An initiative long demanded by experts is set to address homelessness in Austria: Over 1,000 homeless people are to be given their own flat by September 2024.
Elizabeth Jacyshyn-Owen
South Africa’s four-day workweek a success, free therapy for young NYers, self-test HIV kits fight stigma
In today’s edition, we delve into South Africa’s experiment with a four-day workweek in a first for the continent, discover how free online therapy for New York City’s teenagers is helping address a mental health crisis, and explore the concept of self-test HIV kits in Ghana.
Detroit’s homicide rate plummets, EU bans destruction of unsold clothing, saving a forest by building a clinic
In the latest instalment of Squirrel News, we delve into the huge decrease in Detroit’s homicide rate thanks to a city-wide programme, the European Union’s endorsement of a ban on the destruction of unsold clothing in favour of eco-friendly alternatives, and a medical clinic striking a harmonious chord between conservation efforts and community well-being.
Blue whales make a comeback, koala corridors, the butterflies helping detect cancer
Today we’re talking about how the largest animals on Earth are returning to a safe tropical haven decades after being hunted to near extinction, a novel conservation strategy set to help Australia’s iconic marsupial, and an imaging sensor that mimics the visual system of the Papilio butterfly in order to detect cancer cells.
Empowering Ugandan girls with bikes, embracing nature on corporate boards, solar powered health facilities
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we discover how a non-governmental organisation in Uganda is breaking down barriers for girls in accessing education, an interiors company incorporating the natural world into their boardroom decisions, and how the transformative possibilities of solar power could be key in revolutionising healthcare in less affluent nations.
EU caps methane emissions, AI predicts heart attack risk, Colombia’s anti-machismo school
Today at Squirrel News, we’re exploring a big breakthrough in emissions legislation in the EU, an AI tool helping doctors predict the risk of heart attacks a decade before they happen, and how mobile outreach teams and tailored classes helping men in Colombia transform the culture of machismo.
World’s first marine protected area for sperm whales, Morocco’s earthquake relief, solar energy in Rio’s favelas
Today at Squirrel News, we’re exploring the creation of the world’s first marine protected area for sperm whales in Dominica, an interactive database bringing earthquake relief to off-the-map villages in Morocco, and an organisation aiming to demonstrate the transformative potential of solar power in Rio’s favelas.
First-ever whole-eye transplant, heroin users trained to detect ODs, drive against childhood illiteracy in Angola
The latest edition of Squirrel News explores a groundbreaking world-first surgery feat, an initiative to train opiate users to spot overdoses and intervene in Scotland, and a literacy project empowering children in Angola.
World-first gene therapy restores hearing in deaf children, free maternity care in DRC, Kenya’s tree-planting day
Today at Squirrel News, we’re talking about how a world-first gene therapy is restoring hearing in deaf children, the DRC’s significant step towards improved maternal healthcare, and a surprise announcement from the Kenyan government marking November 13th as a national tree-planting public holiday.
Norway’s biggest ever rewilding project, 45% drop in polluting vehicles in London, groundbreaking liver transplant
Today at Squirrel News, we’re talking about how Norway has successfully managed to transform a former mining town into a polar bear paradise, the removal of almost 80,000 polluting vehicles from London’s streets, and a revolutionary clinical trial giving a second chance to those diagnosed with terminal liver disease.
Colombia and Mali lead efforts to improve air quality, Romania’s forest reserve, guerrilla rewilders
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring how low and middle income countries are spearheading the fight against air pollution, a project to create a “Yellowstone for Europe” in Romania, and rogue rewilders taking the reintroduction of lost and endangered UK species into their own hands.
Saving endangered river dolphins, golden age of medicine, Prison-to-Hollywood pipeline
Photo: Joachim S. Müller/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed) In today’s […]
