Good News on Global Stunting, Ocean Protection in Australia, and Wind and Solar in Europe
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.
Good News on Global Homicide, Education in Sierra Leone and Solar in China
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)
Good News on Trachoma in Benin and Mali, Deforestation in Brazil, and River Restoration in Paris
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
209: Topias
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.
Good News on Poverty in Indonesia, Press Freedom in Fiji and Rhinos in Zimbabwe
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.
208: Pangenome
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.
Good News on Respiratory Diseases, Labour Rights in Bangladesh, and Conservation in Bolivia
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.
207: Universal Acts of Kindness
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.
Good News on Women's Rights in Uzbekistan, Conservation in Colombia, and River Restoration in Florida
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
206: Numinous Stranger
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.
Good News on Heart Disease in the United States, Democracy in Uruguay, and Nature Rights in Ecuador
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.
205: Hug Pylons, Not Trees
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.