• The global homicide rate has fallen by around a quarter in this century. WDI.
• Thirty-five years ago, polio paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50. UN News.
• Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. WHO.
• How Brazil reversed its teenage pregnancy epidemic. The Telegraph.
• Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities shows one of the greatest drops in gun violence ever. The Trace.
• The rate of peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 in the US fell by more than 40% after 2017 due to new recommendations. AP.
• Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid. Renew Economy.

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• Europe and Central Asia saw an almost 50 per cent decline in the child poverty rate between 2014-2024. unicef.
• Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.
• The US is on track for the fewest shooting deaths of any year since 2015. The Trace.
• North Carolina wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people. AP.
• Incarcerated firefighters in California, previously paid only 5 to 10 dollars a day, will now get minimum wage. KTLA5.
• More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables. CarbonBrief.
• Green turtle bounces back from brink of extinction. BBC.

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• The 21 Pacific island countries and areas have collectively been verified as having eliminated measles and rubella. WHO.
• Three years ago, 33 million Brazilians went to bed hungry. Today, Brazil is off the United Nations Hunger Map. iPES.
• A decade after the Paris Agreement, global greenhouse gas emissions are barely rising, up just 0.3% a year since 2015, compared with 1.7% the decade before. ECIU.
• India added 20.1 GW of renewable energy capacity between April–August 2025, more than double the same period last year. PV Magazine.
• New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule. Canary Media.
• Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction. Phys.org.
• Scientists in China have developed a tough new bamboo-based plastic that biodegrades in 50 days. New Scientist.

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• Since its inception in 2002, health programs supported by the Global Fund partnership have saved 70 million lives. The Global Fund.
• Since 2016, Uzbekistan’s consistent reforms have lifted 7.5 million people out of poverty. Islamic Development Bank.
• Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time. BBC.
• How America cut deadly city fires in half. Vox.
• Immigration detention ends in provincial jails across Canada. Amnesty.
• Bolivia bans child marriage following campaign by children and civil society organizations. Save the Children.
• The number of child marriages in the US has decreased every year between 2001 and 2020, although it rose slightly in 2021. Unchained at Last.
• Charitable giving in 2024 was up, according to new Giving USA report. AP.
• Uruguay decarbonized its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources. The Washington Post.
• Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in every US state between 2005 & 2023. Clean Technica.
• Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe’s cheapest electricity markets. The Progress Playbook.
• Critically endangered shark, called the ‘labrador of the sea,’ rebounds in Australia. Good Good Good.
• Scientists create clear coating to invisibly turn windows into solar panels. Science Alert.
• AI brain scans can triple stroke recovery rates, NHS analysis finds. BMJ.
• Commercial-scale carbon-capture systems for cement plants are now being deployed, raising hopes that one of the trickiest industrial sectors to decarbonise could finally be on the path towards net-zero emissions. New Scientist.

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• Over the past decade, nearly 100 million fewer children are living in extreme poverty. World Bank.
• 80 million more children now supported by national school meal programs worldwide than in 2020. World Food Programme.
• Helsinki achieves zero road deaths in 12 months. Roadpol.
• Japan sets record of nearly 100,000 people aged over 100. BBC.
• 73% of adults worldwide said they feel safe walking alone at night in their city or area. This is the highest level recorded since 2006 when Gallup began asking the question. Gallup.
• The Chicago River is now safe enough to swim in for the first time since 1927. New York Times.

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• Global maternal mortality rates have fallen by almost 60% since 1985. Our World in Data.
• Boston is transforming abandoned office space into affordable homes for 1,000+ residents. Good Good Good.
• New Mexico set to become first US state to guarantee free child care. KOB4.
• Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil’s electricity for first time. AP.
• Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature. Ars Technica.

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• America’s prison population has declined to its lowest level since 1992, with around 1.2 million people behind bars, down from a 2009 peak of 1.6 million. The Atlantic.
• What happens when you trade doomscrolling for hopescrolling. Zocalo Public Square.
• MrBeast and others YouTubers surpass $40M goal in global clean water fundraiser. Good Good Good.
• St. John’s Lutheran Church in Madison, Wisconsin to demolish existing worship space to create 110 units of affordable housing. Good Good Good.
• In July 2025, 99.7% of new capacity in the US came from clean energy and storage projects. Cleanview.
• Global solar installations surge 64% in first half of 2025 compared with last year. Ember.
• In Austraila, the ampurta, a rat-sized marsupial micro-predator, is no longer endangered. Science Direct.
• Solar-powered electric plane unofficially sets new altitude record during five hour flight. New Atlas.
• AI stethoscope can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds. British Heart Foundation.

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• 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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• Indonesia’s poverty rate falls to 20-year low in March 2025. Antara.
• There’s been a nearly 50% reduction in the national multidimensional poverty rate in Iraq since 2011. UNDP.
• Extreme poverty in Argentina fell to 7.4%, down from 18.2% a year ago. The Rio Times.
• Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children. The Guardian.
• In the US in the 1950s, over 500 out of every 100,000 people died of cardiovascular disease each year. Today, that figure is below 150 — a decline of around three-quarters. Our World in Data.
• A man who has returned to work a year after being registered blind says new AI glasses have been “life-changing”. BBC.
• Scientists reversed memory loss in mice by boosting mitochondrial activity. Science Daily.
• NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike. MIT Technology Review.
• 12-year-old girl designed solar-powered sleeping bags for her homeless neighbors. Good Good Good.
• Houston is building 80 3D-printed homes start at just $200K. Good Good Good.

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• Kenya achieves elimination of sleeping sickness. WHO.
• Mexico’s welfare policies helped 13.4 million people out of poverty. The Guardian.
• Brazil sees lowest level of homicides since 2012. Le Monde.
• Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death. YLE.
• Australia wipes $10 billion off student loans. Reuters.
• Four-day work week benefits workers and employers, new study shows. Popular Science
• Oil spills from tankers have fallen to less than one-thirtieth of the levels seen in the 1970s. Our World in Data.
• Renewables have taken the lead in Dutch electricity production. Our World in Data.
• New manta ray species discovered. Oceanographic.
• Scientists confirm two new species of pika in the Himalayas. Good Good Good.
• Student invents 3d-printed cast that’s lightweight, breathable, water-resistant, and more comfortable than traditional fiberglass casts. Good Good Good.
• Pancreatic cancer vaccine showed promise in early trial. NBC News.

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