Ecuador’s New EVs Hit Nearly 20% of August Car Sales
Affordable models, tax relief, and higher fuel prices lifted Ecuador’s battery and plug-in hybrid share to 19.3% of new vehicles
Gasoline-only cars slip under half of global new sales for the first time
Gasoline-only cars accounted for 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, the first time on record
Restored Guyana mangroves host fish communities like natural stands within 5 to 11 years
A peer-reviewed comparison along Guyana’s coast found planted mangroves aged 5 to 11 years already supporting fish communities much like
China Cancels Two-Thirds of Planned Overseas Coal Capacity, Estimated to Avoid Billions of Tonnes of CO₂
Five years after a UN pledge to stop new overseas coal plants, researchers find 61.5 GW cancelled and major emissions
U.S. high school students show gains in mental health and diet, CDC survey finds
The CDC’s 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found fewer U.S. high school students reporting poor mental health and suicide risk,
Youngest Confirmed Planet Caught Growing in Its Birth Disk
Astronomers have confirmed Elias 2-24 b, a Jupiter-mass world under one million years old still accreting gas inside a gap
California requires environmental review before new data centers can be built
Today’s Progress On Monday, September 21, 2026, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills that tighten oversight of data-center development
Brazil designates four Amazon reserves totaling over 668,000 hectares
On September 8, 2026, President Lula signed decrees creating four sustainable development reserves along the BR-319 corridor, placing more than
EU suicide rate edges lower amid expanded prevention efforts
Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, contact local emergency services or a
House Passes Bill to Reauthorize Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants Through 2029
In a 343-79 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House passed legislation to reauthorize the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal
Hawaiʻi Teen Finds Coconut-Husk Fungi That Break Down Plastic and Sunscreen
Today’s Progress Vera Wang, a senior at Kaiser High School in East Honolulu, has shown that fungi living naturally in
Open-sea bacteria treatments improve heat-stressed coral health in the Red Sea
Today’s Progress Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have reported the first open-sea
Turkmenistan Begins Plugging Methane Mega-Leaks After UN Satellite Alerts
UN data show the Central Asian state has stopped eight super-emitter leaks at ageing oil and gas sites, a first
Roman Space Telescope Launches Nine Months Early After Surviving Budget Threats
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on 30 August 2026, completing a public science mission that Congress repeatedly
Wolves Help Blueberries Take Root Across Northern Minnesota
A University of Minnesota–linked study finds blueberry seeds that pass through gray wolves germinate faster and more successfully, then travel
Over 20,000 Chinook Return to the Klamath After Historic Dam Removal
Over 20,000 Chinook Return to the Klamath After Historic Dam Removal A peer-reviewed study finds fall-run Chinook reoccupied 88 percent
WHO Confirms End of Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak
WHO Confirms End of Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak After 42 days with no new confirmed infections, the World Health Organization
Scientists Map Mexico’s Hidden Parrot-Trafficking Routes to Aid Enforcement
ANU and ASU researchers turned nearly three decades of seizure data into a secure interactive model that flags likely trafficking
Bangladesh’s green buildings move past factory floors into offices and hospitals
LEED-certified design is spreading from Bangladesh’s garment factories into corporate offices and other non-factory buildings, with measurable energy and water
China’s CO2 Emissions Fall as Clean Power Outpaces Demand Growth
Analysis for Carbon Brief finds China’s energy and industry CO2 fell about 0.3% in 2025 and stayed flat or falling
Trees, Sunshine, and Safer Wildlife: Practical Eco Wins From Syria to Baltimore
Community reforestation, new Iraqi solar plants, and wildlife vaccination efforts show people restoring land, power, and animal health with concrete
Paralyzed Man Feeds Himself and Pets His Dog After Double Neural Bypass
After years of complete tetraplegia, Keith Thomas regained usable arm strength, touch, and everyday hand tasks through a hybrid brain–body
Lung-on-a-Chip Shows Asthma Attacks Remodel Airways Through Mechanical Force Alone
A multi-institution team used an asthma-on-a-chip platform to show that compression during attacks drives fibrosis and blood-vessel overgrowth independent of
Solar and Batteries Led New U.S. Power Plants in Early 2026
EIA data analyzed by Inside Climate News show 368 utility-scale plants began operating from January through June, with solar and
Xinca Villagers Cut Plastic Burning Through Community Cleanups in Guatemala
In Guatemala’s Santa María Xalapán mountains, Indigenous Xinca communities working with the Ecolectivos research project have removed thousands of bags
Women Hold 52.5% of EU Science and Technology Jobs, Eurostat Finds
Official 2025 figures show more than 42 million women in EU science and technology occupations, even as women remain underrepresented
North Philly Garden Offers Cool Refuge and a Climate Model
In Nicetown-Tioga, the long-tended Tioga-Hope garden creates a cooler microclimate and gathering place where heat risk is among the city’s
Feel-Good Story: Utah Pup Finds Home 1,000 Miles Away
A five-month-old pup named Utah, born with a disability and fostered in Pampa, Texas, found a forever family nearly 1,000