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

24. Juni 2026

Erstes queeres chinesisches Kunstmuseum öffnet in San Franciscos Chinatown

Xiangqi Chen left China, and opened the OUT Museum in San Francisco's Chinatown — the first of its kind for Chinese and diaspora queer artists. Launched in May 2026 with over 2,000 early supporters, the bilingual museum has already brought together generations and families across lines long considered uncrossable.

24. Juni 2026

Weinimporteur im Nordosten Englands heizt 33.000 m² mit stillgelegten Kohlebergwerken

Lanchester Wines in Gateshead, northeast England, became the first private business in Britain to draw heat from disused underground coal mines. Two open-loop water source heat pumps with a combined 4-megawatt capacity now heat more than 33,000 square metres of warehouse space. Britain has around 23,000 flooded coal mines, a quarter of which sit beneath homes and businesses.

24. Juni 2026

Erstes Gesetz gegen weibliche Genitalverstümmelung in Lateinamerika

On June 10, 2026, Colombia's Senate passed Bill 440, making it the first country in Latin America to legislate specifically against FGM. Between 2020 and 2025, 204 cases were recorded nationally, 177 involving Indigenous girls. Indigenous women drove the campaign that shaped the law's intercultural approach.

24. Juni 2026

Psilocybin hinterlässt messbare epigenetische Spuren bei Menschen mit Alkoholproblemen

A randomized controlled trial gave 37 patients with alcohol use disorder either psilocybin or a placebo and then examined their DNA methylation — chemical changes that regulate gene activity without altering DNA itself. Psilocybin produced significant changes in genes linked to serotonin signaling, immune response, and inflammation, pointing toward biological mechanisms behind its therapeutic effects.

24. Juni 2026

Zehn Wochen Nordic Walking brachten über die Hälfte der Teilnehmenden mit Depression in Remission

64 adults with moderate to severe depression enrolled in a supervised Nordic walking program — two one-hour sessions a week for 10 weeks. By week five, about half the participants had reduced their symptoms by 50% or more; by week ten, between 35% and 53.6% had reached full remission. Those with the most severe depression improved fastest. No injuries were reported.

24. Juni 2026

112 Konzerne fordern rascheren Umstieg auf Elektrizität

Nestle, Ikea, Volvo Cars, and 109 other companies with combined annual revenues of $1.5 trillion have signed an open statement urging governments to make electrification central to economic strategy. The coalition argues that fossil fuel dependence drives price shocks and supply chain instability — and that electrification technology already exists.

17. Juni 2026

Russische Loewenzahne werden zur Alternative fuer Naturkautschuk

As climate-driven weather extremes, disease, and rising demand strain global rubber supplies, researchers are revisiting a plant first used during World War II. Russian dandelions grow in temperate regions, need little water or pesticides, and can be cultivated without deforestation. A project in Norwich aims to produce 3,000 tonnes of rubber annually.

17. Juni 2026

Ein winziger blauer Gecko erholt sich in Tansanias Waeldern

Once driven toward collapse by the pet trade, Tanzania’s turquoise dwarf gecko is recovering after international trade was banned and local conservation efforts expanded. Communities around Kimboza Forest Reserve have removed nearly 100,000 invasive trees, cut forest fires by about 80%, and restored habitat critical to the species’ survival.

17. Juni 2026

WasteBar tauscht Abfall gegen Poffertjes auf Festivals

A food truck in the Netherlands is turning cigarette butts into currency, offering poffertjes, drinks and fruit in exchange for collected litter. Since launching in 2022, WasteBar has appeared at more than 50 events and gathered over 500,000 cigarette butts while encouraging people to see waste as something that can be removed, valued and discussed.

17. Juni 2026

Kaliforniens erste 8-Stunden-Netzbatterie verdoppelt die Speicherkapazität für sauberen Strom

A 125-megawatt battery installation in Kern County, California, went live on June 1 as the first grid-scale storage facility in the US capable of discharging for eight hours straight — double the four-hour industry standard. Built with lithium-ion phosphate cells, it can absorb solar power during the day and supply the grid through most of the night.

17. Juni 2026

Solarkühlräume in Kenia senken Lebensmittelverluste und steigern Einkommen um 50 Prozent

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that up to 40% of food produced in Africa is lost between harvest and market. Solar-powered cold rooms, rented on a pay-per-use basis, are changing that: provider Soko Fresh reports cutting spoilage rates from 50% to under 2%, while farmers earn up to 50% more per kilogram sold.

17. Juni 2026

Forscher kartieren 166.000 km² klimaresistente Korallenriffe weltweit

A new analysis of 45,000 coral surveys across decades of climate and ocean data has identified nearly 166,000 square kilometers of climate-resilient coral reefs spanning 71 countries and 100 territories — three times more than previously thought. More than half are concentrated in Australia, the Bahamas, Cuba, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Only 28% currently sit within protected areas.

15. Juni 2026

Green Daddy: Ugandischer Afropop-Star macht Klimaschutz zum Unterrichtsstoff

Born in Nateete, a Kampala suburb damaged by illegal wetland construction, singer Green Daddy watched his neighborhood flood and responded with action. He opened a kindergarten three years ago where children learn to clean streets, drain stagnant water, and plant trees — then carries the same message onto Uganda's stages with upbeat tracks about plastic waste and tree planting.

15. Juni 2026

Eine ganz andere Fussball-WM findet in Südafrika statt

Wakati Kombe la Dunia la wanaume linavyovutia umakini wa dunia nzima, mashindano tofauti lakini ya ushindani sawa yanakua katika mji mdogo wa Afrika Kusini: Grannies International Football Tournament, ambayo umri wa chini wa kucheza ni miaka 50. Yaliyoanza kama mpango wa afya wa ndani kwa wanawake, mwaka 2025 yaliwakusanya timu kutoka nchi saba — ikiwemo Marekani, Ufaransa, Togo, Kenya, Msumbiji, Zambia na Afrika Kusini.

15. Juni 2026

Kenia bietet Menschen mit Albinismus kostenlose Hautkrebsvorsorge an

On International Albinism Awareness Day, Kenya organized free cancer screenings for people with the condition — a rare genetic disorder that leaves skin highly vulnerable to sunlight. Because regular screening is essential to catch early signs of cancer, access without cost makes a direct difference for a community that faces both medical and social discrimination.

15. Juni 2026

Neapels Stadtautobahn wird Italiens erste zertifizierte Smart Road

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15. Juni 2026

Frankreich stellt 157.000 Hektar Wald unter strengeren Schutz

France announced seven new biological reserves and two expansions, adding 157,000 hectares to its protected forest network. The vast majority lies in French Guiana, a territory of France in South America. The move advances the country's goal of placing 10% of its land under strong protection by 2030, targeting an additional 250,000 hectares total.

15. Juni 2026

Wärtsiläs Wasserstoffmotor mit 13.000 PS speist Spaniens Stromnetz

The Finnish energy company has run its Wärtsilä 31H2 — a bus-sized, 13,000-horsepower piston engine — on pure hydrogen at its test facility in Bermeo, on Spain's Basque coast, feeding the output directly into the national grid. It is the first time a large-scale combustion engine has run on 100% hydrogen at grid level, with no natural gas in the mix.