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Mar 17, 2026
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Dr Abhay and Dr Rani Bang could have built careers anywhere in the world. Instead, they moved to one of India's most neglected districts — and infant mortality dropped by 60%.
Mar 16, 2026
Since 2017, thousands of knitters, quilters and crocheters have been making handmade blankets for refugees and immigrants — each one delivered with a welcome note and a personal story.
A Nobel Prize-winning chemist built a device that generates 1,000 litres of clean water daily with no electricity — tested in Death Valley, and ready for the world's driest places.
Mar 14, 2026
While the rest of Europe reaches for the air conditioning, one Spanish city has gone underground — and indoor temperatures are dropping by up to 12°C (22°F).
A sweeping new global study adds to decades of evidence that letting go of resentment doesn't just help others — it measurably improves your own wellbeing.
Mar 13, 2026
New research reveals the masked neighbourhood bandits are driven by something deeper than hunger.
A Chinese research team has developed an injectable adhesive that bonds shattered bone fragments in three minutes — no plates, no screws, and no second operation to remove them.
Mar 12, 2026
For years, Europe's farmers have argued that the system was stacked against them — a new provisional agreement aims to start rebalancing it.
Scientists in Canada have found a way to turn plastic waste — including microplastics — into a commercially valuable product, powered entirely by the sun.
