Our progress roundup: Israel is first country to ban fashion furs, and a Jamaica fish sanctuary where conservationist-fisher cooperation is key.
Progress briefs: compassion for the marginalized, from once-incarcerated people in Colorado to LGBTQ Kenyans allying with conservative faith leaders.
Progress roundup: Women rise to jobs of first-ever 鈥渃hief heat officer鈥� in Miami-Dade, top civilian in the U.S. Army, and head of Paris鈥� Louvre.
Science progress briefs: A heat-hardy coffee is rediscovered, Gal谩pagos gets funding infusion, physicists achieve the highest intensity laser ever.
Progress roundup: A powerful database is enabling the return of looted antiquities, and Germany is first to plan repatriation of its Benin Bronzes.
Progress roundup: People-approved conservation shifts grazing land to native crops in Ecuador. In the Netherlands, bee populations are stabilizing.
From rebounding wolves to a study on land management and armed conflicts, our global briefs show the benefits of planning for both people and nature.
Our roundup includes a bioplastic breakthrough and the greenhouse gas trappers who are seeking out freon from old fridges.
In our progress roundup, volunteers and scientists are facilitating animal life, from protecting turtle nests to creating 3D-printed bird beaks.
In this roundup, both high- and low-tech solutions have the potential to correct environmental damage 鈥� for small communities and in outer space.
This week, environmental progress includes palm oil companies reducing their impact, and anti-food-waste efforts in Italy helping to feed the hungry.
Our progress roundup includes two women who are 鈥渇irsts鈥� in their jobs. Their rise spotlights personal achievement and work left to do for equity.
This global progress roundup includes signs that the needle can move on even the most obdurate problems, from sewage pollution to human trafficking.
This week鈥檚 Points of Progress includes a decadeslong effort to restore fisheries in California and a breakthrough in earthquake and tsunami detection.
In good news this week: The country is the first to allow eco-friendly lab-grown meat to be sold to the public 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
Among these Netflix offerings are two documentaries shortlisted for Oscars: 鈥淐rip Camp鈥� and 鈥淢y Octopus Teacher.鈥�
This special installment of Points of Progress highlights moments from this past year of pandemic where people turned adversity into an advantage.
鈥淩aya and the Last Dragon鈥� offers an exploration of finding faith in others, and some welcomely complex characters that ought to become the norm.
In good news this week: Researchers have developed foldable solar cells, paving the way for new solar-powered tech 鈥� plus more positive headlines.
We may be stuck at home, but at least we鈥檙e living green lifestyles, right? Actually, an hour of video chat can create up to a pound of CO2 emissions.
