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Could New Technology Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
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How ‘Farmfluencers’ Are Making Vietnam’s Rice Fields More Sustainable
May 30, 2024 6 min read

To reduce the footprint of the crop that feeds the country, farmers are teaching one another greener methods.

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What We’re Reading: ‘Re-plumbing,’ Fish Passage Projects and More
May 29, 2024 2 min read

See what stories caught our attention this week, from drought resilience in the American West to good news for fish.

Cities + Towns

A Unique Community Land Trust Is Helping Richmonders Buy Homes
May 28, 2024 6 min read

For those who are “right at the line of homeownership but can’t seem to cross it,” a pioneering partnership lends a hand.

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Civic Engagement

The Movement to Elect More Women in the UK
May 27, 2024 5 min read

Today, women account for only about 35 percent of UK governmental officials. Elect Her is working to change that.

Cities + Towns

Are Sleek Modular Homes the Future of Affordable Housing?
May 24, 2024 < 1

A Colorado factory is making homes that are indistinguishable from traditionally built ones — and chipping away at the housing crisis.

Climate + Environment

How Electric Harps Are Protecting Honey Bees
May 23, 2024 5 min read

As Asian hornets sow chaos in apiaries across Europe, strategically “strung” wire contraptions are giving beekeepers cause for hope.

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Health

The Surprising Role of Blind Women in India’s Health Care System
May 18, 2023 6 min read

With their heightened sense of touch, visually impaired women are detecting breast cancer in communities where access to health care is sparse.

Climate + Environment

A Tall, Cool Glass of Air
December 17, 2021 5 min read

For drought-stricken places, pulling drinkable water from the atmosphere could become one of the easiest ways to stay hydrated.

Climate + Environment

Abandoned Coal Plants Are a Huge Opportunity
March 6, 2020 6 min read

They’re cavernous, solidly built and often on prime urban land. Now, they’re being reborn as everything from charter schools to solar farms.

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Cities + Towns

Beavers Are Back in London — and They’re Thriving
May 13, 2024 6 min read

Usually known for their work in more rural places, nature’s best engineers have brought their ecosystem management skills to the big city.

Cities + Towns

Planting Trees and Equity in the Arizona Desert
May 3, 2024 5 min read

As Tucson gets hotter and hotter, creating more shade in its most vulnerable neighborhoods is making a vital difference.

What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: An All-Female Rainforest Patrol, Crowdsourced Housing and More
May 15, 2024 2 min read

See what stories caught our attention this week, from an Ecuadorian patrol group to “community-owned cooperative real estate.”

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