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
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
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
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
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
Early Sugar Limits Before Age Two Linked to Better Brain Health
Scientists studying the end of UK wartime sugar rationing say limiting sugar before age two is linked to better brain