Researchers at ETH Zurich tested a short presentation that asked people to see uncertainty as an opportunity. The experiment in Germany (Dec 2024–Mar 2025) changed attitudes to diversity, social change and voting for AfD.
In Bashkiria, young Bashkirs revive ritaiym with public samovar gatherings in Ufa featuring music, food and dancing. The events began in 2020, grew to thousands, and run on donations without regional ministry support.
Researchers at the University of Georgia studied daily reports from over 100 college students and found that positive emotions and creativity support each other. Feeling autonomous or capable also helped people do creative activities on many days.
From 2017 to 2023 the number of rural family physicians in the United States fell by 11%, while people aged 25–44 moved to rural areas faster than in nearly a century. Causes include overwork, fewer students and visa uncertainty.
Researchers at Rice University developed a two-step FJH-ClO process that separates lithium and other metals from spent batteries. The lab-scale method recovers valuable materials with less energy, fewer chemicals and less wastewater.
The 2025 UN climate talks (COP30) ended in Brazil. WISE, a Nigerian women’s hub founded by Olanike Olugboji-Daramola, was not at COP30 but continues grassroots work, rallies and events on floods, farming and policy.
Researchers presented four new AI approaches for detecting and monitoring TB at the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen (18–21 November). The tools include breath analysis, cough screening, vulnerability mapping and a chest X‑ray tool for children.
At COP30 in Belém (November 10–21, 2025), climate scientist Sineia Do Vale said securing Indigenous land rights and combining traditional knowledge with science is essential. Panelists urged funding and policy support after severe fires in Roraima in 2024.
Cholera spread widely in 2024, with 560,823 reported cases and 6,028 deaths. Conflict, climate shocks and damaged water and health services drove outbreaks, while vaccines and better water and sanitation are key to preventing deaths.
South Asia faces severe climate damage in Pakistan and Nepal while it seeks funds for adaptation and clean energy. International finance, private carbon markets and Chinese technology shape the region’s green transition and its challenges.
A new study by the SNF Agora Institute and Public Agenda, using a national survey of 4,500 Americans, earlier polls and focus groups, finds broad concern about US democracy and notable divides within the Republican Party.
On November 22 Kes the Band’s Instagram announced the death of Danielle Dieffenthaller. The Trinidadian television and film producer of Westwood Park had renal failure since 2018 and died in hospice at age 60.