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

12 juin 2026

Des femmes maasaï en Tanzanie font du fourrage résistant à la sécheresse une source de revenus

When prolongued droughts made it difficult to keep livestock in Tanzania, Maasai women in Monduli and Longido districts started growing resilient grasses to sell as animal feed, shifting their role from dependents to economic providers. Herding families also benefit during drought periods, when natural grazing disappears, and these managed plots become a lifeline for livestock.

12 juin 2026

Un «bain» électrochimique de Cornell restitue 95% de la puissance des batteries usagées

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12 juin 2026

Une veste qui extrait jusqu’à 900 ml d’eau potable de l’air

Researchers have developed jackets made of a fabric that can harvest moisture from ambient air and channel it into detachable units, producing 400 to 900 milliliters of drinkable water per day. The same textile could be adapted for use in backpacks or tents for emergency responders and remote use.

12 juin 2026

La flambée du carburant accélère l’essor des motos électriques au Kenya

With fuel prices rising by more than 20% following the Middle East conflict, electric motorcycle sales in Kenya jumped by over 40%, and riders are saving money every day, making the investment worthwhile in no time. 93% of Kenya's electricity comes from renewables; the switch cuts both costs and import dependence.

12 juin 2026

La déforestation de l’Amazonie brésilienne chute de près d’un quart

Driven by stronger enforcement and satellite monitoring, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 23.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, with a 21% nationwide drop. On Indigenous lands, clear-cutting hit its lowest level since 2016 — though increases on some territories show the gains remain uneven.

10 juin 2026

Disparu depuis plus de dix ans, ce perroquet indonésien vient d’être retrouvé vivant

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.

10 juin 2026

L’Écosse impose par loi des briques-nichoirs dans toutes les nouvelles constructions

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 juin 2026

Everbloom transforme plumes et laine jetées en fibres textiles grâce à l’IA

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 juin 2026

Afrique du Sud : le lénacapavir, deux injections par an et près de 100% d’efficacité

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 juin 2026

New York oblige les annonceurs à signaler les acteurs générés par 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 juin 2026

Le Kenya, premier pays africain à bénéficier du réseau de Santiago

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.

8 juin 2026

Des caméras thermiques signalent aux navires la présence de baleines grises à 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 juin 2026

Une machine à laver manuelle et flatpack lave 75 % plus vite, sans électricité

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 juin 2026

De nouvelles lunettes intelligentes sous-titrent les conversations sans caméra ni atteinte à la vie privée

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 juin 2026

L’Inde installe son premier «arbre liquide» à microalgues pour dépolluer les villes

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 juin 2026

Le premier vaccin conçu par IA réussit son premier essai humain sans effets indésirables

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 juin 2026

Le Brésil punit le racisme par la prison — et les tribunaux l’appliquent réellement

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 juin 2026

Le niksen : l’art néerlandais de ne rien faire — et pourquoi ça marche

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.