Mambo si mabaya kama yanavyoonekana.

Kulingana na MapBiomas, ukataji misitu katika eneo la Amazoni nchini Brazil ulipungua kwa asilimia 23.5 mwaka 2025 ikilinganishwa na 2024, na kwa asilimia 21 nchi nzima. Utekelezaji mkali wa sheria, ufuatiliaji wa setilaiti, na shinikizo la soko ndiyo chanzo. Katika ardhi ya watu wa asili, ukataji ulifika

Ukataji msitu wa Amazoni nchini Brazil umeshuka kwa karibu robo

Ukataji msitu wa Amazoni nchini Brazil umeshuka kwa karibu robo

12 Juni 2026

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Ukataji msitu wa Amazoni nchini Brazil umeshuka kwa karibu robo

7 Mei 2026

FIFA yaruhusu timu ya wanawake wa Afghanistan kurejea

After years in exile following the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women footballers will again compete officially under their country’s name. FIFA changed its rules to recognize Afghan Women United, opening a path to future Olympic qualifiers and restoring an international stage for displaced players.

7 Mei 2026

Katika Afrika ya Kati, ushonaji na uokaji mkate vinawapa maisha mapya watoto waliokuwa askari

In Bria, eastern Central African Republic, the NGO Espérance runs vocational training for former child soldiers aged 14 to 17 — teaching sewing, baking, and other trades alongside psychological support. One student described sewing as something that "relaxes my mind." Another, Amadou, 16, now makes bread every morning in his village.

7 Mei 2026

Mabasi ya umeme yabadili usafiri wa kila siku mjini Dubai

Dubai will add 735 electric buses to its public transport network in 2026, creating the UAE’s largest clean bus fleet to date. The rollout supports quieter streets, lower emissions and cleaner air, while making electric mobility more practical across the city. Charging an EV or powering new data centres with cleaner electricity also becomes easier as the network expands.

7 Mei 2026

Ulaya yakaribia kupiga marufuku conversion therapy

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7 Mei 2026

Washington yafikia rekodi mpya ya mbwa mwitu kijivu

Gray wolf populations in Washington state, US, reached a new record in 2025, with at least 230 wolves across 43 packs. Wildlife officials also confirmed successful breeding pairs in more regions, showing the species is steadily reclaiming habitat. Conservation work with ranchers and tribal nations has helped support coexistence as recovery expands.

7 Mei 2026

Ureno yafungua hifadhi ya kwanza ya tembo barani Ulaya

Europe’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary is opening in Portugal’s Alentejo region, where former circus and zoo elephants will live in wide natural habitats instead of enclosures. The first residents, Julie from Portugal and Kariba from Belgium, will roam, bathe and socialise across protected land designed entirely around animal welfare.

5 Mei 2026

Oscars inaweka mstari rasmi: sanaa ya binadamu inashinda, si AI

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has updated its rules: AI-generated performances and screenplays are ineligible for Academy Awards, effective from the March 2027 ceremony. Filmmakers may still use AI tools, but winning work must be human-performed and human-written — a clear formal standard as AI-generated film content goes mainstream.

5 Mei 2026

Ufaransa: Mlo wa vyakula vitatu kwa €1 kwa wanafunzi wote wa chuo

French university canteens began offering one-euro three-course meals — starter, main, and dessert — to all students regardless of income, down from the usual €3.30. A January survey found 48% of students in France had skipped meals for financial reasons. The government has committed €120 million in 2027 to sustain and expand the programme.

5 Mei 2026

Kura yako ina uzito zaidi kuliko unavyofikiri, Cornell yasema

A Cornell University political scientist has statistically debunked two decades of influential U.S. research claiming politicians ignore ordinary voters. The flawed studies used selective data and triggered Simpson's paradox. The real gap in political influence, the new analysis finds, lies between the general public and the ultra-wealthy — not between middle- and upper-income groups.

5 Mei 2026

AI inagundua mbegu za kiume kwa wanaume waliokuwa wakifikiriwa kuwa tasa

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5 Mei 2026

Hospitali ya kwanza ya uzazi inafungua katika kambi kubwa ya wakimbizi duniani

Save the Children has opened the first hospital in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, dedicated entirely to maternal and newborn care. The 59-bed facility offers round-the-clock emergency obstetric care, C-sections, antenatal support, and services for gender-based violence survivors — for over one million refugees and host community women alike.

5 Mei 2026

Sayansi inathibitisha: kucheza pamoja kunasawazisha ubongo

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder measured the brainwaves of tango dancers using EEG caps and found that when partners moved in step within 200 milliseconds of each other, their brain activity mirrored each other — a phenomenon called interbrain coupling, never before documented in dance.

1 Mei 2026

Mataifa 56 yanaunda muungano wa kukomesha nishati za kisukuku

Representatives of 56 countries gathered in Colombia for the first international conference dedicated to phasing out coal, oil, and gas — open only to countries willing to make a real commitment. The coalition represents more than half of global GDP, nearly a third of global energy demand, and a fifth of fossil fuel supply.

1 Mei 2026

Flamingo wa Florida wamerudi baada ya karne moja — na sasa wanaishi kudumu

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1 Mei 2026

Wegovy inapunguza siku za ulevi mkubwa kwa 41% katika jaribio la kihistoria

A randomized trial has found that weekly semaglutide injections — the active ingredient in weight loss jabs— result in a significant reduction in heavy drinking days, decreasing from an average of 17 to five per month, and a substantial drop in overall alcohol consumption in adults with alcohol use disorder and obesity.

1 Mei 2026

Viungo vidogo vya maabara vinavyobadilisha majaribio ya wanyama hai katika spishi 10

Scientists developed a single standardized method to grow 3D airway organoids — miniature respiratory organs — from tissue samples of 10 different wildlife species, including red pandas and Goeldi's monkeys. The results accurately matched known real-world influenza infection patterns, with no live animals harmed.

1 Mei 2026

Mvua inafufua vinamasi vya kale vya Huwaizah nchini Iraq — 85% vimefunikwa maji tena

After years of drought worsened by upstream dams and climate change, winter rains have returned water to 85% of Iraq's Huwaizah Marshes — millennia-old Mesopotamian wetlands fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Fish, buffaloes, and migratory birds are back, and Iraq's Water Ministry reports the Tigris reservoirs are nearly full.

1 Mei 2026

Kiwanda kikubwa cha Toyota Japan kinakuwa cha kwanza kufikia uteulifu wa kaboni

Toyota's Tahara Plant in Aichi, Japan, employing around 9,000 people across 4.03 million square meters, has become the first to achieve carbon neutrality. The plant runs wind turbines standing approximately 145 meters tall and has around 1,200 solar panels installed along its test course.