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South Africa's national power company just kicked off a massive 6-gigawatt renewable energy program that could transform the country's electricity grid. The project will combine solar, wind, and battery storage to power millions of homes.
A teenage goalkeeper cycled to training and challenged one of England's biggest football clubs to transform their environmental practices. His advocacy sparked real change that's now rippling across professional sports.
London is getting a 200km green corridor around its outer edges to fight urban heat, restore lost wildlife, and reconnect communities with nature. Over 25 years, local groups and schools will plant trees and transform neglected spaces into thriving habitats.
A Texas family sold 650 acres of treasured lakefront land for just $1 million so it could become a state park for everyone to enjoy. The Pollards owned the property for 80 years and chose legacy over profit.
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford just won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics for groundbreaking work showing how smart policies can smooth out economic ups and downs. Their research gives governments better tools to protect jobs and savings during tough times.
Inmates and prison guards in Rome became athletes together in the third annual "Games of Hope," a mini-Olympics that breaks down barriers through sport. The event, organized by the John Paul II Foundation for Sport, returned to the prison's women's wing after being held in the men's section in 2025.
Young goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic impressed in Germany's thrilling 4-2 victory over Australia, making a strong case to become the national team's future number one. The 22-year-old Bayern Munich keeper is already her club's first choice and earning praise as "the future of the national team."
British skateboarding star Sky Brown just clinched silver at the World Skate Games, keeping her Olympic dreams alive for Los Angeles 2028. The teen phenom scored 89.50 points, narrowly missing gold by just 1.5 points.
A teenage wrestling champion from South Korea is challenging barriers by requesting military service opportunities for women. Lim Ha-kyung wrote directly to the president asking to join elite forces after winning Olympic gold.
Megan Corey just proved what the human body can do when determination meets grit. The St. Louis Park athlete crushed the Guinness World Record for rucking a half marathon while carrying a 40-pound pack on her back. ---
Chinese researchers restored a brain protein in older mice and reversed memory loss, thinning skin, and bone loss in one month. A simple amino acid supplement also improved learning in just three weeks.
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford just won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics for developing models that help governments prevent financial crises. Their research has given policymakers worldwide better tools to smooth out economic ups and downs.
What started with 33 presenters in 2016 has grown into a movement that brought over 1,000 educators together to revolutionize how they teach. The Ghana International School's annual conference proves that investing in teachers creates ripples that touch generations.
Vincent Luis, 37, conquered the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on his first attempt, then walked away from the sport at the peak of his powers. The French triathlete turned what many thought impossible into the perfect finale for a legendary career.
New research reveals that up to 60 million Indigenous people lived across the Americas in 1492, with populations peaking centuries earlier. Understanding these numbers rewrites what we know about pre-contact civilizations.
Scientists who figured out how to control brain cells with light just won the Nobel Prize, alongside researchers catching cosmic particles in Antarctic ice and building mirror molecules. These breakthroughs could lead to new treatments for brain disorders and help us understand the universe's most violent events.
Researchers engineered lettuce to produce myoglobin, the protein that makes meat taste and smell meaty. This breakthrough could make plant-based burgers more realistic while using far less energy than traditional meat production.
A São Paulo electric motorcycle company just reached profitability while completing 10 million battery swaps in under three years. Vammo is proving that clean transportation can work at massive scale in one of the world's biggest motorcycle markets.