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Scientist filling tubes, for article on reversible male contraception

2026 C.E. April 30

Cornell researchers achieve first reversible male birth control in mice

Reversible male birth control just cleared a major hurdle: in a new Cornell study, male mice stopped producing sperm entirely after three weeks of treatment, then bounced back to full fertility within six weeks of stopping. The approach skips hormones altogether, targeting a specific window of sperm development in the testis so libido and other traits stay untouched. Even better, the mice went on to father healthy pups who were themselves fertile. The researchers...

Lakes, for article on coal mine restoration

2026 C.E. April 29

Germany finishes 60-year project turning coal mines into a 23-lake district

Germany's Lusatian Lakeland is now complete — a chain of 23 human-made lakes covering 14,000 hectares where open-cast coal mines once scarred the land between Berlin and Dresden. The final piece, Lake Sedlitz, opened to swimmers and boaters this April, and in June, five of the lakes will be linked by navigable canals into a continuous 5,000-hectare waterway. Engineers spent decades channeling river water into the old craters, securing embankments, and flushing out acid...

People holding breast cancer pin, for article on vitamin D breast cancer

2026 C.E. April 29

Brazilian researchers find vitamin D boosts breast cancer chemo by 79%

Vitamin D may give breast cancer chemotherapy a meaningful boost, according to a new Brazilian trial in which 43% of women taking a daily supplement saw their tumors disappear completely, compared to 24% on a placebo. Researchers at São Paulo State University gave 80 patients a modest 2,000 IU dose alongside their standard pre-surgery chemo — a level safe enough for everyday use and cheap enough for almost anyone. Most women in the study...

Solar panel close-up, for article on Chinese solar exports

2026 C.E. April 29

Chinese solar exports double in last month to hit record high

China's solar exports hit a record 68.03 gigawatts in March 2026, nearly doubling February's volume as countries raced to replace disrupted Middle Eastern oil and gas. Fifty nations logged all-time-high imports of Chinese solar equipment that month, with African countries jumping 176% from February alone. Behind those numbers are governments that had been moving cautiously on renewables and suddenly found solar to be the fastest, cheapest answer on the table. Battery and electric vehicle...

Salmon in river, for article on coho salmon recovery

2026 C.E. April 28

Coho salmon returns surge 10x on California’s Mendocino Coast over last decade

Coho salmon are back on California's Mendocino Coast in numbers no one alive expected to see: more than 30,000 endangered adults returned to spawn this past season, roughly ten times the count from a decade ago. Biologists who once walked miles of empty stream are now finding fish tucked under their boots and spawning in channels barely a foot and a half wide. The turnaround follows decades of patient work — over 100 restoration...

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