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Plus, space rockets, clever crows, obedient electrons, and good news on global investments in neglected diseases, re-greening China, and electric vehicles in Nepal.
Plus, space rockets, clever crows, obedient electrons, and good news on global investments in neglected diseases, re-greening China, and electric vehicles in Nepal.
Plus, gun violence in America, air pollution in Europe, shark conservation, global food prices, indigenous guardians in Canada and 'farmfluencers' in Vietnam.
Plus, Don't Stop Believin', wolf nerds, Bose–Einstein condensates, and good news on global access to water, sanitation and hygiene, barn owls in the United Kingdom, and renewables costs in Saudi Arabia.
Plus, tuberculosis in India, new funding for women's rights, education in Africa, land restoration in Uzbekistan and mangrove conservation in Rio.
Plus, the genius of Bach, strong vs. weak links, warp drives, and good news on global life expectancy, funding for women's rights, land restoration in Uzbekistan and falling emissions in China.
Plus, vaccinations in Kenya, women's rights in Kazakhstan, rewilding in the French Alps, and rhino relocations in South Africa.
Plus, the world's biggest museum, quantum imaging, believe the AI hype, and good news on vaccinations in Kenya, climate progress in the EU and Iberian lynx populations.
Plus, progress on neglected tropical diseases, women's rights in the EU, real solutions to homelessness, ocean conservation in Peru and rewilding in Romania
Plus, crocodiles in marinas, interstellar rescue missions, Alphafold 3, and good news on murder rates in Brazil, fish stocks in the United States, and the decline of fossil fuels in Europe.
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Plus, mosquito nets, GenZ, labour reform in the EU, some big ocean conservation wins, and a battery boom in the USA.
Plus, democracy in Senegal, human rights in the EU, wetland restoration in California, and a 'seismic' shift in US conservation.
Plus, a risky prediction, electron crystals, better batteries are coming, and good news on education in Ghana, electricity in Rwanda, EV sales in China and conservation in Peru
Plus, global population growth, autism in Australia, contraception in Canada, tree planting in Vietnam and river cleanups in Guatemala. .
Plus, the avian tree of life, ketamine therapy, the most detailed MRI ever, and good news on global population growth, democracy in the USA, forest restoration in the Mediterranean, and Volvo's last diesel car.
Plus, tuberculosis in Cambodia, health insurance in America, democracy in Senegal, island restoration in Chile and bicycles in Paris.
Plus, the last repair shop, Vernor Vinge, the quantum internet, and good news on malaria in India, democracy in Senegal, deforestation in the Amazon, and solar in China.
Plus, falling crime in America, school feeding programs in Africa, women's right in Croatia, the world's newest (and biggest) dark sky sanctuary, and rewilding in Japan and Scotland.