📈 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.
⌛ The world's best atomic clock can help us reveal the secrets of the universe
By using quantum effects, researchers have created a design for atomic clocks that is many times more accurate than the atomic clocks used today.
🏆 6 wins from 2020 that makes the future come sooner
2020 might not have seemed like the best of years, with natural disasters and a pandemic. However, these six wins show us that a lot of good things happened too. Things that make the future look a little bit brighter.
🇺🇳 Young Champions of the Earth, UN's prize for those wanting to change the world
This year seven young men and women were selected winners for the Young Champions of the Earth contest. Keep reading to learn more about the prize and the winners.
🌱To cultivate utopias is to take existential responsibility
Since the pandemic made its debut at the beginning of the year, several have painted the picture of 2020 as a dystopia. But in this gloomy description, there is every reason to start formulating our utopias. The only question is whether we dare, writes Victoria Bäck.
😌 Improved air quality has saved 60,000 lives in Europe
The amount of hazardous particles in the air has decreased by up to 56 percent in European countries in a decade.
🎅 The Christmas calendar filled with science
LTH's Christmas calendar shows a new interesting scientific experiment every day.
👵 Older optimists have a better memory
People with a positive attitude towards life are less likely to suffer from memory impairment as they get older.
📈 Now we live longer than ever
In 1950, the global average life expectancy was 45.7 years. 2019 is 72.6 years. This means that we are now living longer than ever before in the history of mankind.
🇨🇴 Apps support “peace crop”
Cacao landscapes and trade are getting back up from technology innovations. This will help Colombia with the goal to ensure zero deforestation in the cacao supply chain. Cacao is also considered a “peace crop” in the war against cocaine.