Boa Vista passes 36,000 loggerhead turtle nests as the 2026 season nears its end
The three main conservation NGOs on the island of Boa Vista counted 36,988 nests and released more than 33,000 hatchlings into the sea by September.
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Singapore launches national campaign to get people reading for 15 minutes a day
People who log their reading earn small rewards, and the campaign also includes a charitable component.
The women saving elephants in Kenya
At Africa's first Indigenous-owned elephant sanctuary, Samburu communities are at the heart of conservation.
Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls below one million in the UK
Between April and June 2026, 981,000 young people were in this situation, 30,000 fewer than in the previous quarter.
“Housing First” programme helps homeless people keep a home
In pilot projects in England, 92% of the people supported were still housed after a year.
Kosovo declared free of landmines 27 years after the war
The HALO Trust has completed humanitarian demining in the country and handed the remaining work over to the local authorities.
Reading for pleasure linked to a healthier brain, say Cambridge scientists
The studies brought together link reading to a lower risk of dementia, better mental health and greater empathy.
England approves drug that extends the lives of patients with advanced breast cancer
Having rejected it in 2024, the medicines appraisal body has recommended Enhertu for the public health service.
Simple new test detects womb cancer without painful examinations
In a study of 1,864 women, the test identified more than 80% of cancers and was 98.8% reliable at ruling out the disease.
Thailand eliminates rubella as a public health problem
It is the seventh country in South-East Asia to reach this goal, thanks to vaccination.
Chile becomes first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
The World Health Organization has validated the achievement, the result of decades of dog vaccination.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon falls to its lowest level in a decade
In the first half of 2026, the deforested area fell by 38% compared with the same period in 2025.
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