• Scientists whose innovations saved millions of lives. Our World in Data.
• Between 2015 and 2024, humanity recorded one of the fastest expansions of basic welfare of all time: 961 million people gained safe drinking water, 1.2 billion gained safe sanitation, and 1.5 billion gained access to basic hygiene services, while the number of unserved fell by nearly 900 million. WHO.
• Global childhood leukemia deaths have fallen by 59% since 1990. BMC.
• Giving pregnant women $1,000 cut infant deaths by 48% in rural Kenya. NBER.
• Rubella eliminated as a public health problem in Nepal. United Nations.
• Solar panel imports into Africa jumped 60% in the 12 months through June 2025, setting a record that could reshape electricity systems in many countries. electrek.
• In the first half of 2025, wind and solar delivered just over 20% of U.S. electricity, overtaking coal and nuclear for the first time. electrek.
• Global EV sales up 27% in 2025. Clean Technica.
• The snub-nosed monkey population in China has more than tripled since the 1980s. BBC.
• Dusky gopher frogs rebound after near-extinction in Mississippi. The New York Times.
• Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant. The Guardian.

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