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Fresh stories of progress from technology, society, and human well-being.
Quiet Wins: Entering 2026 with Climate Momentum
2025 was the tipping point. From renewables overtaking coal to the historic High Seas Treaty entering force in 2026, we look at the data driving our optimistic outlook.
Fusion Energy Hits Breakeven Again
Another major milestone at NIF confirms that net-energy fusion is not just possible, but repeatable. The path to unlimited clean energy is becoming an engineering roadmap.
AI Solves Protein Folding: A New Era for Medicine
DeepMind's AlphaFold has solved a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology, opening the door to new drugs, disease understanding, and synthetic biology.
Global Poverty Drops Below 9%
Despite economic headwinds, the long-term trend of poverty reduction continues. More humans are living with dignity, health, and opportunity than ever before.