Es ist alles nicht so schlimm, wie es manchmal scheint.

Ab September 2027 gelten an Schulen in England strengere Vorgaben fuer Mahlzeiten: Frittieren wird verboten, verarbeitete Fleischprodukte und gesuesste Desserts werden begrenzt, und Fruehstuecksclubs erhalten erstmals eigene Naehrstoffregeln. Pilotversuche zeigen jedoch Kosten- und Akzeptanzprobleme.

England verschärft die Regeln für Schulessen ab 2027

England verschärft die Regeln für Schulessen ab 2027

15. September 2026

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England verschärft die Regeln für Schulessen ab 2027

12. Juli 2026

Portugals erstes Elefantenreservat öffnet im Alentejo und nimmt das letzte Zirkuselefant auf

Julie, Africa-born elephant kept captive in a Portuguese circus since 1988, has become the first resident of Pangea — a 400-hectare sanctuary in the Alentejo region that presents itself as Europe's first large-scale elephant refuge. Captured in the wild roughly 40 years ago, she is also the last wild animal held by any circus in Portugal, following the country's 2018 ban that took full effect in 2024.

8. Juli 2026

Kondor-Friseure ergaenzen die Therapie in Kenia Spital

At Mathari Hospital in Nairobi, visiting barbers offer free haircuts to male psychiatric patients as a novel therapeutic approach. Healthcare workers note that restoring personal grooming dramatically improves self-esteem and clinical engagement, reversing the self-neglect often caused by severe depression.

8. Juli 2026

NASA überträgt 105 Acres Wald an ein Schutzgebiet in Maryland

NASA completed the transfer of a 105-acre wooded parcel in Maryland to the neighboring Patuxent Research Refuge. The land, once used for propellant research, has been cleared of infrastructure and restored to nature. It now expands the largest continuous block of unfragmented forest between Washington and Baltimore.

8. Juli 2026

Nwstlé streicht künstliche Farbstoffe aus globalem Sortiment

The Swiss food giant Nestle announced it will eliminate all synthetic food dyes from its global portfolio by the end of 2026. Following years of research into natural shelf-life alternatives, this decision marks the first time a major multinational manufacturer has committed to a completely clean label worldwide.

8. Juli 2026

Italien hat ein taktiles Museum wo die Kunst ganz wötlich greifbar ist

Museo Omero in Ancona, founded by blind couple Aldo and Daniela Grassini in the early 1990s, is Italy's only publicly funded tactile museum, where visitors touch replicas including Roman and Greek statues and the head of Michelangelo's David. Since 2012 it has occupied the 3,000-square-meter Mole Vanvitelliana.

8. Juli 2026

Afrikanische Länder brechen mit dem kolonialen Rohstoffmodell

Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, and Mali now require minerals to be processed domestically before export, ending the colonial pattern that extracted resources while leaving factories elsewhere. By controlling the value chain, these governments build industrial capacity and keep profits at home rather than shipping raw ore abroad.

8. Juli 2026

Ford holt erfahrene Ingenieure zurück, weil KI nicht überzeugte

Ford has rehired more than 300 veteran quality inspectors after concluding that artificial intelligence alone could not match their expertise. Vice President Charles Poon said engineers had been undervalued and now train Ford's AI systems, which helped it top the JD Power quality study for the first time since 2010.

6. Juli 2026

Ein kognitives Reha-Programm lindert von Long Covid verursachten Gehirnnebel

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6. Juli 2026

Delhi verbietet neue Benzin-Zweiräder, um seine Luft zu reinigen

India's capital, Delhi, launched its EV Policy: new electric auto-rickshaws and small goods carriers will be the only ones eligible for registration from January 1, 2027; two-wheelers follow from April 1, 2028. Two-wheelers and three-wheelers together account for 81% of vehicular pollution in the city. The policy runs through March 2030 and targets 95% electric new vehicle registrations by 2027.

6. Juli 2026

Leopardendichte im letzten Rückzugsgebiet Benins hat sich in sechs Jahren mehr als verdreifacht

Leopard density in Benin's Pendjari National Park rose more than threefold between 2017 and 2023. Researchers credit the African Parks' management: anti-poaching patrols, habitat restoration, and community programs, succeeding despite the security crisis in the wider W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, a 27,000 km² transboundary landscape spanning Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

6. Juli 2026

Die Schweizer Solarstrecke funktioniert — und Italien plant eine eigene

Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 photovoltaic panels between active tracks in Buttes, canton Neuchâtel, in April 2025. One year and 11,000 train passes later, the plant has produced 16,000 kWh, required no special maintenance, and caused no safety issues. If rolled out across Switzerland's 5,320-km network, the technology could generate 1 TWh a year.

6. Juli 2026

Kapverden gelten als seltener Vorreiter bei LGBTQ-Rechten in Afrika

Same-sex relationships have been legal in Cape Verde since 2004, and workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation is banned, rare protections in a region where roughly 30 countries criminalize same-sex relationships. Advocates say acceptance is rising, though many LGBTQ people still face violence and rejection.

4. Juli 2026

Drei bis vier Tassen Kaffee täglich senken das Lebererkrankungsrisiko um bis 47 Prozent

A study tracking 350,000 UK Biobank participants over 13 years found that five or more cups of coffee daily cut cirrhosis risk by 32%, liver cancer by 47%, and liver-related death by 42%. Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the findings apply to decaf too, suggesting caffeine is not the key factor.

4. Juli 2026

Boise-Nachbarn verteilen 900 Schilder und 250 Flaggen nach Idahos Pride-Verbot

After Idaho banned all non-government flags from public property, a Boise grassroots group called Pride North End began distributing Pride flags and yard signs to residents willing to display them at home. The GoFundMe campaign surpassed its $2,000 target, raising over $10,000, with surplus funds earmarked for LGBTQ+ nonprofits.

4. Juli 2026

Europas Luft wird messbar sauberer: SOx- und NOx-Emissionen sinken weiter

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4. Juli 2026

Nigerianische Forscherin züchtet wilzen Speizpilz auf Sägemehl-Abfall

A doctoral researcher at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, has successfully cultivated Lentinus squarrosulus — a wild edible and medicinal mushroom native to tropical forests — using sawdust from mango, African breadfruit, and African pear trees. It grew fastest on African breadfruit sawdust, opening a path to year-round farming using forestry byproducts.

4. Juli 2026

Anteil Null-Emissions-Trucks in den USA stiegt 2025 um 37%

According to CALSTART's latest report, zero-emission trucks reached a 4.14% share of new US deployments in the second half of 2025 — a record high, up from 1.32% in the first half of the year. This growth came even as the overall commercial truck market contracted 35% year-over-year in that period.

4. Juli 2026

Auf Lundy Island kehren Papageitaucher zurück — 20 Jahre nach der Rattenvertreibung

In 2000, just 13 puffins remained on Lundy, a small island in England's Bristol Channel. After rats were eradicated in 2006 by an RSPB, National Trust, Natural England, and Landmark Trust partnership, the island now holds 1,335 puffins and over 40,000 seabirds total — the highest count since the 1930s.