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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
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, 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, 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.
