In today’s edition, we’re looking at green energy outpacing coal as the world’s leading source of power, the big drop in the number cigarette smokers over the past 15 years, and Denmark’s mission to improve adolescent mental health by banning social media for under-15s.
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First female Archbishop of Canterbury, Switzerland opens solar furnaces for steel recycling, free therapy text line
We’re kicking off the week at Squirrel News talking about the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in 1,400 years, the opening of the world’s first two solar furnaces that will produce fully recycled steel, and the “text-a-therapist” line supporting high school students across Atlanta.
25 stories of solutions and progress from September 2025
It’s the start of a new month, which means it’s time for our September roundup! In this special edition, our editors have picked the stories that caught their attention the most over the past four weeks – from major legal milestones in climate protection to the rollout of HPV vaccines and the activists taking a stand against far-right Trumpian policies in the US.
Global mushroom boom, human skin cells turned into eggs in IVF breakthrough, pollen-based sunscreen
In today’s edition, we’re exploring how fungi are gaining traction as sustainable alternatives to common materials like leather or plastic, how researchers managed to create human eggs from skin cells regardless of gender, and the world’s first sunscreen that’s made of pollen.
Uzbekistan’s poverty rate plummets, Huntington’s disease treated in world first, the cafe run by deaf baristas
Photo: Getty Images/Unsplash (CC0) We’re closing out the week at […]
World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve, 466 million fed by school meals, Pakistan’s first woman train driver
In today’s edition, we’re covering the development of an ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on Indigenous knowledge, the government-run school meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever, and the Pakistani train driver making history.
WTO global treaty tackles overfishing, ozone layer shows signs of repair, healing after life as a neo-Nazi leader
Photo: Paul Einerhand / Unsplash (CC0) In today’s edition of […]
Global decline in child poverty, ‘smartphone free childhood’ movement, Ireland’s story of progress
We’re starting the week at Squirrel News talking about the number of children living in extreme poverty dropping by roughly 18% worldwide, the grassroots campaign pushing back against smartphone usage, and how Ireland became a model for progress in almost every conceivable field.
Free public transport for Irish children, Mexico’s jaguar population grows by 30%, Sweden’s secondhand mall
We’re wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about Ireland’s new policy making public transport free for all children aged eight and under, Mexico’s jaguar population increasing by almost a third, and the secondhand mall in Sweden offering consumers a more sustainable alternative to online shopping.
Indonesian islanders take cement giant to court over climate, Nepal eliminates rubella, AI stethoscopes
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a landmark climate case filed by residents of a tiny Indonesian island, Nepal’s big win in the fight against rubella, and a stethoscope that can spot heart valve disease and abnormal rhythms within seconds.
Czech schools to provide free period products, Moldova restores its forests, EU approves HIV prevention jab
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about the Czech government’s announcement that free period products will be available in all schools as of next year, Moldova’s mammoth forest restoration project, and the twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV that’s set to roll out across the EU.
Mexico lifts 13.4 million people out of poverty, Botswana slashes HIV rates in children, Denmark ends tax on books
We’re closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about the big impact Mexico’s social welfare policies have had on everyday citizens, Botswana cutting the rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission to just 1.2%, and Denmark’s mission to get more people reading.
