Five Things Going Right: July 27, 2026

Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Prescribed burns in the previous 10 years made giant sequoias nearly four times more likely to survive recent; Europe's air quality improved over 10 years with emissions from major pollutants declining 39-59%; A medically formulated THC and CBD treatment significantly reduced agitation in a first-of-its-kind U.S.; A study of 18,000 forest patches found that unwritten social rules in small communities, not government; Two experimental vaccines stopped pneumonic plague in mice during high-risk testing. Stan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture. As Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics. Start your VoiceStream free trial today! 📚 Sources: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260726015243.htm https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/europes-air-quality-dramatically-improved-with-39-59-drop-in-industrial-and-road-emissions/ https://scitechdaily.com/thc-cbd-treatment-dramatically-reduces-agitation-in-dementia-trial/ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-unwritten-social-oversight-forest-sustainable.html https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/diseases-medicine/experimental-plague-vaccines-protect-mice/