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Plus, bioluminescent nudibranches, Lucy, an update on Moore's Law, and good news on global access to electricity, conservation in Bolivia, China's Great Green Wall, and falling oil demand.
Plus, bioluminescent nudibranches, Lucy, an update on Moore's Law, and good news on global access to electricity, conservation in Bolivia, China's Great Green Wall, and falling oil demand.
Plus, the dark proteome, Arcane, a killer tip for your information diet, and good news on TB in Africa, drug overdoses in America, the restoration of Lorde Howe and a coal phase-out in Indonesia.
Plus, Black Myth Wukong, gardening metaphors, why Trump can't stop the energy revolution, and good news on floatovoltaics, pneumococcal vaccines, and desertification in China.
It's the United States gender reveal! We hope it’s a girl. Plus, an interview with Steven Pinker, global air pollutions deaths fall, EU emissions too, a massive new school feeding program for Kenya, and the Three Body Problem solved.
Planting the seeds of tomorrow. Plus, Europe's largest ever marine protected area, a black hole triple, good news on tuberculosis, Chinese emissions still on track for a decline, and GLP-1 drugs FTW.
Keeping the savoir-faire alive. Plus, elimination of malaria in Egypt, rice fortification for millions in India, the resurrection of the Tasmanian Tiger, the EU sticks to its guns on electric vehicles, and 'orbitronics'.
Knocking on the door of history. Plus, beating cancer, clean energy in the Global South, a new marine sanctuary in California, and parallel parking for rockets.
We messed up. Plus, two more diseases eliminated in two countries, great news from the IEA, green transformations in Rio and Seoul, and a new class of shape seen throughout nature.
A second report from New York. Plus, a seminal moment in the history of energy, waging war on invasive rodents, a plastic bag ban in California and good news for sea turtles in Greece
A report from New York. Plus, a miracle in the Middle East, electrifying Africa, global progress against domestic violence, and a cancer moonshot.
Plus, hydrogen memes, restoring Europe's largest saltwater lagoon, Chinese emissions, electric buses in London, and some good news from the Amazon.
Plus, Céline Dion, progress on leprosy, the mirage of shoplifting in the United States, falling suicide rates in Nepal, and Earth rings.
Plus, new clean energy records in Australia, elephants in Nigeria, electric monster trucks, the Atlas of Ungulate Migration, and why solar farms have a superpower beyond clean electricity.
Plus, the latest on our malaria podcast, sanitation in India FTW, London's Ultra Low Emission Zone keeps on delivering, tax collection for billionaires, and great news for migraine sufferers.
Plus, beaver bombing, sodium-ion batteries, debt for nature swaps, and good news on renewables in Portugal, puffins in Maine, and a landmark climate ruling in South Korea.
Plus, nickel-accumulating flowers, planetary defence, and good news on poverty in Brazil, tuberculosis in India, and a digital pause for France.
Plus, the 'lightbulb of the 21st century', sustainable farming in the Netherlands, a huge gift for US national parks, EV company becomes 7th largest carmaker, and some surprising news about clean energy in South Africa.
Plus, learning jelly, sapphire transistors, and good news on democracy in Bangladesh, free school meals in Indonesia, and cancer deaths in the United States
Plus, consumption overshoot stabilising, mangrove protection in Ecuador, good news for whales, plummeting fossil gas demand in Europe, a go-ahead for the Sun Cable, and a new methane-spotting satellite.