📈 Human Progress
In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.
🐦 Europe’s most endangered bird is making a comeback
Once critically endangered, the Azores bullfinch is showing signs of recovery. Two decades of habitat restoration has brought back the bird's numbers.
💀 Globally the murder rate has dropped 17% in the past 20 years
Europe has seen a sharp decline in the murder rate, and the situation in Asia, Africa and the Americas has also improved.
📶 Record number of internet users, two-thirds are now online
5.4 billion people are now online. More than ever before. Growth in internet connectivity is strongest in low-income countries.
📱 Internet use may lower dementia risk for older people
Regular older internet users had a 1.54 percent risk of developing dementia. In contrast, non-users faced a 10.45 percent risk.
🆙 Warp Levels - an idea to level up humanity
Humanity is doing the high jump without a bar. We have no goal. With Warp Levels, we determine what the next level for humanity should contain, so we can level up and make progress faster.
😈 Birth of 500th Tasmanian devil, at Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary
The breeding program started in 2011 with 44 disease-free devils from Tasmania. This milestone contributes to the survival of the endangered species.
😊 New survey: Americans satisfied with their lives
83% of Americans satisfied with their personal life, matching the historical average. Half of the participants are very satisfied.
🐢 Record-breaking sea turtle nesting observed in northern Palm Beach County
Loggerhead Marinelife Center reports an all-time high in sea turtle nests. The increase from last year is 37 percent.
🏭 EU sees decline in pollutant emissions amid economic growth
Total emissions in EU Member States dropped in 2021, continuing the decline since 2005. During the same period, GDP grew by 47 percent.