Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone
The island state becomes the first sub-Saharan country to get rid of the deadly disease in 50 years.
12/01/2024 BBC
2024
Best News of 2024
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.
January
February
The real threat to gender-diverse children is the politicization of care issues like puberty blockers and detransition
On both sides of the transgender care debate, what is presented as ‘fact’ distorts real complexities of gender-affirming health care, leaving many in the dark about what is really at stake.
13/02/2024 The Conversation
March
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The social power of modular tiny homes
A groundbreaking project led by a small NGO in Cambridge, England is exploring innovative approaches to providing temporary housing for the homeless
27/03/2024 El País
April
Patch to protect against measles shows promise
Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.
30/04/2024 BBC
US drugs regulator gives LSD ‘breakthrough’ status for treating anxiety – why this is so significant
Having long been considered to have ‘no accepted medical use’, psychedelics are finally being recognised as being beneficial for treating a range of mental health disorders.
25/04/2024 The Conversation
May
Hemp is more sustainable than timber – here’s how it could transform low-carbon construction
A hemp renaissance could transform the construction industry – this fast-growing crop sequesters or stores carbon and has multiple environmental benefits and practical applications.
01/05/2024 The Conversation
How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing our oyster reefs back
A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch.
07/05/2024 The Conversation
June
How islanders are saving their Indian Ocean coral reef
Looking out now over the Indian Ocean from Mnemba Island, it is hard to believe that just three years ago the stunning coral reef surrounding this part of Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago was dying.
24/06/2024 BBC
The woman who led the transformation of New York into a pedestrian-friendly city
Between 2007 and 2013, Janette Sadik-Khan was the city’s transportation commissioner, creating a bike rental system and closing Times Square to traffic. A decade later, she has published a book and remains committed to making cities more livable…
04/06/2024 El País
Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
Turning excess office space into apartments isn’t a panacea for the housing shortage, but it’s producing thousands of new units yearly and is more sustainable and economical than new construction.
13/06/2024 The Conversation
July
August
Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century
Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal…
28/08/2024 The Independent
September
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions
23/09/2024 The Independent
October
Here’s What the Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow Could Look Like
Around the world, seeds of regenerative cities have already been planted. As they grow, they will shape the metropolises of tomorrow.
23/10/2024 Wired
The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea
Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents
26/10/2024 The Independent
A new electric hydrofoil ferry in Stockholm offers cleaner journeys between its 14 islands
A high-tech electric ferry service has began operating in Stockholm, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands
29/10/2024 The Independent
November
New ‘game changer’ pill to stop smoking to be given to thousands for free
A daily pill designed to help people give up smoking will soon be rolled out on the NHS as experts hope it could prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths a year.
12/11/2024 The Independent
An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research
A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.
27/11/2024 The Conversation
December
'I don't want to end up in a box when I die - I want an eco funeral'
With awareness of our carbon footprints growing all the time, some people striving to lead eco-friendly lives are turning their attention to what happens when they die. “I don’t want my last act on this planet to be a polluting act, if I can help…
15/12/2024 BBC
