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In a world-first medical success, a man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart
An Australian man made history as the first person in the world to receive a total artificial heart transplant and lived with the device for more than 100 days before receiving a donor heart transplant earlier this month.
It's a significant milestone for heart failure treatment and the longest-recorded survival with the artificial heart technology.
The device is made from titanium and is designed to replace both ventricles of a failing heart, pumping blood to both the body and lungs.
Why is this good news?More than 23 million people suffer from heart failure annually, and only about 6,000 receive a donor heart. This medical breakthrough could help give more people in need time to wait for a donor heart transplant, too — becoming a long-term solution in itself.
The UK is planting 20 million trees as part of the first of three new national forests
Helping meet its tree-planting goals as part of a "national forest" drive, the UK announced plans to plant 20 million trees, creating 2,500 hectares of new woodland area.
The new woodland area will join existing woodlands to make up the Western Forest, the first of three new national forests promised by the government, which has a legally binding target of 16.5% forest cover in England by 2050.
Notably, the Western Forest project is the first new national forest in the UK in 30 years and it will target increasing tree cover in urban areas like Bristol, Swindon, and Gloucester.
Why is this good news? In some areas of the future Western Forest, there is only about 7% of land covered by trees. The project is aiming to achieve 20% forest cover, and up to 30% in some areas — which will result in a number of health benefits for wildlife, for the planet, and for human beings.
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In an 'unprecedented' discovery, researchers found a thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem under an Antarctic ice shelf
In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from an ice shelf attached to the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet — researchers nearby seized the opportunity to explore the ecosystem below that it left behind.
In addition to sea spiders, ice fish, and octopuses, the scientists discovered corals and sponges, whose size indicated that the ecosystem had been thriving for decades, if not hundreds of years.
With plans to return for further study, the initial expedition is providing insights into how ecosystems thrive beneath ice sheets, since deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients raining down from the surface.
What's the nuance? While icebergs breaking off from ice sheets is normal, climate change is unnaturally accelerating the process and causing the ice sheet to shrink faster over the past few decades. Ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet "is a major contributor to sea level rise worldwide."
Further helping the city improve air quality, residents in Paris voted to make 500 more streets car-free
In a referendum, residents of Paris voted to pedestrianize 500 more streets in the city as part of the local government's efforts to reduce the use of cars and improve air quality.
The additional car-free Parisian streets will bring the total number to nearly 700, with another 10,000 parking spots removed in addition to the 10,000 that have already been removed. Residents will help decide which streets will be impacted.
While Paris has made incredible strides, its green infrastructure — including private gardens, parks, tree-lined streets, and more — makes up about 26% of the city, lagging behind the 41% average in other European capital cities.
Why is this good news? Not only does taking cars off the road help improve air quality, but it also improves overall well-being with more people walking, biking, skating, and more. The lack of emissions and traffic also helps people connect more with their neighbors.
In 2024, global renewable energy capacity saw the largest expansion ever recorded
In 2024, global renewable energy capacity increased by 15.1% year-over-year, representing the largest expansion ever recorded.
Around 92.5% of new energy capacity added last year came from renewables, with 585 total gigawatts added and bringing the total global capacity to 4,448 GW. Solar and wind accounted for more than 96% of those new renewables additions.
China built nearly 64% of this new renewable capacity, adding 278 GW of solar capacity alone last year.
What's the nuance? While the progress is remarkable and important, the pace of growth still falls short of what's needed to meet the COP28 goal of tripling capacity by 2030 — requiring an annual growth rate of 16.6%. Still, the growth of renewable energy is happening exponentially, so experts still project the world is on track to hit renewable energy targets by 2030.
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