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A Chicago entrepreneur is converting firetrucks and school buses to electric power, creating jobs while cleaning up city air. His company Seloc proves going green doesn't always mean buying new.
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers discovered that scheduling treatment breaks between cancer drug doses may help keep therapies working longer by slowing drug resistance. The breakthrough combines math and biology to extend the lifespan of targeted cancer treatments.
New Zealand just became the second country in the world to approve MDMA for treating severe PTSD, offering new hope to people whose lives have been derailed by trauma. Two psychiatrists can now prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA combined with therapy to patients 18 and older.
Researchers at Umeå University can now find collaborators across Sweden and 20 African countries through a new AI-powered matchmaking platform. The tool helps scientists build international teams and prepare for upcoming research funding opportunities.
Ohio State researchers discovered chemical signals that could reveal how galaxies formed billions of years ago, opening a new window into the universe's history. Their groundbreaking work included contributions from a Gaza professor working from a tent during wartime.
Israeli scientists have cracked a clever new way to catch art forgers red-handed using the planet's invisible magnetic field. Museums and police can now tell if clay artifacts are genuinely ancient or modern fakes by reading magnetic signals baked into pottery thousands of years ago.
NASA is training astronauts to navigate home from deep space using centuries-old sextants, the same tools sailors once used to cross Earth's oceans. If all high-tech systems fail on future Mars missions, these simple star-measuring devices could be the difference between life and death.
Australia just committed $76 million to make solar power cheaper and more efficient than ever. Twelve groundbreaking projects at one university could help solar panels last longer, cost less, and power more homes.
Ireland's first vertical solar panel installation proves green roofs and clean energy can work together. The innovative system actually helps plants thrive while generating power.
Millions of solar panels and wind turbines installed in the early 2000s are reaching retirement age, but innovators are finding ways to repair, reuse, and recycle them instead of sending them to landfills. New standards and creative recycling methods are turning potential electronic waste into a circular economy success story.
Google is giving Bay Area residents up to $10,000 to install smart heat pumps that can power themselves during peak demand. The tech giant's new program turns homes into mini power plants instead of building new transmission lines.
Europe is making electric cars and trucks the centerpiece of its energy independence plan, dramatically reducing reliance on imported oil. By 2040, renewable electricity could power at least half of all transport, keeping energy production local and prices stable.
A new wave energy testing facility seven miles off Oregon's coast just opened to help turn ocean waves into clean electricity. The pre-permitted site could help America tap into enough wave power to light up millions of homes.
While New York drowns in plastic waste, everyday heroes at Sure We Can's Brooklyn recycling center are proving small actions add up. Photographer Bryan Anselm captured both the crisis and the people fighting back.
The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe just turned a painful past into a protected future. In July 2026, UNESCO added the country's colonial-era coffee and cocoa plantations to its World Heritage List, transforming sites once built on forced labor into monuments of resilience and history.
After nearly a decade of renovation, Germany's legendary Beethovenfest returns to its historic concert hall with a mission to make classical music feel like home for everyone. The 2026 festival welcomes world-class orchestras while creating free programs that bring music directly into neighborhoods.
A man who first visited Madras in 1951 as a 10-year-old has watched the city transform from a tree-lined village into a bustling metropolis. Despite all the changes, his love for Chennai remains unchanged after seven decades.
After nine harrowing days trapped underground in Nepal's Trishuli tunnel, a worker has been pulled to safety in a dramatic rescue that captivated the nation. The successful operation showcases the power of persistence and international cooperation in saving lives.