Progress roundup: EU court says binary choices are discriminatory. And in Colombia, two museums hold mother lode of 10 million-year-old fossil history.
Progress roundup: Studies show that Americans are safer partly because of better driving. And Britons are healthier when they pursue arts and culture.
Progress roundup: Colombian women chose fish farms over coca, Africa made income gains, and solar power is surging in Pakistan.
Part of Paddington鈥檚 charm is that he always sees the best in people 鈥� and helps them see the best in themselves, too.
People ages 18 to 34 who say they drink fell from 73% in the early 2000s to 59% in 2024, according to Gallup. That鈥檚 the lowest this century.
Who is responsible for the health of young people? Tobacco bans in Massachusetts towns have residents weighing public health concerns against individual freedoms and considering what it means to have a 鈥渘icotine-free generation.鈥�
Americans used to call it being thrifty. Then it was Voluntary Simplicity. Today, Generation Z is exploring 鈥渦nderconsumption core,鈥� with an eye for more meaningful holidays and less stuff.
Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America鈥檚 top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.
Millions of Americans in rural areas lack access to fast, reliable broadband internet. It's an equity problem that communities are starting to solve.
Progress roundup: Resources like water in the desert and gold trapped in e-waste are recovered in new ways. And globally, more children are in school.
Progress roundup: For a greener future, schools in France teach bike riding, Melbourne batteries store renewables, South Africa enacts a climate law.
Progress roundup: Wind patterns are in Frankfurt鈥檚 city building plan; plus, a new green hydrogen fuel, and three news briefs on justice and equality.
Progress roundup: New choices emerge for African animation fans, German apartment renters who want solar panels, and arts groups facing rising costs.
Progress roundup: Hunger declines in Latin America. And in Namibia, innovative management of an invasive species is helping to boost housing stocks.
Progress roundup: Fans are recognizing that athletes have mental health needs. And in formal venues, rules soften so more people can enjoy the arts.
Progress roundup: Community benefits for senior living, and the Mexican women farmers reviving the Indigenous practice of working for the group.
Progress roundup: Social media family vlogs must set aside pay for children in Illinois. And child marriage is outlawed in Sierra Leone.
Progress roundup: Southern California addresses industrial boilers as source of pollution; chocolate gets a makeover using more of the cacao pod.
Progress roundup: In Switzerland, a court ruled that older women were not protected against climate change. In Africa, smoking cessation is on track.
Progress roundup: Same-sex marriage, domestic violence protections, and a ban on bullfighting become laws in Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan, Colombia.
