Good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
For decades, researchers had suspected that the seemingly random dots and stripes on cave paintings across Europe contained a hidden meaning, yet they were unable to decipher them.
05/01/2023 Telegraph
All major road building projects in Wales have been scrapped over environmental concerns. Plans for a third Menai bridge will not go ahead and neither will the controversial Red Route in Flintshire. The move is part of the Welsh government's…
14/02/2023 BBC
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to stop using an anaesthetic gas in the NHS which has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide.
03/03/2023 The Independent
One of the last wild rivers in Europe, home to more than 1,000 animal and plant species, has been declared a national park by the Albanian government, making the Vjosa the first of its kind on the continent.
15/03/2023 The Guardian
An Oxford University malaria vaccine has been approved for use in Ghana. The African country is ramping up efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every minute.
13/04/2023 Deutsche Welle
The new project, Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium, hopes its work on 8 rare diseases will set the standard and framework to help thousands of others.
24/05/2023 USA Today
The cells could potentially be used to treat range of medical conditions, from heart attacks to cancer, without having to be made from scratch for each person
08/05/2023 NewScientist
Getting rid of old tyres has long been a problem. Every year more than a billion reach the end of the road. Until recently, most were thrown into landfills or piled up in storage yards, which occasionally caught fire. Tougher environmental laws mean…
24/05/2023 Economist
England’s kelp forests have suffered a silent plight at the hands of trawlers. But communities are mobilising to save them
06/06/2023 Positive News
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More than 1,500 minors have obtained new identity documents stating their self-perceived gender since the South American country allowed it by law in 2012
25/07/2023 El País
Stimulating the brain with electricity has been used for 30 years to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers are testing whether it could help restore hand and arm motion.
22/08/2023 Wired
A cargo ship fitted with giant, British-designed special wind-powered sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future.
21/08/2023 BBC
AlphaMissense, a new model from Google’s artificial intelligence team, analyzes the effects of DNA mutations and will accelerate research into rare diseases.
19/09/2023 Wired
Nestled between a Trader Joe’s and New York City’s East River is Oko Farms, a little hub of greenery in Brooklyn that looks out on to Manhattan’s skyline. Fenced off in the corner of an expansive construction site, it’s not easy to locate.
07/09/2023 The Guardian
Since 2008, Japan has had a tax called furusato nozei, which rewards people who pay it with a variety of luxury products.
26/10/2023 El País
Sweden has opened a new state-of-the-art plastic sorting facility, the largest of its kind and big enough to receive all plastic packaging waste generated from Swedish households
15/11/2023 The Independent
In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment…
24/11/2023 The Independent
The country plans to immunize 7.7 million girls and adolescents against this pathogen, which causes the majority of cases of cervical cancer. About 8,000 Nigerians died from this cause in 2020, as cases are detected when they are advanced
08/11/2023 El País
Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis
11/12/2023 Positive News
Chicago’s 82-story Aqua Tower appears to flutter with the wind. Its unusual, undulating facade has made it one of the most unique features of Chicago’s skyline, distinct from the many right-angled glass towers that surround it.
27/12/2023 The Guardian
