Highlights of the day from 13 to 19 April 2026

 
19.04.2026
Professor Brian Cox, UN’s Champion for Space, talks about living on Mars, alien life, and how important space is for economy and life on Earth.

18.04.2026The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched new guidelines to mitigate mental health issues of aviation personnel working in conflict zones.

17.04.2026
FAO’s 2025 work has made huge differences, especially in countries struggling with their agrifood systems. The work continues in 2026.

16.04.2026
Have you ever seen fish climbing a rock wall? Scientists did, in Africa. The little fish faced the danger of dying and took 10 hours to climb, looking for better living conditions.

15.04.2026
Solutions to face climate change can be as simple as rain fences. Storing rain water can be good for nature and to secure houses from floods. In the Netherlands, they know this too well.

14.04.2026
At first, automatic and AI-based translation apps seem to make learning foreign languages unnecessary. But, on closer inspection, we come to the conclusion that learning them is still very much relevant.

13.04.2026
AI can be a valuable partner to teachers. In rural China an innovative and successful project improves the children learning experience, where AI does not replace teachers, it complements their role.

Everyday we publish the highlight of the day on our website. You can also take a look at the previous ones.

There are so many places to travel to, where to start? Let’s follow the tips of journalists around the word. Here are the tips for this month:

• Amsterdam like a local, by Toby Sterling (Reuters)

Read the tips of the previous months here.