After decades of research, licensed vaccines and global approvals are finally giving infants and older adults powerful new protection against…
After nearly a century without wild wisent, an international reintroduction program in Azerbaijan’s Shahdag National Park has established a growing…
Governments and a global coalition have rapidly expanded national school-meal programmes. New reporting shows school meals now reach roughly 466…
After a once-in-a-generation breeding season, New Zealand’s kākāpō—an iconic, flightless parrot—has climbed to a recovery-era high of 325 birds. Conservationists…
After a decade of laboratory discovery, chemists and biotechnologists have pushed PET-degrading enzymes from curiosities toward industrial use. New protein…
From five-acre park restorations to a single backyard patch of native flowers, Arizonans are turning turf and empty corners into…
Two recommended vaccines are helping countries protect children from malaria. They are not a complete shield, but they give families…
In 2023, the FDA approved two cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease. One uses CRISPR gene editing, opening a…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library pairs a free monthly book for young children with local partners who help bring the program…
Local meal programs help older adults access food and can make everyday connection part of a community’s support system.
The RSVP program connects adults 55 and older with nearby organizations that need volunteers, from tutoring students to supporting food…
Since 1979, Berkeley’s public library has lent more than books. Its tool-lending model shows how a community can make equipment…
In Philadelphia, community gardens connect growing food with the practical work of tending a shared place—from organizing volunteers to getting…
A three-country rollout of the RTS,S malaria vaccine reached more than two million children. WHO says the programme was associated…
A 2022 laboratory study used heat and familiar reagents to break down several perfluorocarboxylic acids. The chemistry is promising, but…
Once close to disappearing, the Iberian lynx has rebounded through captive breeding, habitat work and reintroductions. Its recovery is striking—but…
The first FDA-approved CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease offers some patients a new option: edit their own blood stem…
Cameroon began the world’s first routine malaria vaccination program in January 2024, turning years of vaccine research into a new…
A 1.2-mile trail segment opened in southeast Atlanta in December 2024, giving nearby neighborhoods another stretch of public space for…
A milestone for the Little Free Library network points to a simple community idea with lasting reach: make a book…