Plus, hollowed out volcanoes, Porg the Pterosaur, an otherworldly flight, and good news on US climate goals, electric vehicles in Germany, poverty reduction in Ethiopia and a massive new Indigenous reserve in Peru.
Plus, Jurassic Park, cross-sport lesbian power couples, Lost Tapes of the 27 Club, good news on decoupling carbon emissions, Guinea Worm eradication, denuclearization in Kazakhstan, animal rights in the US.
Guinea Worm eradication, the end of sleeping sickness in Côte d'Ivoire, denuclearization in Kazakhstan, declining suicides in the US, falling child poverty in Canada, decoupling of emissions, a vast new zone for offshore wind off New York, and the recovery of the bald eagle.
Plus, acrobatic book thieves, milky-blooded war androids, good news on sleeping sickness in Côte d'Ivoire, child poverty in Canada, offshore wind in the United States.
Nine schoolgirls win a historic victory over Big Oil in the Amazon. Plus, good news on women's rights in Mexico, Pakistan and Lebanon, crime rates in US cities, clean energy in Europe, a ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin, and the return of cheetahs to India.
Plus, AI necromancy, Dolly Parton, timber skyscrapers, and good news on rabies in Latin America, clean energy in the UK, gazelles in Turkey, and cheetahs in India.
Plus, wild, sublime bodies, Asian democratic technocracy, 'The Adams Event', and good news on renewables in the EU, women's rights in Mexico, Pakistan and Lebanon, oil flaring in Ecuador and animal testing in Virginia.
Malaria wins in El Salvador, progress on hepatitis C in Egypt, declining cancer deaths in Europe, a huge market signal for plant-based meats, an important victory for climate activists in the UK, and an inspiring conservation story from Italy.
Plus, robot stingrays, CodeMiko, augmented reality surgeries, and good news on coal in Hungary, hepatitis C in Egypt, cancer rates in Europe, and wildlife protection in China.
Plus, Starship ballet, Level 3 autonomy, and good news on malaria in Central America and Africa, a ban on corporal punishment in China, a huge market signal for plant-based meats, and an important victory for climate activists in the UK.
Clean energy records in the US and China, big wins for human rights in India and Ecuador, falling cancer deaths, a bold humanitarian gesture in Colombia, shifting attitudes to the war on drugs in Malaysia and New Jersey, and a brand new national park for the United States.
Plus, interactive dreaming, AI for soccer, Gamestop, and good news on clean energy in the US and China, human rights in India and Ecuador, drug reforms in Malaysia and New Jersey, and the recovery of the European bison.
Plus, the most liked TikTok of 2020, cryogenic ferrets, crazy new science, and good news on refugees in Colombia, a reprieve for the ozone layer, plummeting population growth in China, and a new national park in the United States.
Plus, sound-beaming, hydrogen paste, good news on a slavery ban in India, police reform in Denver, an ambitious conservation goal in the United States, and fisheries reform in Mozambique.
Peak oil, EVs, terrorism down in Pakistan, police reform in Denver, ambitious US conservation goals, fisheries reforms in Mozambique and Namibia, and dances of cranes in the UK.
Plus, another antidote for environmental despair, transparent wood, genetic matching for couples and good news on terrorism in Pakistan, clean energy in South Australia, decriminalization in Oregon and seabirds in Namibia.
Plus, an antidote for environmental despair, photobiological art, biomimetic heat sinks, and good news on a global treaty on nuclear weapons, Guinea Worm eradication, clean energy in China, and the righting of an old wrong in Montana.
A global treaty on nuclear weapons, stricter laws against female genital mutilation in Egypt, Guinea Worm eradication, funding for the Great Green Wall, clean energy in China, fisheries success in California, and the return of bison and a tiny tern.
Plus, robot ballet, the most important Bitcoin essay of 2020, and good news on solar in Vietnam, indigenous land rights in Panama and the recovery of the world's smallest tern.
Polish dietician saving malnourished children in Madagascar
Plus, mysterious caves, the one-minute city, and good news on clean energy in Germany, women's rights in Argentina, child marriage in the Dominican Republic and a plastic ban in Mexico City.
Why mainstream news, and not social media or Donald Trump, is the greatest threat to American democracy today.
Even during the darkest of times, there's been hope.
The internet is a buffet. Eat but do not be gluttonous. You'll get sick.
Plus, garbage language, a mind-blowing map of the Milky Way, smartphone DNA sequencers, and good news on fossil fuel divestment, e-waste, and global pneumonia and stunting rates.
Plus, a gargantuan leap for biology, Ethereum 2.0, ice dreaming, and good news on drilling in the Arctic, malaria, and cannabis declassification by the UN.
Plus, good news on drilling in the Arctic, progress on malaria, terrorism, period poverty in Scotland, child poverty in the United States, air pollution in Europe, and ocean conservation.
Plus, why your brain is not for thinking, space gnomes, 3D-bioprinted hearts, and good news on global terrorism, period poverty in Scotland, and air pollution in Europe.
Plus, time cells, bionic gloves, the best seed-saving story you'll ever hear, and good news on COVID-19 vaccines, elephantiasis, landmines in the Falklands, and a massive new reserve in the Atlantic Ocean.
A special edition with co-founders, Gus and Tane.
Plus, the First Troll President, lab-grown chicken, close-up photography, uncanny vulvas, and good news on AIDS treatments, women's rights in the Middle East and turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
How Donald Trump pioneered the never-ending fireside rant, and made sure nobody could ever look away.
There's only one story now...
Plus, the smallest boat on Earth, why China may have already peaked, digital public parks, and good news on tuberculosis, child marriage in Bangladesh and ocean conservation in Samoa.
Plus, Disney Britain, intuition pumps, zeptoseconds, and good news on global electricity access, women's rights, seagrass restoration in Virginia, and a new conservation project in Uganda.
Uncovering ancient secrets in the sky
Plus unhappy families, the world's biggest insect farm, bionic drummers and good news on lynxes, Hepatitis B, electric vehicles in Europe, and crime in the United States.
Plus rock n' roll gods, composting funerals, 3D-printed decoy turtle eggs, and good news on immigration laws in Italy, air pollution in London and conservation in Vietnam.
What does it mean to be 'normal'?
Plus, conscious crows, Curly the Robot, predatory gaming chairs, and good news on electric vehicles in California, parental leave in France and community rights in Ecuador.
