Les choses ne sont pas aussi terribles qu’elles en ont l’air.

Glass Half Full, fondée par Franziska Trautmann à Chalmette près de la Nouvelle-Orléans, collecte chaque semaine des dizaines de milliers de kilos de verre en Louisiane, Mississippi et Alabama, qu'elle broie en sable pour reconstruire les marais côtiers érodés. La Louisiane perd l'équivalent d'un terrain

Les bouteilles de fête de la Nouvelle-Orléans deviennent du sable pour la côte louisianaise

Les bouteilles de fête de la Nouvelle-Orléans deviennent du sable pour la côte louisianaise

20 juillet 2026

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Les bouteilles de fête de la Nouvelle-Orléans deviennent du sable pour la côte louisianaise

1 juillet 2026

D’anciens employés de la NOAA reconstruisent un site de données climatiques fermé par le gouvernement

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 juillet 2026

Des cellules souches du sang menstruel réparent le cartilage en laboratoire

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 juillet 2026

Le taux d’homicides aux États-Unis atteint son niveau le plus bas depuis les débuts des statistiques du FBI

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 juillet 2026

Le Bangladesh supprime les taxes sur les véhicules électriques pour lutter contre la pollution mortale

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 juillet 2026

Barcelone teste un asphalte à base de noyaux d’olive réduisant les émissions de 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 juin 2026

Les Seychelles placent la protection de la nature au premier plan

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.

29 juin 2026

Regarder le coucher du soleil réduit l’anxiété, l’inflammation et le cortisol, selon la science

Researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Toronto have found that the awe triggered by sunsets lowers stress hormones, reduces inflammatory cytokines linked to diabetes and depression, and improves sleep by reinforcing the body's circadian rhythm. Dusk's red and gold light activates the parasympathetic nervous system, signaling the body to wind down.

29 juin 2026

L’Afrique du Sud ouvre des galeries d’art en prison pour réduire un des taux de récidive les plus élevés au monde

Since 2023, South Africa's Department of Correctional Services has opened nine arts-and-crafts galleries inside prisons. At Leeuwkop in Johannesburg, 34 inmates display their work publicly. The program — run with Just Detention International since 2024 — builds skills and income ahead of release, in a country where recidivism estimates reach as high as 95%.

29 juin 2026

Kerala crée le premier département indien dédié au bien-être des personnes âgées

In Kerala — India's fastest-ageing state, where migration to the Middle East and beyond has left growing numbers of older people living alone — the state government has launched the country's first dedicated department for elderly welfare. Its strategy centers on keeping people in their homes and communities, with planned caregiver training, day-care centres, and volunteer networks to address isolation.

29 juin 2026

Philadelphie interdit les calèches tirées par des chevaux ; New York devrait suivre

Philadelphia City Council voted to ban horse-drawn carriages — both commercial and noncommercial — effective June 26, with fines of $1,000 per day for violations. Chicago banned the practice in 2020, San Antonio in 2024. New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has also voiced support for removing carriages from Central Park.

29 juin 2026

Une capsule flottante purifie l’eau potable d’un simple geste, sans pile ni produit chimique

An international team of researchers developed a self-powered capsule that tests and disinfects water without batteries, filters, or chemicals. Three seconds of shaking generates enough electricity to measure water quality via Bluetooth, then floating motion powers disinfection — eliminating 99.9999% of microorganisms across 120+ cycles.

27 juin 2026

Budapest célèbre sa première Marche des fiertés depuis la défaite d’Orbán

Hungary's 31st Budapest Pride marched through the capital on June 27 — the first since Viktor Orbán, who had legislated to ban it, lost April's election. Last year's march was held in defiance of the ban; this year police authorized the event and provided security along the route.

27 juin 2026

Le Cap-Vert passe les phases de groupes invaincu à sa première Coupe du monde

Ranked 67th and playing their first-ever World Cup, Cape Verde — an Atlantic island archipelago of just over 500,000 people — finished second in their Group. Three draws put them through to face reigning champions Argentina in Miami on July 3, becoming the first debut nation to go unbeaten in three group games since Senegal in 2002.

27 juin 2026

Une chercheuse décode le vocabulaire complet du diamant mandarin

After more than a decade of observation and recording, Dr. Julie Elie identified 11 distinct call types used by zebra finches, decoding both their meanings and the individual vocal signatures birds use to recognize each other. Machine learning helped organize the data; crucially, birds confused calls with similar meanings more than similar-sounding ones — showing they respond to content, not just sound.

27 juin 2026

Un nouveau médicament oral contre la chute des cheveux franchit une étape décisive

The first oral minoxidil formulation developed specifically for pattern hair loss, showed roughly four times more regrowth than placebo in a 500-plus participant study. Nearly 80% of patients and investigators reported improvement. A Phase 3 men's trial is underway; if approved, it would be the first oral treatment cleared for women too.

27 juin 2026

Les Dodgers versent 1,1 million de dollars aux familles touchées par les rafles migratoires

The Los Angeles Dodgers have delivered on a pledge made last year, distributing $1.1 million between two nonprofits: California Community Foundation, which used $1 million to provide $1,000 in direct cash relief to 1,000 affected households, and Labor Community Services, which used $100,000 to supply food assistance to more than 4,000 families.

27 juin 2026

Conférence océanique à Mombasa : 6,4 milliards de dollars engagés pour la mer

The 11th Our Ocean Conference — the first ever on African soil — closed with 320 new commitments from 104 governments, businesses and civil society groups. The World Bank pledged $1 billion for blue economies; Kenya committed $1 billion including $200 million for electronic fishing vessel monitoring. About 85% of all pledges made since 2014 have been fulfilled or are underway.

24 juin 2026

Un musée d’art queer chinois ouvre dans le Chinatown de San Francisco

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.