• In 2025, slightly fewer than 5.4 infants died for every 1,000 born in the US — down from the 7.5 of 30 years ago. CDC (PDF link).
• Experimental hepatitis B drug might offer ‘functional cure’ for a subset of patients. CNN.
• Young women in the UK now have ‘close to zero’ risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab. BBC.
• Global rice production has nearly doubled over 50 years despite climate change. Phys.org.
• In 2019, EVs made up just 1% of new car sales globally. By May 2026, 63% of new cars sold were electric. DW.
• UK’s EV drivers are now saving £1,100 each a year. CarbonBrief.
• A brain implant is helping a man with paralysis to communicate with his family and friends and to use his personal computer at home. Nature.
• A Chinese expedition accidentally found a 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale graveyard. Nature.

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