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Crocodile from above, for article on Siamese crocodile release

2025 C.E. March 28

Siamese crocodile release into the wild marks conservation milestone in Cambodia

Ten Siamese crocodiles just slipped into the rivers of Cambodia's Virachey National Park — the first sighting of this critically endangered species in that remote northeastern wilderness in over two decades. Each juvenile carries a tiny acoustic transmitter, so conservationists can listen for signs they're thriving without disturbing them. The release builds on 25 years of patient work by Fauna & Flora, whose breeding program had its best year ever in 2024, with 180...

Morning fog over the brazilian rainforest in Brazil, for article on uncontacted Indigenous territory

2025 C.E. March 27

Colombia creates landmark territory to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups

Colombia's new Yuri-Passé territory protects more than one million hectares of southern Amazon rainforest — the country's first area created specifically to shield an uncontacted Indigenous group from outside interference. Neighboring Indigenous communities, who had quietly known about the Yuri-Passé for generations, spent over a decade gathering evidence and building trust with the government to make this happen. What's remarkable is that they led the entire process: shaping the framework, presenting the case, and...

Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation's Chief Shab-eh-nay, for article on Land Back Illinois

2025 C.E. March 25

Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Land Back just scored a major win in Illinois: Governor JB Pritzker signed a law transferring 1,500 acres of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, honoring a treaty signed in 1829. The land was taken while Chief Shab-eh-nay was visiting family in Kansas, then sold off to settlers. Returning it took years of patient relationship-building by nation chairman Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick, who met repeatedly with neighbors and lawmakers. The...

A surgeon performing minimally invasive robotic surgery for an article about NeuroSafe prostate surgery, for article on NeuroSafe prostate cancer surgery

2025 C.E. March 24

NeuroSafe prostate surgery nearly doubles odds of keeping erectile function after cancer treatment

NeuroSafe prostate surgery nearly doubles the chances of men retaining erectile function after prostate cancer treatment, according to the first large-scale clinical trial of the technique. Published in Lancet Oncology and presented at the 2025 European Association of Urology congress, the trial found 39% of NeuroSafe patients reported no or mild erectile dysfunction one year after surgery, compared to just 23% receiving standard care. The procedure works by freezing and examining prostate tissue mid-operation,...

Paris skyline at sunset, for article on Paris pedestrianization, for article on Paris pedestrianization vote

2025 C.E. March 23

Paris residents vote to make 500 more streets pedestrian

Paris just took a big step toward becoming a walkable city: voters approved a plan to pedestrianize 500 streets, with around 25 per arrondissement and up to 10,000 parking spaces set to disappear. Consultations begin in the coming weeks to decide which streets get the green treatment, with many likely transformed into plazas, bike lanes, or pocket parks. It's the latest move in Mayor Anne Hidalgo's "15-minute city" vision, where daily life happens within...

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