In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about how an edTech nonprofit is supporting underprivileged children and reducing gaps in learning, a pioneering technology able to fuse a bionic arm to a user's skeleton and nervous system, and Romania and Albania's ambitious cl … | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we're exploring how incarcerated individuals can prepare for post-prison careers with VR training, the launch of Google's natural disaster-predicting Flood Hub, and new legislation requiring major businesses to disclose their carbon emissions in the fight … | Continue reading
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Today at Squirrel News, we're exploring how a US city managed to halve the number of students dropping out of high school, a jump towards green urban infrastructure in Hyderabad, and a number of exciting initiatives creating a more sustainable future for the next generation. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about the implementation of new international rules designed to protect people and the planet against hazardous chemicals, a project in Liberia transforming the lives of former child soldiers through rehabilitation, and two new m … | Continue reading
From Mexico's decrimininalisation of abortion to an AI-powered healing app, here's our recap of the best and most exciting constructive stories from September 2023. | Continue reading
In this edition of Squirrel News, we're exploring stories that exemplify the power of collective action and resilience – such as a groups of Portuguese young people leading an environmental legal battle, Hollywood screenwriters celebrating a hard-fought victory over AI, and how a … | Continue reading
Can psychedelics like MDMA drive positive social change? Journalist Rachel Nuwer wrote a book on "MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World", and in one chapter she describes how taking the drug in a scientific study might have helped a former white nationalist leade … | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we're looking at how California is doubling taxes on firearms and ammunition to pay for school safety initiatives, the first crash test dummy modelled on the female body, and how tiny water fleas could play a big role in filtering pollutants out of wastewa … | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we're talking about a groundbreaking piece of legislation set to reserve a proportion of parliamentary and state assembly seats for women in India, the protection of land rights for Indigenous groups in Brazil, and an education centre in the US giving adul … | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we're talking about a groundbreaking sustainable alternative to deforestation-fuelling palm oil, a smartphone app developed by a school shooting survivor to help children heal from traumatic experiences, and Niue's innovative plan to protect its slice of t … | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel news, we're talking about a promising milestone for the international shipping industry, a novel robot-driven approach to rejuvenating coral reefs, and a remarkable increase in the UK's butterfly population. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're exploring an innovative approach to finance changing lives in rural India, the first Floridian town built to withstand hurricanes, and Philadelphia's unusual new method of tackling gun violence. | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're taking a look at Mexico joining the ranks of Latin American countries loosening abortion restrictions, the world's largest wind turbine generating enough energy to power 170,000 homes, and a movement to remove impermeable paved surfaces … | Continue reading
In this issue, we're looking back at the best and most important stories of the past two months: from a successful climate lawsuit by young activists to the roll-out of the world's first Malaria vaccine in 12 African countries. | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we learn about the therapists providing mental healthcare to Ukrainians from the other side of the world, groundbreaking technology that's helped a paralysed woman speak again, and regenerative agriculture that joins chickens and trees in one … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we take a look at a successful referendum in Ecuador that halted oil drilling in the Amazon, a US school disctrict's strategy to boost its budget by adopting solar power, and how the NHS and the US Navy embrace surfing as an effective therapeu … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we take a look at the anti-corruption fighter who has won the presidential election in Guatemala, the inspiring decrease in single-use plastic bag usage in the UK, and how solar power has improved lives in a village in India. | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, young activists in Montana win a landmark climate change lawsuit against their state, California patients receive fresh vegetables on prescription, and a dentist's office has integrated a mental health check-up into its services. | Continue reading
Today in Squirrel News, millions of Europeans commute on e-bikes thanks, Massachusetts becomes the eighth US state to adopt universal free school meals, and France ends the printing of non-essential paper receipts. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we learn about how tech firms in Africa are putting AI to work for the benefit of Africans, an innovative process that transforms plastic into soap, and a new record for renewable energy in the US. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we learn about how solar power is becoming essential as Europe grapples with severe heat, the fantastic success of African teams at the Women's World Cup, and a new AI-supported method to diagnose tuberculosis. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we learn about a 1000-year-old irrigation system being revived in Spain as it faces extreme drought, the city of Barcelona's efforts to limit the negative impacts of rising levels of tourism, and the Palestinian women using fashion to keep the … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we learn about a more efficient way to package oat milk, groundbreaking AI-powered brain surgery, and sanctuary in Australia celebrates birth of 500th Tasmanian Devil. | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about a historic move made by the Ghanaian parliament to completely abolish capital punishment, the bamboo homes helping to rebuild a flood-ravaged Pakistan, and how an abandoned Texas coal mine has found a new lease of life as a … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, read how four countries have decriminalised suicide in the past year, a charity hopes to create a ring of trees around London and ancient animal breeds aid wildfire prevention in Spain and Portugal. | Continue reading
In today's of edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about a boom in the sales of electric vehicles in the EU, a Jordanian farm cultivating vegetables in the heart of the desert, and an underground martial arts scheme empowering Afghan women. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about how Italy's textile hub is leading the way to a responsible closet, how a rural Cambridgeshire village switched en masse to renewable energy, and a unique project providing displaced children with the opportunity to express … | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're celebrating an initiative taking incarcerated individuals from rehabilitation to retail in the UK, fashion sustainability taking centre stage in France, and unhoused athletes showcasing resilience and creating new opportunities at the Ho … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about Nepal becoming the first South Asian country to allow same-sex marriage, a nonprofit developing specialised housing for autistic adults, and a modular housing initiative helping Ukrainian families rebuild after losing their … | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about a dramatic drop in levels of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, a new 1000km electric battery set to enter mass production towards the end of 2023, and how heat-resistant drones can help save people trapped in wil … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're taking a look at Australia becoming the first country in the world to officially legalise the use of psychedelics for mental health treatment purposes, New Zealand's ban on single-use produce bags in grocery stores in a global first, and … | Continue reading
In today's recap of our favourite solutions-oriented stories from June, we're taking a look at highlights including the first climate change lawsuit to reach trial, the largest school feeding initiative in the African diaspora, and a groundbreaking collaboration granting universi … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about the first inmate graduates of a collaboration between Yale and the University of New Haven, a pioneering experimental cancer treatment with a 90% success rate, and a South Korean initiative redirecting food waste away from … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're looking at the launch of an ambitious initiative in Kenya to tackle the burden of food insecurity, Stockholm's plans to build the world's largest wooden city, and the implementation of a ban on animal testing for cosmetics in Canada. | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we're talking about the return of blue whales to California's coastline, the free clinics in US schools giving vulnerable students access to care, and a free bus ride initiative helping to boost the number of women in employment in India. | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're looking at a platform to highlight violence and abuse of power in Germany's music industry, the WHO's announcement that the third country this year is officially malaria-free, and Berlin's introduction of an eleventh school year for youn … | Continue reading
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