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Suecia planea prohibir los PFAS en productos de consumo como ropa, cosméticos, utensilios de cocina, impermeabilizantes y ceras de esquí desde el 1 de enero de 2028. La medida nacional avanzaría antes que las normas más amplias de la UE sobre químicos vinculados a cánceres, fertilidad y sistema inmune.

Suecia planea prohibir los PFAS en productos cotidianos

Suecia planea prohibir los PFAS en productos cotidianos

29 de julio de 2026

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Suecia planea prohibir los PFAS en productos cotidianos

6 de julio de 2026

Un programa de rehabilitación cognitiva alivia la niebla mental de COVID

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6 de julio de 2026

Delhi prohíbe los nuevos vehículos de dos ruedas a gasolina para limpiar su aire

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 de julio de 2026

La densidad de leopardos en el último refugio de Benín se triplicó en seis años

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 de julio de 2026

La vía solar suiza funciona — e Italia quiere ser la siguiente

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 de julio de 2026

Cabo Verde destaca como raro refugio de derechos LGBTQ en África

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 de julio de 2026

Beber tres o cuatro tazas de café al día reduce el riesgo de enfermedad hepática entre un 32% y un 47%

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 de julio de 2026

Vecinos de Boise reparten 900 carteles y 250 banderas tras la prohibición de Idaho

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 de julio de 2026

El aire en Europa es más limpio: las emisiones de SOx y NOx siguen bajando

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4 de julio de 2026

Investigadores nigerianos cultivan un hongo silvestre rico en proteínas sobre serrín de desecho

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 de julio de 2026

Los camiones de cero emisiones en EE.UU. crecieron un 37% en 2025,

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 de julio de 2026

En Lundy, los frailecillos regresan del borde de la extinción tras 20 años sin ratas

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.

1 de julio de 2026

Las amazonas de Marruecos recuperan una tradición ecuestre de 500 años

Tbourida — a UNESCO-recognized Moroccan cavalry sport practiced since the 16th century — was for centuries exclusively male. Since the mid-2000s, women like Zahia Aboulait have formed all-female troupes, or sorbas. Last year's largest festival welcomed 130 male troupes and three female ones; Aboulait now trains the next generation.

1 de julio de 2026

Exempleados de NOAA reconstruyen con 280.000 dólares el sitio de datos climáticos cerrado por el gobierno

After the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov — which drew nearly 1 million visitors a month — former NOAA program director Rebecca Lindsey and two colleagues rebuilt it as Climate.us. Crowdfunded with $280,000 and backed by 80 volunteer scientists, the independent site restores access to climate dashboards, data maps, and 15 years of reporting.

1 de julio de 2026

Células madre de la sangre menstrual reparan el cartílago en estudios de laboratorio

Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology isolated extracellular vesicles from menstrual blood stem cells and applied them to damaged human cartilage tissue. Published in Scientific Reports, the study found the vesicles reduced cartilage breakdown and boosted production of key structural proteins — a potential cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis, which affects over 600 million people worldwide.

1 de julio de 2026

La tasa de homicidios en EE.UU. alcanza su nivel más bajo desde que el FBI empezó a registrar datos

Data analyst Jeff Asher, drawing on figures from 600 police agencies, found murders fell 18.7% in the first four months of 2026 versus the same period in 2025, which itself was already the lowest year on record. All violent crime dropped 6.4%. The rate had spiked to 6.8 per 100,000 in 2021, up 54% from its prior low of 4.4 in 2014.

1 de julio de 2026

Bangladés elimina aranceles a los vehículos eléctricos para reducir una contaminación mortal

In its June 11 budget, Bangladesh eliminated tariffs on electric buses and trucks, reduced EV registration fees, and hiked duties on fossil fuel vehicles — effective July 1, 2026. Transport causes 9% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. The target: 25% electric buses and 30% electric trucks by 2035, per the country's NDC commitments.

1 de julio de 2026

Barcelona prueba un asfalto con huesos de aceituna que reduce las emisiones un 75%

Spanish firms AMSA and ELSAN, with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, replaced conventional mineral filler in bituminous road mix with biochar made from olive pits and pine waste. Lab results show comparable durability to standard asphalt, with up to 75% lower CO₂ emissions in the surface layer. The project won Barcelona's "21st Century Street" urban challenge.

29 de junio de 2026

Seychelles cumple 50 anos con la conservacion como prioridad

Fifty years after independence, Seychelles has protected about 30% of its vast marine territory and roughly half of its land. From restoring coral reefs to safeguarding giant tortoises and expanding marine reserves, the Indian Ocean nation has made conservation a central part of its development while supporting tourism and local livelihoods.