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When a cargo ship crashed into Russia's Mir space station in 1997, astronaut Michael Foale and his crew had less than half an hour to fix a catastrophic air leak before running out of oxygen. A new PBS documentary reveals the incredible story of how three men saved themselves and stopped a tumbling station from spinning into oblivion.
After decades in the shadows, Mexico's women's national soccer team is dominating qualifying rounds for the 2027 World Cup with a perfect record. One win away from securing their spot in Brazil, they're making history after missing the tournament since 2015.
A small Hungarian village created Central Europe's largest corn maze to bring visitors back to their shrinking community. The fairytale-themed attraction now welcomes 3,000 visitors each year.
While robots threaten many jobs, Thailand's neighborhood hairdressers are proving their profession can't be automated. These skilled stylists are adapting to changing times while keeping their craft distinctly human.
After a year of disappointment, St. Louis Senior High School fought back from an early deficit to clinch their spot at Ghana's 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz championship. The Kumasi school's 53-point victory marks their return to the country's most prestigious academic competition.
After a string of burglaries targeting Igbo-owned shops in Nigeria's Delta State, local leaders are stepping up with a concrete security plan. The Bomadi community pledges vigilante posts and government collaboration to protect their diverse business district.
Greece's inflation fell from 4.9% to 3.9% in just one month, while the government promises major healthcare improvements across the country. Prime Minister Mitsotakis inaugurated Greece's first kidney dialysis unit in a primary care facility, signaling a new era for public health.
A 67-year-old Florida man celebrated beating rare blood cancer by paddling the entire Missouri River with his golden retriever. The groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment that saved his life has kept him cancer-free for four years.
A simple blood test can now detect returning rectal cancer months before traditional scans, giving patients and doctors crucial time to act. The test found hidden cancer cells even when MRIs showed complete success.
Scientists discovered that timing might unlock immunotherapy for the 85% of colon cancer patients whose tumors don't respond to current immune treatments. Early results show 26% of these previously resistant tumors responded when treated before surgery instead of after.
Researchers from Harvard and Yale discovered humanity experienced a "golden age" of language diversity thousands of years ago, with tens of thousands of languages spoken worldwide. The surprising finding reveals our richest linguistic period happened more recently than anyone thought.
YouTube megastar MrBeast teamed up with NBA legend LeBron James to surprise a group of unsuspecting kids in a heartwarming collaboration. The feel-good moment captured the magic that happens when two of the world's biggest stars use their influence to spread joy.
China just proved which clean energy technologies scale fastest, adding enough solar and wind in one year to power millions of homes while nuclear projects lag years behind targets. The gap reveals an unexpected truth about building our clean energy future.
A startup is bringing 6,000-year-old flywheel technology into the modern age to solve one of renewable energy's biggest challenges: storing power for days when the sun doesn't shine and wind doesn't blow. Their spinning solution could store clean energy cheaper and safer than today's batteries.
Northern Virginia homeowners are ditching chemicals and hiring a flock of adorable sheep to clear poison ivy, kudzu, and overgrown yards. The fluffy workers fertilize as they go and lower everyone's blood pressure.
After three decades without a single birth, England's struggling puffin colony welcomed its first baby in 30 years along the Dorset coast. The tiny "puffling" gives hope to conservationists fighting to save the last mainland colony from disappearing forever.
When Captain Jyoti Prakash was wounded by shrapnel in the Kargil War, he could have stayed safely behind the lines. Instead, he flew straight back to the front to keep saving his fellow soldiers.
Australia's swimming team just rewrote the record books with a dominant mixed relay performance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The foursome finished more than four seconds ahead of their closest competitor.