Science & Academia

This category focuses on discoveries and explorations. It is dedicated to uncovering and discussing the latest discoveries and explorations in fields that promote sustainability and health for both the planet and its inhabitants.

New satellite thermal imaging systems could redraw the world’s map of heat risk

Thermal satellites are making heat visible at field, street and neighbourhood scale, with major implications for climate adaptation

Editorial Team SDG13

5 hours ago6 min read

Cholera resurgence exposes the global cost of climate vulnerability and inequality

A preventable disease is spreading where water systems, health services and public investment have failed

Editorial Team SDG3

2 days ago6 min read

Psychedelic medicine advances in mental health research as science tests safety, efficacy and real clinical potential

Research on psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine is expanding, but safety, regulation and clinical evidence remain decisive.

Editorial Team SDG3

Apr 225 min read

HIFA and the politics of reliable healthcare information

HIFA argues that remote care cannot work fairly when patients, clinicians and policymakers lack trusted health information

Editorial Team SDG3

Apr 215 min read

Science X and the contested craft of science journalism

A fast-growing science news platform says speed and independence can coexist, but the wider information climate makes that claim harder to test

Editorial Team SDG4

Apr 176 min read

Science funding is being recast as a lever of power

Across Asia, governments, philanthropy and industry are reshaping research around competitiveness, influence and strategic technologies

Editorial Team SDG9

Apr 126 min read

The bioeconomy’s industrial test is no longer in the laboratory

Advanced materials, cell engineering and biological production are pushing the bioeconomy from research promise to factory-floor change

Editorial Team SDG15

Apr 116 min read

Malaria vaccine rollout in Africa is testing more than science

New malaria vaccines offer real promise, but delivery, trust and funding will decide whether that promise reaches children

Editorial Team SDG3

Apr 106 min read

Whether the future of healthcare is being defined less by hospitals and more by connected care

Sensors, AI tools and remote decisions are widening access, but they may also redraw inequality, trust and clinical accountability

Editorial Team SDG3

Apr 76 min read

Zooniverse, the civic value of people-powered research

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

Editorial Team SDG9

Mar 276 min read

Citizen science as a driver of a changing world

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

Editorial Team SDG9

Mar 256 min read

Teach the Future and the politics of climate education reform

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

Editorial Team SDG4

Mar 215 min read

Researchers in the HIV cure race, closer to remission, but not yet to a universal cure

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

Editorial Team SDG3

Mar 186 min read

Prevention programmes that reduce future costs in health systems

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

Editorial Team SDG3

Mar 176 min read

Environmental Performance Index offers a global scorecard of climate and nature progress

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

Editorial Team SDG15

Mar 165 min read

NGOs working on school dropout in later adolescence are filling gaps that states still leave open

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

Editorial Team SDG4

Mar 146 min read

Teacher training in climate literacy and critical thinking is becoming an education test

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

Editorial Team SDG13

Mar 126 min read

European NGOs tackling household debt and basic financial education amid Europe’s cost-of-living strain

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

Editorial Team SDG4

Mar 97 min read

Michigan SPARC alliance aims to accelerate supercomputing and AI research

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

Editorial Team SDG9

Feb 183 min read

Locally controlled forest restoration programme targets market access for community-led management

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

Editorial Team SDG15

Feb 153 min read

Fundación Aquae centres 2026 strategy on water sustainability through ecosystem recovery and industrial water cycle efficiency

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

Editorial Team SDG6

Feb 132 min read

Science begins before the laboratory

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

Gabriela Casuso

Feb 113 min read

Global finance still fuels destruction despite urgent call for nature positive investment

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

Editorial Team SDG15

Feb 104 min read

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine supports India’s response to Nipah virus outbreak

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

Editorial Team SDG3

Feb 55 min read

Forward Faster initiative drives global investment in education and skills development

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

Editorial Team SDG4

Feb 32 min read

New agricultural research tightens its focus on affordable protein and climate resilient staples

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

Editorial Team SDG2

Jan 273 min read

Global education challenges 2026: the SDG 4 funding gap & AI's equity paradox

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

Editorial Team SDG4

Jan 243 min read

The High Seas Treaty begins in the classroom

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

Gabriela Casuso

Jan 143 min read

Heterojunction technology becomes the new benchmark for solar efficiency in 2026

High bifacial performance and durability reinforce photovoltaic innovation worldwide

Editorial Team SDG7

Jan 133 min read

Global Society Institute opens the door to youth leadership

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

Editorial Team SDG17

Jan 83 min read

A solar driven shortcut to affordable green hydrogen

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

Editorial Team SDG7

Jan 63 min read

Alzheimer’s breakthroughs offer new promise for reversing and preventing brain decline

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

Editorial Team SDG3

Jan 43 min read

Last day of the year: when change did not come from governments

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

Editorial Team SDG17

Dec 31, 20254 min read

Year in review: twelve stories that shaped 2025

A month-by-month selection of the most meaningful shifts, voices and ideas featured on Global Society News.

