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Volunteer-led citizen science is expanding research capacity, but its public value depends on access, trust and good design

From polluted air to biodiversity loss, public participation in research is changing how evidence is produced, challenged and used

A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy

Spain’s HIV scientists are helping turn rare breakthroughs into realistic remission strategies, while stigma and late diagnosis still slow progress

Vaccination, screening and public health policy can cut long term costs, but prevention still gets a small share of spending

A Yale and Columbia-led index ranks 180 countries and updates its metrics, as governments face widening trade-offs and data gaps

As upper secondary dropout remains high, civil society groups are targeting poverty, gender, conflict and exclusion

Schools are being asked to teach the climate crisis, but many teachers are still being left to improvise

From debt counselling to school lessons, civil society is filling gaps as EU rules tighten and borrowing shifts online

Los Alamos and the University of Michigan plan a dual-facility campus designed to expand high-fidelity simulation for security and public science

A LoCoFoRest initiative aims to link SDG 15 ambitions with land rights, livelihoods and governance ahead of a planned shift to digital monitoring

Reforestation, wastewater reuse and youth-led research sit at the heart of the foundation’s water agenda for 2026.

Curiosity starts young: with role models, access, and encouragement, more girls can stay in STEM and help shape the science we need

A 30 to 1 imbalance in global funding shows the world is still financing its own extinction as nature based investment lags far behind

LSHTM experts strengthen surveillance and containment efforts amid rising public health concerns in west bengal

Corporate action on sustainability intensifies as the Forward Faster campaign links business strategy with education and equality

Late 2025 and early 2026 mark a shift from bold prototypes to scalable tools for food security, from hybrid grains to faster gene guided breeding

UNESCO's Intl. Education Day 2026 focuses on youth co-creation amidst a $97bn annual funding deficit

From classrooms to communities, ocean literacy turns the High Seas Treaty into shared action for Caribbean resilience and global stewardship.

High bifacial performance and durability reinforce photovoltaic innovation worldwide

How the new youth advisory board brings expertise, diversity and future focused thinking into global governance

A new co electrolysis route cuts costs below fossil fuels by pairing solar power with biomass waste

Two late-2025 studies reveal potential ways to restore brain energy balance and block early toxic processes before symptoms appear

An end-of-year reflection on real progress driven by people and civil society, one Sustainable Development Goal at a time.