• Homicides in England and Wales at lowest level in nearly 50 years. BBC.
• India has expanded rural tap water access from 16.7% of the population in 2019 to 81% in 2026, connecting 125 million rural households to clean, running water. In sheer numbers, this is the biggest, fastest, and most important sanitation drive in human history. PIB Delhi.
• A century of hair clippings from Utah show exposure to lead has fallen by a factor of more than 100 since the 1960s. Scientific American.
• For each year from 1994 to 2023, the US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government. Cato Institute.
• Global trade in plastic waste has fallen by more than two-thirds over the last decade. Our World in Data.
• New worm species discovered in Utah’s Great Salt Lake. It was once thought only two species could survive there. NPR.
• Two decades after a breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive—an astonishing result for metastatic disease. Science Daily.
• For the first time in history, scientists have used artificial intelligence to design the genetic code of a brand-new biological organism that destroys killer bacteria. The Times.

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• Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025. The Carter Center.
• William Foege dies at 89. He was a key figure in the eradication of Small Pox which killed 300 million people in the 20th century alone. The New York Times.
• US life expectancy jumps to a record 79 years in 2024. Reuters.
• 99% of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind, and storage. electrek.
• The U.S. added a record 18,041 public electric-vehicle fast chargers, expanding fast-charging network by 30% over the course of 2025. Canary Media.
• Poland has cut coal’s share of electricity from 95% in 2000 to about 51% today, one of the fastest declines in Europe. Over the same period, GDP per capita (PPP) rose 143%. Paweł Czyżak.

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• Malaria deaths in India have dropped 78% since 2015. The Times of India.
• The national homicide rate in the US is projected to hit its lowest point in over a century. The New York Times.
• Global EV sales reach 20.7 million units in 2025, growing by 20%. Rho Motion.
• Wind and solar generated a record 30% of EU electricity in 2025, higher than fossil power for the first time on record. Ember.

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• There were 1.5 billion people estimated to be at risk of trachoma in 2002, dropping to 97.1 million as of November 2025: a 94% reduction. WHO.
• A new milestone in the cancer fight: 7 in 10 patients now survive five-plus years. NBC News.
• For the first time in history, more Mexicans are categorized as middle class than as living in poverty. Mexico News Daily.
• Americans in the 1990s were at least twice as likely to be victims of crime as they are today. Our World in Data.
• In 2025, the U.S. recorded the fewest shooting deaths of any year since 2015. Gun sales and mass shootings also declined last year. The Trace.
• Presbyterian churches in Pittsburgh canceled $14 million in medical debt for their neighbors. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• Pedro Pascal and Bella Hadid raise $5.5M at Gaza and Sudan aid concert. Good Good Good.
• Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s. The Guardian.
• The scimitar-horned oryx, once extinct in the wild, has now been downgraded to endangered. BBC.

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• All the good news the headlines missed in 2025. Fix the News.
• 2025 year in review: a remarkable drop in crime. Jeff-alytics.
• Ten things that are going right in America. Noahpinion.
• The 2025 stories that prove people still run toward danger. Vox.
• Teacher 3D prints prosthetic hand for 4th grader right in the school’s lab: ‘It cost about $20’. Good Good Good.

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• 50 great things that happened in 2025. The Progress Network.
• Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025. AP.
• Just by opening a new tab, thousands of people have raised $2M for charity. Good Good Good.
• New York City ties its record for longest stretch without a homicide. ABC News.

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• Annual measles deaths fell by 88% between 2000 and 2024, from 777,000 to 95,000 a year. WHO.
• How India’s state Kerala eliminated extreme poverty. Brookings.
• Tajikistan has achieved a remarkable poverty reduction, with the national poverty rate dropping from 56 percent in 2010 to just below 20 percent in 2024. World Bank.
• Coal now generates about one-seventh of U.S. electricity, down from one-half in 2010; solar and wind currently produce more power than coal and employ far more American workers. Canary Media.
• Solar panels saved this school district so much money that they were able to give teachers $15K pay raises. Good Good Good.
• More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women’s health from Melinda French Gates. AP.
• New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids. AP.
• Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it. New Scientist.

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• Cervical cancer vaccines save over 1 million lives in lower-income countries. Gavi.
• Analysis of 150 U.S. cities shows one of the greatest drops in gun violence ever. The Trace.
• Egypt eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.
• India’s violent crime fell 29% over the past decade, riots fell by 40%, murders by 18%, and rape by nearly 20%. NDTV.
• The number of murders in London in the first nine months (1st January to 30th September) of 2025 is the lowest since monthly records began and represents a fall of almost 60 per cent compared to 2003. London.gov.uk.
• Over two decades ago, a small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today. ABC11.
• No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025. Ember.
• A bipartisan coalition of 25 states, representing over half of America’s population and 60% of its economy, has cut greenhouse gas emissions 24% below 2005 levels while growing GDP by 34%. US Climate Alliance.
• Global fossil use in industry peaked in 2014. Sales of petrol and diesel cars peaked in 2017. Fossil use in buildings peaked in 2018. The Telegraph.
• Data shows endangered Palau ground doves swiftly recovering after conservation effort. Island Conservation.
• Thanks to bipartisan effort and partnership between commercial fishermen and environmentalists, more than 50 U.S. fish stocks have bounced back from disaster. USA Today.

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• In 1970, a category 3 cyclone killed 300,000 people in Bangladesh. Due to forecasting, early warning systems, and cyclone shelters, no year since 2007 has exceeded 200 deaths despite multiple category 4 and 5 cyclones. Our World in Data.
• How Lithuania more than halved its suicide rate. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• Czech Republic becomes 69th country to prohibit violence and abuse against children. End Corporal Punishment.
• From 2016 to 2022, poverty in Mexico declined from 43.2% to 36.3%. The Borgen Project.
• In Uganda, AIDS-related deaths drop 64 per cent from 2010 to 2024. Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
• China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months. CarbonBrief.
• Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years, notably thanks to fight against deforestation. Le Monde.
• AI finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane plastic into reusable chemicals. Ars Technica.
• Man invents solar-powered backpack that turns into a bed and a generator for homeless people. Good Good Good.

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• Global maternity mortality declined by 41% between 2000 and 2023. WHO.
• In 1900, only 31% of boys and 23% of girls were enrolled in school worldwide. Today, it’s 91% of boys and 89% of girls. Our World in Data.
• 95% of kids with “bubble boy” disease cured by one-time gene therapy. New Atlas.
• Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may also curb drug and alcohol addiction. Science Daily.
• So far this year, at least 31 US states have enacted laws designed to lower drug costs. Stateline.
• Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria. Nature.

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