Can California’s colleges be saved? →
Soaring tuition and slipping graduation rates have challenged the UC system’s renown. Now, an attempt to restore its former glory is underway. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreGiant jet engines aim to make our flying greener →
"It's on another scale from anything I've seen before," says Lorna Carter who recently started working at a new Rolls-Royce research and development facility near Bristol. BBC NEWS
Read MoreHow to stop freaking out and tackle climate change →
Here’s a five-step plan to deal with the stress and become part of the solution. THE NEW YORK TIMES
Read MoreThe case for... making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones →
High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead? THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreChina has announced a new plan to crack down on most single-use plastics by 2025 →
In a statement on Sunday, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said both the production and use of a large number of single-use plastics would be slowly phased out across the country by the middle of the decade. CNN
Read MoreIn this new neighbourhood, every building will be made entirely out of wood →
In an effort to build a more sustainable future, architects and policy makers are nodding to the past with structures entirely made of timber. Next up in this timber trend: a Copenhagen neighbourhood built fully with wood, with housing for 7,000 people, a school, and a focus on integrating nature with city life. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreClimate change: Can Glasgow go carbon neutral? →
A number of British cities aim to go carbon neutral by 2030 to fight climate change. Glasgow – which will host a major United Nations climate change summit in November 2020 – is one of them. But bringing the carbon footprint of a whole city down to zero requires big changes. So what can be done, and how quickly? BBC NEWS
Read MoreWith bioacoustics, conservationists try to save birds through their songs →
Ornithologists use the science to focus on species struggling with habitat loss, urban hazards and climate change. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreImagine a world without hunger, then make it happen with systems thinking →
Systems thinking is crucial to achieving targets such as zero hunger and better nutrition because it requires considering the way in which food is produced, processed, delivered and consumed, and looking at how those things intersect with human health, the environment, economics and society. NATURE
Read MoreUN biodiversity plan calls for protecting 30% of earth by 2030 →
To reverse the rapid loss of species around the globe, world governments should protect nearly one-third of all lands and oceans and slash major sources of pollution by the end of the decade, according to a new United Nations proposal. HUFFPOST
Read MoreSurvival of a subspecies: Hope for the northern white rhino →
Najin and Fatu, two female northern white rhinos, are the last of their kind, but the “BioRescue” program is working to change that. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreThe Oakland women who took over a vacant lot to house the homeless →
As homeless encampments continue to get shut down or swept up, some local lawmakers are looking at the 37MLK camp as a model. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreSouth Africa: 'When I'm surfing, I feel like everything is possible' →
Mental health is an important topic for young people around the world. In South Africa, surfing is helping people cope. Waves for Change is an organisation that teaches young people from deprived neighbourhoods the value of teamwork, sharing experiences and opening-up about their emotions. BBC NEWS
Read MoreMicrosoft pledges to be 'carbon negative' by 2030 →
Microsoft has announced it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and hopes to have removed enough carbon to account for all the direct emissions the company has ever made by 2050. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreAmazon tribes gather to plan resistance to Brazil government →
Bolsonaro has vowed to integrate Brazil's indigenous people into the broader economy while tapping the commercial potential of their reservations. PLACE
Read MoreBritain’s new farm bill links subsidies to environmental projects →
Ministers unveiled a new version of post-Brexit agriculture legislation on Thursday that will overhaul the way billions of pounds of subsidies are doled out to UK farmers, notably by linking payments to environmental projects. FINANCIAL TIMES
Read MorePlastic packaging ban 'could harm environment' →
Consumer pressure to end plastic packaging in shops could actually be harming the environment, a report says. Firms are swapping to other packaging materials which are potentially even worse for the environment, the cross-party Parliamentary group warns. BBC NEWS
Read MoreA dose of feminism - the YouTuber tackling taboos in Cambodia →
Cath Harry says Cambodia's oppressive Chbap Srey traditions legitimise domestic abuse and other violence against women. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreInstalling air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits →
$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third. VOX
Read MorePhilanthropist fund backs women to run in U.S. elections →
A new philanthropic fund to support more women running for elected office in the United States was launched on Tuesday, organisers said, amid intense public debate over politics ahead of the November presidential election. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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