In today’s issue of Squirrel News, Brussels is testing prescribed museum visits to treat anxiety and other mental conditions, the push for public banking is forging forward, and South-African students have built the country’s first fully solar-powered train.
Local South African school builds solar-powered train for its community
A township in South Africa has long had issues with its railway transport, so students at a local school decided to build solar-powered trains to solve them.
Lebanon refugees are not a burden on its economy, research concludes
The dangerous myth that refugees in Lebanon are bad for the economy has been confronted in this research, which also demonstrates why they are positive for it instead.
Large project to remove plastic waste from rivers underway
A border-crossing project that aims to seriously tackle the plastic waste that accumulates on the banks of the river Meuse which runs through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
Recycling app provides a stable pathway for displaced Nigerian women
A budding tech organization in Nigeria is taking on internally displaced women as its workforce, providing lifelines to them while tackling recycled waste.
European report on wild species indicates many animals are making a strong return
The recent report mentions fifty species making a particularly strong comeback, such as wolves and bison, demonstrating the positive impacts that recent biodiversity schemes are having.