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Sharing stories of human progress, environmental restoration, clean energy, and scientific discovery.
Sharing stories of human progress, environmental restoration, clean energy, and scientific discovery.
"Good Morning, and welcome to today's soilcast..." A new boon for farmers: soil health readings as easy as checking the weather. That is the promise of Earth Rover, whose vibration-sensing tech is currently being tested in Kenya ahead of a proposed global roll out.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"Good Morning, and welcome to today's soilcast..." A new boon for farmers: soil health readings as easy as checking the weather. That is the promise of Earth Rover, whose vibration-sensing tech is currently being tested in Kenya ahead of a proposed global roll out.
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Homicide. It may have an exciting ring to it on screen, but in real life? The less of it the better. Good news then that homicides in England and Wales just hit a near-50-year low, with a big drop in knife killings helping the numbers tumble.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Homicide. It may have an exciting ring to it on screen, but in real life? The less of it the better. Good news then that homicides in England and Wales just hit a near-50-year low, with a big drop in knife killings helping the numbers tumble.
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Once so polluted with waste, garbage and chemicals that it caught on fire, Toronto's Don River is now teeming with fish again after a C$1 billion re-naturalisation that rebuilt wetlands, reshaped the river’s course, and restored spawning habitat.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Once so polluted with waste, garbage and chemicals that it caught on fire, Toronto's Don River is now teeming with fish again after a C$1 billion re-naturalisation that rebuilt wetlands, reshaped the river’s course, and restored spawning habitat.
news.fixthenews.com/Y4aVHVE
news.fixthenews.com/Y4aVHVE
The flapper skate: a graceful marine giant growing up to 3m long and 2m wide. Having skated close to extinction, it's making a comeback in its home waters off the coast of Scotland, thanks largely to a commercial fishing ban that was put in place in 2009.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The flapper skate: a graceful marine giant growing up to 3m long and 2m wide. Having skated close to extinction, it's making a comeback in its home waters off the coast of Scotland, thanks largely to a commercial fishing ban that was put in place in 2009.
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In 2019, just 16.7% of rural India had access to tap water. By 2026, over 80%. That's 125 million rural households connected to clean, running water in just seven years. The biggest, fastest sanitation drive in human history. Headline news?
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February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In 2019, just 16.7% of rural India had access to tap water. By 2026, over 80%. That's 125 million rural households connected to clean, running water in just seven years. The biggest, fastest sanitation drive in human history. Headline news?
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“Social media has not distracted Gen Z from civic life but placed political participation in the palm of their hands.” Bulgarian youth activists have followed the Nepal playbook, turning their online networks into mass protest, forcing the unpopular government to resign.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“Social media has not distracted Gen Z from civic life but placed political participation in the palm of their hands.” Bulgarian youth activists have followed the Nepal playbook, turning their online networks into mass protest, forcing the unpopular government to resign.
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Feral foxes, pest fish, wily weeds - three troublemakers being wrangled to restore shoreline breeding and foraging habitat as part of a new $17 million wetland repair programme in South Australia.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Feral foxes, pest fish, wily weeds - three troublemakers being wrangled to restore shoreline breeding and foraging habitat as part of a new $17 million wetland repair programme in South Australia.
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Ostrich of Arabia. Roaming Rhino. Sauna-cured Frog. 3 species re-inhabiting lands where they've long been lost. 3 uplifting stories from the cornucopia of good news in this week's Fix the News.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Ostrich of Arabia. Roaming Rhino. Sauna-cured Frog. 3 species re-inhabiting lands where they've long been lost. 3 uplifting stories from the cornucopia of good news in this week's Fix the News.
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China’s Yangtze is on the way to being a multi-porpoise river again. This finless form of the cetacean has leapt to a population of 1,426 - up from 177 in 2022. Scientists link the recovery to a fishing ban since 2021 and tighter habitat protection and monitoring.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
China’s Yangtze is on the way to being a multi-porpoise river again. This finless form of the cetacean has leapt to a population of 1,426 - up from 177 in 2022. Scientists link the recovery to a fishing ban since 2021 and tighter habitat protection and monitoring.
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When did humans first light their own fires? Until recently the earliest unambiguous example - from a site in northern France - put the date at 50,000 years ago. Now a site Suffolk has set light to that idea, pushing the timeline back a further 350,000 years.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
When did humans first light their own fires? Until recently the earliest unambiguous example - from a site in northern France - put the date at 50,000 years ago. Now a site Suffolk has set light to that idea, pushing the timeline back a further 350,000 years.
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Bye bye coal, hello growth! Poland has cut coal’s share of electricity from 95% in 2000 to about 51% today, one of the fastest declines in Europe, while delivering exceptional economic growth. Over the same period, GDP per capita rose 143%, far outpacing the EU average.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Bye bye coal, hello growth! Poland has cut coal’s share of electricity from 95% in 2000 to about 51% today, one of the fastest declines in Europe, while delivering exceptional economic growth. Over the same period, GDP per capita rose 143%, far outpacing the EU average.
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In the midst of daily hustle and bustle, we can easily register "chicken" as a mere menu item. Beware: it may be the flesh of a "frankenchicken", bred for fast-growing with little care for its welfare. Norway has just passed legislation to phase out this calamity.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
In the midst of daily hustle and bustle, we can easily register "chicken" as a mere menu item. Beware: it may be the flesh of a "frankenchicken", bred for fast-growing with little care for its welfare. Norway has just passed legislation to phase out this calamity.
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Tibet's got the hydropower, wind and solar, Guangdong’s got the factories. What's missing? A transmission line, due for completion in 2029, that will deliver over 43 TWh of clean electricity annually, cutting coal use by about 12 million tonnes.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Tibet's got the hydropower, wind and solar, Guangdong’s got the factories. What's missing? A transmission line, due for completion in 2029, that will deliver over 43 TWh of clean electricity annually, cutting coal use by about 12 million tonnes.
