Photo: marconst / Pixabay (CC0) In today’s edition of Squirrel […]
Jenna Pfeifer
England and Wales ban child marriage, $70,000 minimum wage, cow’s milk without cows
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a bill that was passed in England and Wales to combat child marriage, a nonprofit company raising staff salaries to a minimum of $70,000 and an Israeli firm that employs microorganisms instead of cows to produce methane-free dairy milk.
Cloning the world’s oldest trees, COP26 climate agreement, exchange programme across states
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about cloning the world’s most historic trees to reforest the earth, the COP26 Glasgow climate pact with the goal to limit global warming to 1.5C and an American exchange program connecting high schoolers from diverse backgrounds.
Fishing-free corridor in Pacific, gene sequencing fights childhood cancer, ATMs distribute green fuel
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a fishing-free passage in the Pacific, how deciphering the genetic code of childhood cancer can improve diagnosis and treatment, and large cash machine lookalikes in Kenya that dispense clean cooking fuel.
Pledges to quit coal and reduce methane, vaccine against cervical cancer, school without grades
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about COP26 outcomes to reduce methane emissions, coal consumption and deforestation, a vaccine cutting cervical cancer by 90% and a Californian school throwing out grades.
Owls replacing pesticides, dogs saving koalas, eyesight for blind teacher
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about owls that protect vineyards from pests, a dog that saved 100 Koalas from the Australian bushfires, and a brain implant that helped a blind teacher see again.
