π΅ Dementia has started to decline. π³ Ecuador's forests are making a comeback. π Starship exploded, but made progress. π Northvolt's new battery needs less rare minerals.
π 13% decline in child deaths thanks to malaria vaccine. π° Americans are getting wealthier, especially the poor. π± Rhubarbs key to recycling electric car batteries. π CRISPR-engineered chickens resistant to flu. π§ New AI enables real-time brain tumor diagnosis during surgery.
π The murder rate has dropped 17% in the past 20 years. π± Internet use may lower dementia risk for older people. π¦ Europeβs most endangered bird is making a comeback. π² Google launches new anti-censorship tech. π Americans satisfied with their lives.
24 fact-based optimistic news items that show how the world improved in August.