Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife vaccination. Millions of doses have been distributed since the ‘90s.
26/09/2024 The Conversation
The king of Thailand has given approval to the marriage equality bill passed by parliament earlier this year, making it the third Asian territory to formally legalise same-sex unions after Taiwan and Nepal. The law, endorsed by King Maha…
25/09/2024 The Independent
Consumers installed four times more electricity generation through rooftop solar in the first half of this year than all commercial projects combined.
24/09/2024 Sydney Morning Herald
With more than 200 wastewater ponds, New Zealand has an untapped opportunity to install floating solar panels to increase renewable generation and to reduce algal growth in the ponds at the same time.
24/09/2024 The Conversation
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
Digital Product Passports will tell consumers about the sustainability of their clothes. Will they reduce the industry’s carbon emissions?
23/09/2024 Reset.org
A motley crew of surfers, academics and fishers fight back against mining companies pillaging the country's West Coast.
22/09/2024 Al Jazeera
The repatriation, the second of its kind by the Dutch, shows a working model for returning looted treasures from Europe to former colonies around the world.
20/09/2024 New York Times
In the fall of 1993, a ship sailed into the Pacific Ocean carrying nearly 1,000 pounds of iron crystals packed into barrels, then dumped it all into the waves. The next morning, the water was tinged a subtle green from newly sprouted phytoplankton.
20/09/2024 The Atlantic
A new study reveals that almost half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with these drugs were cancer-free 10 years later
16/09/2024 El País
Citizens’ assemblies bring members of the public into the fold of the difficult trade-offs that need to be made on every decision of public importance.
15/09/2024 The Conversation
We've gathered examples from across the NPR Network of how we can change the food we grow to support climate goals.
14/09/2024 NPR
The Hague has become the first city in the world to ban advertisements promoting fossil fuel products and climate-busting services.
13/09/2024 The Guardian
They filed on to the football pitch as applause rang out, punctuated by shouts of bienvenidos. Their improbable journey had begun months earlier and about 3,000km away; now the asylum seekers, many from Mali, were being heartily greeted by the…
13/09/2024 The Guardian
Whether it is the mistaken idea that the moon landings never happened or the false claim that Covid jabs contain microchips, conspiracy theories abound, sometimes with dangerous consequences.
12/09/2024 The Guardian
As we grapple with the ongoing threat of Mpox and the scars of Covid remain raw, there is reason for cautious celebration: we are on the brink of eradicating a brutal disease that has tormented Africa for generations.
11/09/2024 New Statesman
A seminal paper in Alzheimer’s research raised red flags. Those who called out the problematic data hoped the discovery would correct the scientific record. Instead, the questions raised about the work highlighted cracks that have been slowly eating…
11/09/2024 Undark Magazine
NPR's coverage of their effort to invent an mRNA vaccine that would be free for all countries to manufacture brought them an award for altruism in health. We checked in on their progress.
09/09/2024 NPR
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has launched an evening news programme using “easy language” aimed at 2.5 million people in the Netherlands who struggle with the language.
09/09/2024 The Guardian
Tami McGraw used to be so allergic to red meat that even fumes from cooking might send her into anaphylactic shock. She couldn’t fry sausages for her family. She couldn’t go to cookouts with friends.
09/09/2024 The Atlantic
It’s a truly dreadful irony: for many of the 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to even a basic water supply, there is likely to be a significant reserve in aquifers sitting just a few metres below their feet.
09/09/2024 The Guardian
After her little girl was badly burned by a traditional cooking stove in Kenya, Magayi started a social enterprise to create a safer and less polluting cooker. Now, it’s tackling the climate crisis and helping improve the lives of marginalised…
07/09/2024 The Independent
Adding biochar to degraded soils boosts how much water soils can hold and help farmers survive droughts.
04/09/2024 The Conversation
Chinese scientists have developed new technology that could cut energy bills in half by cooling people directly instead of entire rooms. The “personalised thermal management device” cools people through mid-infrared radiation without the need to…
03/09/2024 The Independent
