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Conservation

sustainable-living

One Ocean. Ten Percent. A Planet Finally Learning to Protect What It Cannot Live Without.

Apr 25, 2026

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3 min read

One Ocean. Ten Percent. A Planet Finally Learning to Protect What It Cannot Live Without.

In April 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme confirmed what ocean scientists have spent decades working toward: more than 10% of the global ocean is now officially protected. Five million square kilometres of new marine protection in two years. A milestone. And a starting gun.

Henry P

ai-for-good

The AI That Thinks Like a Human: A New System Uses 100x Less Power — and Works Better

Apr 13, 2026

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6 min read

The AI That Thinks Like a Human: A New System Uses 100x Less Power — and Works Better

In April 2026, researchers at Tufts University confirmed a breakthrough that could fundamentally change the economics of artificial intelligence: a new hybrid AI system that cuts energy consumption by up to 100 times — while dramatically outperforming standard models on complex tasks.

Henry P

world-in-focus

The End of an Era: How Britain Killed Coal and Built a Cleaner Grid

Mar 26, 2026

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6 min read

The End of an Era: How Britain Killed Coal and Built a Cleaner Grid

On September 30, 2024, the last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom switched off its generators, ending 142 years of coal-powered electricity in the nation that started the Industrial Revolution. One year later, new data confirms what was once unimaginable: 2025 was the first full year with no coal generation, zero‐carbon sources supplied over 60% of electricity, and a new world is being built on the ashes of the old. But the path here was not easy, and the story is not finished.

Henry P

sustainable-living

The World Already Built This Climate Solution. It Has a Flat Tail and Works for Free.

Mar 23, 2026

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6 min read

The World Already Built This Climate Solution. It Has a Flat Tail and Works for Free.

A landmark study published in Nature's Communications Earth & Environment has produced the first-ever comprehensive carbon budget for a beaver-engineered wetland. The findings are striking: by building dams and flooding river corridors, beavers turn ordinary streams into powerful carbon-storing systems — at zero financial cost and with no human management required.

Henry P

awesome-animals

The Butterfly That Came Back From the Dead: Britain's Large Tortoiseshell Returns

Mar 13, 2026

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6 min read

The Butterfly That Came Back From the Dead: Britain's Large Tortoiseshell Returns

In March 2026, a butterfly declared extinct in the UK for more than 30 years has been photographed at sites across southern England. Conservation scientists are now saying what would have been unthinkable a decade ago: the large tortoiseshell is back.

Henry P

awesome-animals

The Map That Could Save the Tiger, the Bison, and the Lion

Mar 6, 2026

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6 min read

The Map That Could Save the Tiger, the Bison, and the Lion

In January 2026, NASA-funded scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society released something conservationists have needed for decades: a free, open-source mapping system that shows where four of the world's most iconic species live, where they could live again — and where to act before it is too late.

Henry P

ai-for-good

The Magnet Map That Could Free the World from a Dangerous Dependency

Feb 27, 2026

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6 min read

The Magnet Map That Could Free the World from a Dangerous Dependency

In February 2026, researchers at the University of New Hampshire used artificial intelligence to build a database of 67,573 magnetic compounds — and found 25 previously unknown materials that hold their magnetism at high temperatures.

Henry P

sustainable-living

The Philippines Just Flipped the Switch on the World's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Project

Feb 20, 2026

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6 min read

The Philippines Just Flipped the Switch on the World's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Project

In less than 15 months, the MTerra Solar project went from groundbreaking to grid synchronization. When complete, this 3.5 GW solar facility paired with 4.5 GWh of battery storage will power 10% of Luzon — and it represents a fundamentally different approach to renewable energy deployment.

Henry P

community-joy

A Giant Carbon Fortress Rises at the "End of the World"

Feb 8, 2026

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3 min read

A Giant Carbon Fortress Rises at the "End of the World"

Chile just turned 150,000 hectares of the subantarctic into a National Park. It’s not just a win for pumas; it’s a massive carbon lung for the planet.

Henry P

conservation

One Ocean. Ten Percent. A Planet Finally Learning to Protect What It Cannot Live Without.

The AI That Thinks Like a Human: A New System Uses 100x Less Power — and Works Better

The End of an Era: How Britain Killed Coal and Built a Cleaner Grid

The World Already Built This Climate Solution. It Has a Flat Tail and Works for Free.

The Butterfly That Came Back From the Dead: Britain's Large Tortoiseshell Returns

The Map That Could Save the Tiger, the Bison, and the Lion

The Magnet Map That Could Free the World from a Dangerous Dependency

The Philippines Just Flipped the Switch on the World's Largest Solar-Plus-Storage Project

A Giant Carbon Fortress Rises at the "End of the World"

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