Editorial

Dec 30, 20258 min read

Melting glaciers are rewiring water security

The slow loss of mountain ice is becoming one of the most underestimated risks to global stability

Editorial Team SDG13

Dec 24, 20253 min read

News from the BedrettoLab – earthquakes explicitly welcome

Research deep beneath the Alps reveals how controlled seismic tests and microbial discoveries are reshaping our understanding of the Earth

Petra Fritz

Dec 14, 20255 min read

The launch of the “be hope – end aids” campaign

Global solidarity, innovation and shared responsibility place the end of AIDS within reach

Editorial Team SDG3

Dec 12, 20254 min read

Harnessing evolutionary intelligence: young scientists drive a breakthrough in biogenic materials

Emerging talent leads a breakthrough in biogenic materials, merging AI and evolution to tackle tomorrow’s environmental challenges

Editorial Team SDG9

Dec 10, 20254 min read

The continent without youth that shapes the future of all

Why understanding Antarctica will be essential in 2026

Gabriela Casuso

Nov 29, 20252 min read

Education under pressure: why student mental health defines true quality in learning

Social media, fear of failure, and academic demands are shaping a generation at risk, but also one capable of redefining what real educational excellence means

Editorial Team SDG4

Nov 23, 20253 min read

A plastic-eating fungus in the Amazon: promise, hype and hard questions

A detailed look at the Amazonian fungus that can digest polyurethane and what its discovery might mean for future waste treatment

Editorial Team SDG9

Nov 21, 20254 min read

Understanding anxiety: what it is, what causes it and how to address it

Exploring anxiety, its origins, its signs, and the pathways that support effective relief

Editorial Team SDG3

Nov 18, 20256 min read

Animals that teach and heal: how integrating animal-assisted interventions in education and healthcare enhances quality of life

The growing evidence shows that structured interaction with animals benefits children, patients, older adults and students alike, improving wellbeing, learning and emotional resilience

Editorial Team SDG3

Nov 11, 20254 min read

Young scientist’s hydrogel breakthrough offers hope against microplastic pollution

Fourteen-year-old innovator develops hydrogel that removes up to 93 per cent of microplastics from water, signalling a new step in sustainable purification

Editorial Team SDG14

Nov 7, 20252 min read

Global innovation faces slowdown despite wider investment

Why rising participation in science and technology is failing to translate into stronger global momentum

Editorial Team SDG9

Nov 4, 20254 min read

How immunology is redefining its frontiers after the 2025 Nobel Prize

The discovery of regulatory T cells and the FOXP3 gene opens a new era in precision therapies, autoimmunity, and cancer research

Editorial Team SDG3

Oct 24, 20253 min read

Rediscovering Eunice Newton Foote the woman who saw climate change coming

Reflecting on how one forgotten scientist in 1856 uncovered the link between carbon dioxide and global warming, and how women’s voices in science were silenced

Editorial Team SDG13

Oct 21, 20253 min read

The 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine reveals the immune system’s brakes

Three scientists uncovered regulatory T cells and FOXP3 to explain immune self-control

Editorial Team SDG3

Oct 14, 20253 min read

Scaling algae, not oil: rethinking industrial sustainability from the laboratory outwards

A student-led algae biorefinery project challenges universities to move from symbolic sustainability to scalable solutions

Editorial Team SDG7

Oct 12, 20253 min read

Planetary boundaries in peril but a narrow window remains open

Seven of nine planetary boundaries are now breached as the Anthropocene reshapes Earth’s life-support systems

Editorial Team SDG15

Oct 8, 20254 min read

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Science & Academia

This section serves as a vibrant hub for academic scholars, researchers, and science enthusiasts who are committed to understanding and solving the complex challenges facing our environment and societies today.

Our coverage delves into the groundbreaking research and innovative projects from universities, research institutes, and think tanks that are pioneering new knowledge and technologies. These initiatives are crucial in developing sustainable solutions that ensure the well-being of Earth and its diverse populations. Topics explored include advancements in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, conservation efforts, and breakthroughs in medical research that promise better health outcomes while minimizing environmental impact.

It not only highlights the successes but also examines the ongoing challenges and debates within the scientific community. It offers a foundation for discourse on how academic pursuits and scientific inquiry can drive systemic changes and influence policy decisions for a sustainable future. Through feature articles, expert interviews, and in-depth analysis, this category aims to educate, inspire, and ignite a passion for continued exploration and innovation in the service of humanity and the planet.