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French Polynesia creates worldâs largest marine protected area
The massive new MPA in the South Pacific will cover the semi-autonomous French territoryâs entire exclusive economic zone (EEZ), roughly 1.9 million square miles. It will include nearly 420,000 square miles of highly or fully protected ocean, an area twice the size of mainland France. Of this, some about 350,000 square miles will be fully…
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Pancreatic cancer vaccine eradicates deadly disease in more than half of targets in early trials
The pioneering work from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University researchers targets pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common cancer that plagues the organ. While not the most common form of cancer, pancreatic cancer is particularly insidious, often remaining undetected until it metastasizes. The five-year survival rate is just 13.3%. In preclinical trials, the vaccine eliminated the…
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Once on the brink of local extinction, jaguars across the Brazil-Argentina border have more than doubled since 2010
In the 90s, the Green Corridor, a 457,000-acre stretch of protected land that links Argentinaâs IguazĂș National Park and Brazilâs Iguaçu, was home to between 400 and 800 jaguars. By 2005, that number had dropped to 40. Today, thanks to coordinated conservation efforts between the two countries, the population has grown to at least 105.…
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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves Australian researchers âoverwhelmedâ
The virusâs ability to conceal itself inside white blood cells is a core challenge for scientists looking for a cure. It means there is a reservoir of HIV in the body, capable of reactivation, that neither the immune system nor drugs can access. Now, researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity in…
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Free school meals to be extended to half a million more of England’s poorest children
Since 2018, children in England have only been eligible for free school meals if their household income is less than ÂŁ7,400 per year, meaning hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty have been unable to access them. Now, from the start of the 2026 school year, every child whose household is on universal credit will be entitled to free school…
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The Yurok Tribe reclaims 17,000 acres of stolen land in Californiaâs largest-ever landback deal
The Yurok people have lived along the Klamath River in Northern California for millennia. But when the California gold rush began, the tribe lost 90% of its territory. For the last two decades, the tribe has worked with the nonprofit Western Rivers Conservancy to get its land back. The 17,000 acres compose the final parcel…
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Samoa establishes nine new marine protected areas covering 30% of its ocean
The Samoan government has enacted a law establishing a plan to sustainably manage 100% of its ocean by 2030. The plan creates nine new marine protected areas that cover 30% of Samoaâs ocean, an area roughly the size of Taiwan. The MPAs mean that Samoa meets its 2020 agreement to protect 30% of Earthâs land…
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Colorado passes new law to reform handling of sexual assault cases and reduce rape kit backlog
Currently, it takes 554 days for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to process DNA evidence kits from sexual assaults, leaving 1,369 cases in limbo as victims and investigators wait for results. The new law, now officially signed by Gov. Polis, requires increased oversight of CBI and creates a 60-day turnaround goal per DNA evidence…
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Five U.S. states have passed Right to Repair legislation in 2025
Right-to-repair bills allow consumers to fix broken products and replace missing parts, boosting consumer rights, affordability, and waste reduction. In May, Washington Gov. Ferguson signed two bills, covering consumer electronics, appliances, and wheelchairs. Then, the Oregon and Nevada legislatures passed their own wheelchair bills, while Texas and Connecticut passed consumer electronics measures. 2025 is now…
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Italy extends legal recognition to same-sex mothers in major court ruling
In a landmark move bringing Italy in step with many of its European peers, the Constitutional Court has ruled that both women in a same-sex couple who conceive a child abroad via medically assisted reproduction must be legally recognized as parents. This decision marks a significant stride toward legal parity and stability for LGBTQ+ families…