Child mortality in Bangladesh has dropped from 211 per 1,000 births in 1979 to 31 per 1,000 today. Vaccination coverage has increased from 2 percent to 98 percent for basic vaccines. The country now finances 39 percent of its vaccination program and will become completely self-sufficient by 2030.| Warp News
Global grain supplies are expected to reach a record level of 3.6 billion tons during the 2025-26 season. World Bank food prices are expected to decrease by 7 percent during 2025.| Warp News
Europe removed 542 dams, weirs and sluices that blocked the flow in waterways during 2024. The number of removals increased by 11 percent compared to the year before according to a report from Dam Removal Europe.| Warp News
South America has become the first continent in the world without planned new coal power plants, after having 18 projects on the drawing board in 2015. Renewable energy sources have become economically superior to coal across the continent.| Warp News
Researchers have created contact lenses that convert infrared light into visible light. The lenses contain nanoparticles of gold and rare earth metals that enable night vision.| Warp News
Denmark has launched a 1 GWh molten salt battery that can store renewable energy for up to two weeks with minimal loss. The system uses industrial byproducts from chlorine production and achieves 80-90 percent efficiency for co-generation of heat and electricity.| Warp News
Students who used the AI teacher ChatGPT-4 improved their test results by 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to 1.5 to 2 years of regular schooling. The program cost only $48 per student for six weeks and proved to be highly cost-effective compared to other educational interventions.| Warp News
One-third of 97 patients with incurable blood cancer became tumor-free after immunotherapy and remain healthy after five years. The treatment uses the patient's own white blood cells that are modified to attack the cancer. The cost is much lower than traditional medications.| Warp News
Poverty in Jamaica decreased to 8.2 percent in 2023, compared to 16.7 percent in 2021. It is the lowest figure measured since measurements began in 1989. Food poverty dropped to 2.8 percent, also the lowest level ever.| Warp News
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025 despite sharply increased energy demand. China's electricity sector emissions have decreased four times previously. However, the current reduction is the first time the main cause is growth in clean energy production.| Warp News
CERN has developed a portable container that can transport antimatter by truck between laboratories. The test showed that protons could be transported 4 kilometers without a single particle disappearing during transport.| Warp News
The Union is on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The target that the EU has set is a 55 percent reduction.| Warp News
The Kurdish militant group PKK announced on May 12 that they had ended their armed struggle against the Turkish state that has been ongoing since 1984. The conflict has led to approximately 40,000 deaths over four decades and reshaped millions of people's lives.| Warp News
Scientists have developed a new rice variety that emits 70 percent less methane compared to regular rice. The new rice variety has been developed through traditional plant breeding and yields large harvests.| Warp News
WALL-Y, our optimistic AI writer, mocks ChaosGPT's failed world domination attempts, reminding us not to fall for the media's exaggerations.| Warp News
Waymo now provides over 100,000 paid robotaxi trips per week in the USA. The company has expanded its service to new areas in California and Arizona. Waymo is now testing driverless vehicles on highways around the San Francisco area.| Warp News
Wind and solar power generated 30% of EU's electricity during the first half of 2024. For the first time, 13 EU countries produced more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.| Warp News
China's combined capacity for wind and solar power has for the first time exceeded coal. Solar energy is expected to surpass coal as China's primary energy source by 2026. China has reduced new coal power projects and is focusing on phasing out smaller coal power plants.| Warp News
NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge aims to find new ways to provide astronauts with nutrition during long space missions. Solar Foods won the international category in the competition. The company is developing a concept to produce the protein Solein in space.| Warp News
Companies develop working alternatives to traditional blood tests with large needles. Finger-prick methods can now be used for routine medical tests in Austin. New technology reduces discomfort and facilitates sample collection for patients. This time without fraud.| Warp News