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Three cattle stations across Queensland's Gulf Country and Cape York are becoming national parks, protecting endangered birds and hundreds of wetlands. The $24.5 million deal transforms nearly 400,000 hectares into protected land for future generations.
Nigerian schools are competing for scholarships and cash prizes in a growing flag football league that's changing lives. The sport just got even more exciting: it's heading to the 2028 Olympics.
Solar and wind power are set to become the world's primary electricity source within a decade, marking a historic shift away from fossil fuels. Four global scenarios all point to the same hopeful conclusion: clean energy's takeover is no longer a question of if, but when.
Ukraine is just $10 million away from fully funding a groundbreaking program that will bring billions in clean energy investment to the war-torn nation. Germany and Norway just joined the effort, proving the world is betting on Ukraine's future.
Parker Elementary School in Bay County just earned Florida's top honor for showing what happens when schools feed the whole child, not just their minds. Their refrigerated food lockers and wraparound support services are changing lives.
Four Oklahoma legislators from both parties just launched a Reading Caucus to ensure every child reads proficiently by third grade. The group will build on recent literacy wins and keep proven strategies working across political changes.
A New Zealand company has cracked the code on extracting gold and copper from old circuit boards using chemistry instead of polluting smelters. Their clean tech is heading to Texas, where AI's explosive growth is creating mountains of valuable electronic waste.
Four volunteers just finished spending 378 days living as if they were on Mars, never leaving a 1,700-square-foot habitat in Houston. Their sacrifice is helping NASA figure out how to keep future astronauts healthy and happy on real missions to the Red Planet.
Japan's space agency just launched a groundbreaking mission to collect samples from Mars' moon Phobos and return them to Earth by 2031. If successful, these will be the first samples ever brought back from a moon other than our own.
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has ended its emergency curfew after calm returned to streets that saw rare protests last week. Daily life has resumed with schools reopening and roads returning to normal.
A winning beach soccer team in Ghana just showed the world what gratitude looks like. The Vodza Iron Breakers handed their championship trophy to the lawyer who supported their journey, then asked him to stay with them for the long run.
Ghana's government has mobilized $400 million to pay overdue book and research allowances to university staff across 56 institutions. The first wave of payments has already reached thousands of lecturers who depend on this funding for their academic work.
A gender-focused venture fund just proved that investing in overlooked founders pays off big time. Five35 Ventures made 3.5 times its money on a Ghanaian farming platform in just four years.
Matthew Knowles, who guided Destiny's Child to stardom, shared his breast cancer journey at Houston's inaugural Pearl's Pink Promise Gala. His story is bringing much-needed attention to a disease that affects men too.
A new offshore gas facility in Libya will stop burning unwanted natural gas and instead capture it to power homes, preventing 1.5 million tonnes of greenhouse emissions every year. The project turns waste into energy while cleaning up one of the country's biggest pollution sources.
Italian energy company Snam just earned its sixth straight Gold Standard award from the United Nations for leading the way on methane emissions reduction. Their secret weapon? Drones equipped with advanced sensors that make detecting and measuring methane leaks more accurate than ever.
A new rapid therapy for treatment-resistant depression shows remarkable results in just five days, offering hope to millions who haven't found relief through traditional medications. UC Davis Health now offers this breakthrough treatment to patients who've tried everything else.
Scientists at Moffitt Cancer Center discovered how to supercharge a special type of immune cell, potentially opening new doors for treating cancers that spread to bone. The breakthrough could help extend lifesaving CAR T therapy beyond blood cancers to solid tumors.