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A researcher examining lung cancer scans in a clinical setting for an article about mesothelioma survival rates, for article on mesothelioma survival rates

2024 C.E. February 15

New drug quadruples three-year survival rates for mesothelioma in international trial

Mesothelioma survival rates have quadrupled over three years thanks to a drug that starves tumors of a key nutrient, marking the first successful new treatment combination for the disease in 20 years. The international ATOMIC-meso trial, led by Queen Mary University of London and published in JAMA Oncology, found that patients receiving pegargiminase alongside standard chemotherapy were significantly more likely to be alive three years later. The drug works by depleting arginine in the...

Good news for LGBTQ rights, for article on Thailand marriage equality, for article on conversion therapy ban, for article on same-sex partnership rights, for article on forced outing of queer students, for article on Greece same-sex marriage

2024 C.E. February 15

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Greece after parliament voted 176 to 76, making it the first Orthodox-majority country in the world to embrace marriage equality. The new law also gives same-sex couples the right to adopt, ending years of legal limbo for families who had been raising children without basic protections like inheritance, hospital visitation, or shared parental authority. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose own party was split, framed the vote around children...

African School Girl, for article on child marriage ban

2024 C.E. February 12

Zambia passes landmark law amendment ending child marriage

Zambia's new child marriage ban closes a loophole that left girls in customary marriages with no minimum age protection at all. Before the 2023 reform, nearly one in three Zambian women aged 20-24 had married before turning 18. The amendment voids any marriage involving someone under 18, treating civil and traditional unions equally — a change advocates fought for over many years. It joins Zambia with a growing group of African nations drawing a...

Allegiant Stadium, for article on solar-powered Super Bowl

2024 C.E. February 11

Super Bowl 58 first to be fully powered by renewable energy

Renewable electricity powered Super Bowl LVIII from end to end, drawing on more than 621,000 solar panels installed across the Nevada desert. Allegiant Stadium runs year-round on solar through a 25-year agreement with NV Energy, so this wasn't a one-weekend gesture dressed up for the cameras — it's how the building keeps the lights on every day. The same solar farm produces enough electricity to power around 60,000 homes, easily absorbing the game's 10-megawatt...

Aerial view of rolling hills, for article on biodiversity net gain

2024 C.E. February 11

England brings in biodiversity rules to force builders to compensate for loss of nature

England's new biodiversity law requires every new construction project — from housing estates to highways — to leave nature at least 10% better off than before. Developers must now either restore habitats on-site or fund equivalent improvements elsewhere, with credits scientifically measured and traceable rather than self-reported. Much of that restoration is expected to happen on farmland, opening a new income stream for farmers who protect wetlands, wildflower meadows, and woodlands. Oxford researchers call...

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