We’ve Made Massive Progress Educating Girls Around the World in the Last 25 Years, Says Report
Photo by UNESCO
Over the last 25 years, the proportion of girls being educated around the world has risen to 89%—a 16% increase since
1995.
A UNESCO report released last month shows that 180 million more girls have enrolled in primary and secondary education
compared to a generation ago
Additionally, three times more women are now enrolled in universities.
The Global Education Monitoring Report entitled, A New Generation: 25 years of efforts for gender equality in education
evaluated the progress in girls’ education over the last two and a half decades since the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action, a landmark commitment by 189 countries to advance the rights of girls and women.
Learn more on Goodnewsnetwork
Trust in Science Has Actually Shot Up Around the World as a Result of Pandemic, Says New Poll
ThisisEngineering RAEng
Back in 2018, 3M began publishing public attitudes towards science around the world. Prior to the pandemic, a general
drop in trust towards science and scientists was showing in 3M’s figures.
Then COVID-19 hit the world, and everything changed: In their latest polling, the multinational company 3M has found the
downwards trend dramatically reversed—with trust in science showing a huge rise since March 2020.
Learn more on Goodnewsnetwork
All of South Australia’s power comes from solar panels in world first for major jurisdiction
More than three-quarters of the power on October 11 came from rooftop panels.(ABC News: Dean Faulkner)
More than three-quarters of the power on October 11 came from rooftop panels. South Australia’s renewable energy
boom
has achieved a global milestone. The state once known for not having enough power has become the first major
jurisdiction in the world to be powered entirely by solar energy. For just over an hour on Sunday, October 11, 100
per
cent of energy demand was met by solar panels alone. "This is truly a phenomenon in the global energy landscape,"
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) chief executive Audrey Zibelman said. Large-scale solar farms, like the
ones
operating at Tailem Bend and Port Augusta, provided the other 23 per cent. Any excess power generated by gas and
wind
farms on that day was stored in batteries or exported to Victoria via the interconnector. The two yellow shades mark
the
time on October 11 when all of SA’s power came from solar panels.
Learn more on News
In Historic First, NASA Lands on Asteroid and Collects Samples of Debris That Helped Form Our Earth
NASA animation
Four years into its mission more than 200-million miles from Earth, NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft landed on an asteroid
to retrieve a sample of primordial dust and pebbles from the celestial body that “could have helped seed life on Earth”.
This well-preserved, ancient asteroid known as Bennu offers scientists a window into the early solar system as it was
first taking shape billions of years ago.
The historic grab was a first for NASA, which, after a decade of planning, launched the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral
Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) in September, 2016.
With pre-programmed instructions, it unfurled its robotic arm, and briefly touched down to collect a 60-gram (2-oz)
sample from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023.
“Our industry, academic, and international partners have made it possible to hold a piece of the most ancient solar
system in our hands,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
Learn more on Goodnewsnetwork
