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In today's edition: EVs outsell petrol and diesel cars in Europe for the first time, with electric car sales rising to 29% of purchases in August; Angola bans single-use plastics thinner than 0.05 mil...

In today's edition: Uzbekistan has seen its poverty rate drop by a third in a single year, Norway opens its biggest-ever marine protected area, and an interactive map tracks almost 1,000,000 trees acr...

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In today's edition: Hungary's new government fulfils one of their key election promises by announcing a wealth tax on its wealthiest residents, underwater solar panels are able to function ten metres ...

In today's edition: Kosovo's decades-long landmine-clearance mission reaches its end, 30,000 non-biting mosquitoes are released in Lisbon to combat disease-carrying pests, and communities in Nepal rev...

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In today's edition: new data suggest that longer paternity leaves are closely linked to lower rates of depression, London's ULEZ scheme sees improved lung growth in young children, and the world's lar...

In today's edition: a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine shows promising results in late-stage trials, festivals are finding ways to restore the land they use, and a mobile library is bringing books and...

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In today's edition: Lebanon's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty as the first country in the Middle East, Niger has successfully re-greened

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Ask people how the world is doing, and you'll mostly hear a negative approach. Ask them about their own lives, however, and the story changes: despite broad

In today's edition: deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years; harvesting rainwater from rooftops could help cities stay cooler during heatwaves; and Bogotá incr...

In today's edition: how batteries are extending the capacity of solar power across California, the keyhole surgery that reparied an infant's birth defect before birth, and a trio of juvenile white sto...

In today's edition: beavers are helping protect landscape from wildfires by creating wetlands that slow the spread of flames, Sweden moves to ban "forever chemicals" in everyday products ahead of wide...

In today's edition: biosphere reserves are helping local communities across Central America make a living from nature whilst increasing forest cover, Kazakhstan sees its saiga population hit the 4.6 m...

Today in Squirrel News: The proportion of rural households in India with access to drinking water has increased fivefold within just five years; England caps fares for most buses at £2; and Rome is of...

Die Waldbrände im Amazonas fallen auf den tiefsten Stand seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen; die Zahl der hungernden Menschen weltweit sinkt; und in der Hamburger Kinderstadt machen Kinder die Regeln: Uns...

Today in Squirrel News: A simple invention saves dolphins from dying in fishing nets; a pilot project in India provides a zero-emission alternative for non-electrified routes; and a new process greatl...

In today's edition: new research from Argentina suggests the country's homicide rate has dropped to the lowest level since records began, new legislation in Italy gives those under 25 the chance to br...

In today's edition: the EU sees a record 25% of its power generated by solar, a programme in Mississippi gives Black single mothers $1,000 per month for 12 months with no strings attached, and the glo...

In today's edition: residents of Portugal's second-largest city can now enjoy free travel across Porto's metropolitan public transport network, the first patients have been enrolled in a groundbreakin...

In today's edition: a vertical playground in Munich is rethinking childcare through active, space-efficient design, an experimental therapy offers a potential new way to fight glioblastoma, and Africa...

In today's edition: India sees its infant mortality rate drop to its lowest level on record, Greece launches the world's first-ever national satellite system that exclusively detects and tracks wildfi...

In today's edition: a scheme supported by NHS England lets walkers trade a brief stroll for discounts and other incentives, major pollutant levels drop across Europe, and content creators on subscript...

Today in Squirrel News: green companies viewed in aggregate would now be "the world’s third-largest industry", superefficient manufactured homes in Vermont are setting new standards, and battery-power...

In today's edition: The Vagrancy Act 1824 has been repealed in England and Wales making rough sleeping no longer a crime, the US murder rate approaches its lowest level since records began, and Arizon...

From a bold approach to re-thicken the Arctic's ice to fewer deaths from poor air quality and new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer: here's our recap of the best and most importantant construc...

In today's edition: electricity reaches 50 million more people across Africa, Southeast Asia moves closer to eliminating malaria, and a record 47,460 mangroves are planted along the Kenyan coast.

In today's edition: Canadian researchers succeed in rethickening melting Arctic ice, India sees the use of tobacco by its adult population drop by 50% in two decades, and over 5,000 flamingo chicks ha...

In today's edition: the government of French Polynesia announces an expansion of its ocean protections, young women now have "close to zero" risk of death from cervical cancer thanks to HPV vaccinatio...

In today's edition: Colombia takes a large step towards banning the practice of female genital mutilation, China's adoption of low-emission vehicles results in a big drop in premature deaths linked to...

In this edition of Squirrel News, solar-powered electricity overtakes coal in the US for the first time; European dam removal hits a record high, enabling rivers to reconnect over thousands of miles; ...

In today's edition: a new law to trace cattle fights deforestation in Colombia, social forestry helps locals protect woodlands in Indonesia, and regenerative farms in France lose three times less yiel...

In today's edition: reflective paint protects houses in Africa against heatwaves, city parks offer communities a threefold benefit, and a Philadelphia energy initiative saved billions over the last de...

In today's edition: new data show that the world is gaining more mangrove forest than it's losing, Cambridge scientists uncover the hidden mechanism that blocks nerve repair, and a charity is making e...

In today's edition: a genomic test could help millions of breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy in favour of more effective and less taxing treatments, Brazil's lower house voices overwhelming sup...

In today's edition: the UN has overwhelmingly voted to adopt a resolution arguing that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, Hungary's new government puts forward a constitution...

In today's edition: a multi-billion euro clean energy deal is set to accelerate Africa's switch to low-carbon power, the world is installing grid batteries at a faster pace than anyone anticipated, an...

In today's edition, Baltimore sees its lowest monthly homicide total in more than 50 years, Indiana Women's Prison lets eligible mothers stay with their newborns in a nursery unit instead of being sep...

In today's edition: Amsterdam outlaws meat and fossil fuel advertising in public spaces; free prison calls are linked to lower costs and better outcomes for inmates across the US; and Brazil begins of...

In today's edition: Ghana's first marine protected area has officially opened and will protect hundreds of square kilometres of Ghana's coastal waters, intensive urban tree planting efforts are making...

In today's edition: only four months into the year, New York City sees historic lows in murder rates; captive elephants are rehomed in Europe's first sanctuary, and tiny GPS "backpacks" are helping tr...