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What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously? Since 2020 Bogotá has done just that, opening 25 neighbourhood hubs where caregivers can drop off children, do the laundry, and use free legal aid. The successful model is now spreading internationally.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously? Since 2020 Bogotá has done just that, opening 25 neighbourhood hubs where caregivers can drop off children, do the laundry, and use free legal aid. The successful model is now spreading internationally.
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If your eye is on the global transport revolution then the EV surge surely has your attention. However, when it comes to cities, it's cyclists that are reshaping the daily A to B. Pandemic-era habits, cheaper batteries, and separated lanes are all playing their part.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
If your eye is on the global transport revolution then the EV surge surely has your attention. However, when it comes to cities, it's cyclists that are reshaping the daily A to B. Pandemic-era habits, cheaper batteries, and separated lanes are all playing their part.
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Meet Veronika, the bovine backscratcher, whose recently documented use of a broom to get at that itch is causing a rethink of what we know about cow intelligence and mammalian tool-use in general.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Meet Veronika, the bovine backscratcher, whose recently documented use of a broom to get at that itch is causing a rethink of what we know about cow intelligence and mammalian tool-use in general.
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What makes you green? Envy, innocence, eco-reverence? Or inflammation? Rising inflammation in the body is one of the best ways to spot illness before symptoms show up. Now a Japanese team has found a way to bioengineer living skin to glow green when inflammation hits.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What makes you green? Envy, innocence, eco-reverence? Or inflammation? Rising inflammation in the body is one of the best ways to spot illness before symptoms show up. Now a Japanese team has found a way to bioengineer living skin to glow green when inflammation hits.
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The Amazon, we are told, act as "the lungs" of the planet. Well lungs don't work so well when they're in pieces. Hence the joyous news of two new protected areas recently announced by Bolivia: they stitch together existing protections across the western Amazon.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The Amazon, we are told, act as "the lungs" of the planet. Well lungs don't work so well when they're in pieces. Hence the joyous news of two new protected areas recently announced by Bolivia: they stitch together existing protections across the western Amazon.
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Is the mental health crisis getting worse? Depends who you ask. UCLA surveyed 84,000+ students across 135 campuses across the US, and found severe depression fell to 18% in 2025 (down from 23% in 2022), and suicidal thoughts fell to 11% (from 15%).
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February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Is the mental health crisis getting worse? Depends who you ask. UCLA surveyed 84,000+ students across 135 campuses across the US, and found severe depression fell to 18% in 2025 (down from 23% in 2022), and suicidal thoughts fell to 11% (from 15%).
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How can we truly green can the green energy revolution be when it relies so heavily on rare earth metals? Artificial lightning may provide some assistance. A new process called "flash joule heating" is being used to recover these important elements from e-waste.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How can we truly green can the green energy revolution be when it relies so heavily on rare earth metals? Artificial lightning may provide some assistance. A new process called "flash joule heating" is being used to recover these important elements from e-waste.
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
tinyurl.com/2xunft8q
This striking creature is a brujo flycatcher, one of a host of species that are on their way to flourishing again on the Galápagos island of Floreana, as ecosystem restoration efforts spanning decades hit a fresh stride.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This striking creature is a brujo flycatcher, one of a host of species that are on their way to flourishing again on the Galápagos island of Floreana, as ecosystem restoration efforts spanning decades hit a fresh stride.
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Europe's break up with Russian gas has been an exciting one with many industries and jurisdictions fast-tracking their green energy transitions. Now the EU have made it official with laws now in place to end Russian gas imports including heavy penalties for non-compliance.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Europe's break up with Russian gas has been an exciting one with many industries and jurisdictions fast-tracking their green energy transitions. Now the EU have made it official with laws now in place to end Russian gas imports including heavy penalties for non-compliance.
tinyurl.com/23h7q6v9
tinyurl.com/23h7q6v9
"National Emergencies" come in many flavours these days, but one in particular is being tackled with vigour by the UK: the crisis of rising energy bills. A new £15b plan funding solar and batteries aims to reduce gas dependence and lift one million out of fuel poverty.
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tinyurl.com/2bumjutm
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"National Emergencies" come in many flavours these days, but one in particular is being tackled with vigour by the UK: the crisis of rising energy bills. A new £15b plan funding solar and batteries aims to reduce gas dependence and lift one million out of fuel poverty.
tinyurl.com/2bumjutm
tinyurl.com/2bumjutm
As the capacity of the lithium-ion battery to store energy spirals ever upward, so does its popularity: global demand rose 29% in 2025. Electric vehicles accounted for most of overall demand, but grid-scale battery energy storage systems grew fastest, up 51% year-on-year.
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tinyurl.com/23rbhz6h
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
As the capacity of the lithium-ion battery to store energy spirals ever upward, so does its popularity: global demand rose 29% in 2025. Electric vehicles accounted for most of overall demand, but grid-scale battery energy storage systems grew fastest, up 51% year-on-year.
tinyurl.com/23rbhz6h
tinyurl.com/23rbhz6h
What is a prairie fish, and how do you save it? Sounds like a magical creature that swims through grasslands. In reality it inhabits the liminal world of the oxbow wetlands, and efforts to restore its habitat in Iowa are also improving water quality.
tinyurl.com/26vz4o5b
tinyurl.com/26vz4o5b
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What is a prairie fish, and how do you save it? Sounds like a magical creature that swims through grasslands. In reality it inhabits the liminal world of the oxbow wetlands, and efforts to restore its habitat in Iowa are also improving water quality.
tinyurl.com/26vz4o5b
tinyurl.com/26vz4o5b