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La deforestación en la Amazonía brasileña cayó un 23,5% en 2025 frente a 2024, con una reducción nacional del 21% en todos los biomas, según MapBiomas. Mayor fiscalización y monitoreo satelital explican el descenso. En territorios indígenas, la tala alcanzó su nivel más bajo desde 2016, aunque aumentos

Brasil reduce la deforestación en la Amazonía un 23% en un año

Brasil reduce la deforestación en la Amazonía un 23% en un año

12 de junio de 2026

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Brasil reduce la deforestación en la Amazonía un 23% en un año

10 de junio de 2026

Kenia recibe el primer apoyo climático del Santiago Network en África

Kenya has become the first African country — and only the second globally — to receive technical assistance through the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage, a UN mechanism established in 2019. The $700,000 package will fund a ten-year assessment of economic and non-economic climate losses with projections extending to 2035.

10 de junio de 2026

En Nueva York los anuncios tienen que identificar personas creadas con IA

Ads in New York must now disclose when a "synthetic performer" — an AI-generated person — appears in place of a real actor. Signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December and in effect as of June 10, the law covers all media and sets fines of $1,000 for a first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent one.

10 de junio de 2026

Sudáfrica lanza la: inyección semestral y casi 100% eficaz contra el VIH

The twice-yearly injection offers near-100% protection against HIV — and a life-changing alternative to taking daily pills. Generic versions are expected at around $40 per person per year by 2027, when the drug will also become available in 120 low- and middle-income countries.

10 de junio de 2026

Everbloom convierte plumas y lana desechadas en fibras textiles

Startup Everbloom collects protein waste — discarded down, wool, and cashmere — and converts it into garment-ready fibers using an AI model called Braid. The system sorts inputs by source and composition and creates pellets that can be used with the melt-spinning machines already in use in textile factories, cutting development time from months to weeks.

10 de junio de 2026

Escocia obliga por ley a instalar ladrillos nido en nuevas construcciones

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to legally mandate swift bricks — hollow-cavity bricks built into walls — in all new buildings, where reasonably practicable. The measure aims to help swifts and other cavity-nesting birds, whose populations have fallen by around two-thirds since the mid-1990s as modern construction has eliminated their nesting sites. At least one nest per dwelling is required.

10 de junio de 2026

Redescubren en Indonesia un loro que no se veía desde hace más de una década

The Blue-Fronted Lorikeet — a small, lime-green parrot found only on the Indonesian island of Buru — has been rediscovered after more than a decade. A 14-day expedition in April reached the unexplored highlands of Mount Kapalatmada and spotted at least nine individuals, capturing the first known sound recordings of the species' calls.

8 de junio de 2026

La primera vacuna diseñada por IA supera con éxito ensayo en humanos

A universal coronavirus vaccine — its active ingredient entirely designed by AI — proved safe with no significant side effects in 39 volunteers. It triggered immune responses against SARS-CoV-2, SARS, and related bat viruses, and was delivered needle-free via a microfluidic jet.

8 de junio de 2026

India instala «árbol líquido» de microalgas para purificar el aire urbano

India has installed its first "Liquid Tree" — a water-filled structure packed with microalgae that absorb CO₂ and release oxygen through photosynthesis — functioning as a compact, even more efficient air-purifying alternative for dense urban areas where planting real trees is difficult. The harvested algae can also be used as plant fertilizer, adding a circular-economy dimension to the system.

8 de junio de 2026

Nuevas gafas inteligentes transcriben conversaciones sin cámara furtiva

A new type of smart glasses displays real-time captions of spoken conversation directly in the lens as a small green overlay, using directional microphones and AI noise filtering — and no camera. The glasses run two days per charge, support live translation, and fit prescription lenses, making them a discreet daily option for people with hearing difficulties.

8 de junio de 2026

Una lavadora manual y plegable lava ropa un 75 % más rápido sin electricidad

The Divya by The Washing Machine Project is a stainless steel, flatpack, manual washing machine that uses 50% less water and 75% less time than hand-washing. It requires no electricity, assembles with basic tools, and has reached 15 countries, including refugee camps. Around 5 billion people worldwide still wash clothes by hand.

8 de junio de 2026

Cámaras térmicas alertan a los barcos sobre ballenas en la bahía de San Francisco

Of 16 gray whales spotted in San Francisco Bay this year, seven have died — several from ship strikes. Climate change is shrinking their Arctic food supply, driving them into the bay on their 12,000-mile Mexico-to-Alaska migration. A coalition of scientists and officials installed a thermal camera on a bay island that detects whale exhalations, screens alerts with AI, and notifies the U.S. Coast Guard in real time.

8 de junio de 2026

Brasil manda penas de cárcel por racismo — y los tribunales las aplican

Since 1989, Brazilian law has classified racism as a non-bailable offense with no statute of limitations, carrying prison sentences of two to five years. Since 2023, racial insults directed at individuals carry the same penalty. In December 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously recognized the existence of structural racism — and prosecutions of foreign visitors have brought the law to international attention.

5 de junio de 2026

Un mundo más justo y verde en 2100: los números lo respaldan

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.

5 de junio de 2026

Una capa de pintura blanca en el techo protege la salud de familias africanas

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.

5 de junio de 2026

Las muertes por sobredosis en EE.UU. cayeron un 24 % en 2024 por primera vez

For the first time on record, overdose death rates declined across all four waves of the US drug crisis, falling 24.4% between 2023 and 2024. Fentanyl-related deaths drove the decline, with researchers citing wider naloxone availability, greater risk awareness, and possible disruptions to the illicit fentanyl supply chain as contributing factors.

5 de junio de 2026

Fármacos para adelgazar reducen el riesgo de cáncer de mama hasta un 30 %

Three large studies found that women taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. The drugs also slowed cancer progression across seven solid tumor types. Researchers cite reduced inflammation and improved metabolic health as likely factors.

5 de junio de 2026

Los flamencos vuelven a Venecia en cifras récord gracias a la restauración de marismas

24,000 flamingos were counted in the Venetian Lagoon in 2025 — 6,000 more than the year before — as a €23.6 million EU restoration project rebuilds salt marshes that once covered nearly half the 550-square-kilometer lagoon. In the southern lagoon alone, flamingo numbers grew from a handful to 300–400 over three years of active reconstruction.

5 de junio de 2026

Niksen: el arte holandés de no hacer nada (y por qué funciona)

The Dutch call it niksen — doing nothing, with no purpose and no apology. Unlike mindfulness, it asks nothing of you: no focus, no presence, just a mind left to wander. Research from a Netherlands coaching center found that people who practiced it regularly reported less stress and greater happiness. Your blank weekend just became a plan.