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Fairphone’s Gen 6+ is designed so owners can replace 12 parts with one included screwdriver, including the battery, screen, cameras and USB-C port. The $650 phone, now entering the US market, will receive software updates and spare parts through 2033, though its modular design is thicker and only IP55

There’s a fully self-repairable smartphone coming to the market

There’s a fully self-repairable smartphone coming to the market

09.09.2026

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There’s a fully self-repairable smartphone coming to the market

05.06.2026

A tin of white paint is cutting dangerous heat in African homes

Africa warms at twice the global average, and excessive heat can bring health problems. A simple solution is showing great effect: a coat of heat-reflective white paint on a rooftop can lower indoor temperatures enough to protect sleep and reduce the risk of serious illness. A trial across four communities in South Africa and Ghana is already showing residents feeling cooler — with full health results on the way.

05.06.2026

Report suggests a fairer, greener world by 2100 — with numbers to back it up

A major study shows that rising living standards, shorter working hours and a stable climate are not competing goals but parts of the same future. Nearly 90% of the world's population could double their income by 2100, average monthly earnings converge toward €5,000 in every country, and have working hours fall by half — all within 2°C of warming.

03.06.2026

US weather service now issues storm warnings in multiple languages

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03.06.2026

Peru’s Catholic Church formally apologizes for Indigenous land dispossession

After years of allegations of land dispossession by the now-dissolved Catholic group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the highest ecclesiastical authorities in the Andean country held a symbolic reparation ceremony for the Indigenous people whose land was taken, kneeling before them and asking for forgiveness.

01.06.2026

Japan’s crested ibis — locally extinct since 2003 — returns to its last known habitat

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01.06.2026

US insurer rewards gym visits and healthy food with gift cards and lower premiums

The "Vitality" program gives policyholders points for exercising, tracking sleep, buying vegetables, and attending health screenings. Points unlock discounts on smartwatches, gift cards, and hotel stays. Members walk twice as many daily steps as the average American, and about half of those with high blood pressure brought their levels into a healthy range within a year.

01.06.2026

“Forever chemicals” drop 74% in seabird eggs after decades of regulation

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01.06.2026

Edinburgh scientists convert plastic waste into material that degrades far faster

Researchers have developed a one-step process that converts existing plastics into a new material that degrades significantly faster. The method replaces oxygen atoms with sulfur in the plastic's structure, weakening its molecular bonds. Published in Chem Circularity, the process is described as easily scalable to industrial quantities.

01.06.2026

“Complementary” currency in Bavaria rewards sustainable actions and local spending

What began as a school project in Germany’s Chiemgau region has become a mini-economy that circulates about five million Chiemgauers a year. Residents can earn the local currency by installing solar panels, repairing clothes or sharing cars. The model that has helped avoid 12,800 tons of CO2 in four years.

01.06.2026

Latin America nears 10,000 electric buses in public transport fleet

More than 9,900 electric buses are now operating across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to E-Bus Radar data. Cities including Santiago have expanded large-scale fleets as battery-powered buses increasingly replace diesel models, reducing urban air pollution and cutting dependence on imported fossil fuels.

27.05.2026

Laughter builds children’s brains, making them more resilient to struggle

Research by Dr. Jacqueline Harding of Middlesex University has shown that laughter reduces cortisol and epinephrine, raises dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, strengthens immunity, and activates the working memory and frontal lobes. Shared play and humor belong at the center of early childhood development, not at its edges.

27.05.2026

Republic of Congo next to drop visas for all African citizens in 2027

President Denis Sassou Nguesso announced on May 25 that the Republic of Congo will abolish visa requirements for all African nationals from January 1, 2027. Congo joins Benin, Togo, Rwanda, Ghana, Seychelles, and The Gambia in embracing continent-wide free movement.

27.05.2026

Immune memory cells found to target ovarian tumors, opening vaccine path

Researchers have shown for the first time that memory B cells — the immune system's long-term defenders — can migrate from lymph nodes into ovarian tumors and produce antibodies targeting them. Over a third of those antibodies bound strongly to ovarian cancer cells, pointing to a new class of cancer vaccines.

27.05.2026

Swedish football fans turn urine into fertilizer at Malmö stadium

As part of a plan to reduce Sweden’s dependence on imported fossil-fuel-based synthetic fertilizer, the Eleda Stadion was fitted with 15 urinals and one urine-diverting toilet. The collected urine is transformed into Granurin pellets together with oat drink by-products — a slow-release fertilizer for use on crops, oat fields, and football pitches.

27.05.2026

Spain is allocating nearly €9 billion to a climate shift for everyone

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27.05.2026

10-year whale shark study is creating Indonesia’s first shark marine reserve

We've told you about the satellite tagging study of 70 whale sharks in Indonesia that revealed previously unknown migration routes, feeding grounds, and a nursery — the data are now being used to establish the country's first whale shark-specific marine protected area in Saleh Bay, Sumbawa, as it's a permanent home, not a seasonal stop.

25.05.2026

A wild jaguar cub is born in Argentina for the first time in 30 years

For the first time in at least 30 years, a wild jaguar has been born in Argentina's Gran Chaco Forest. The cub, Bermejo, is the son of Nalá — a captive-born female released in 2024 by Fundación Rewilding Argentina — and a wild male, a world first for large felines.

25.05.2026

Vermont approves expanded safeguards for transgender inmates

Vermont lawmakers approved a bill requiring prisons to respect transgender inmates’ identities, provide staff training and consider housing requests based on gender identity. The measure, passed as federal protections face legal battles, would expand safeguards against abuse and harassment in custody.