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Over 70 food safety experts from 24 countries gathered at Michigan State University to tackle a critical challenge: keeping the world's food safe as climate change, new technologies, and global supply chains create unprecedented risks. Their shared mission: "If it's not safe, it's not food."
Australia is recruiting 3,500 volunteers to help host the largest Rugby World Cup ever, with 24 teams competing across seven cities in 2027. Applications are now open for anyone over 18 with Australian working rights to be part of the action.
The Charlotte Crown rallied from behind to capture the first-ever Upshot League Championship with an 81-76 victory over Jacksonville. The women's basketball team celebrated their dramatic comeback win with fans at a packed celebration Monday night.
A 100-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil discovered in a Roman pit reveals that ancient Britons were curious about prehistoric life nearly two millennia ago. This find pushes back our understanding of when humans first began collecting and valuing fossils.
A nonprofit called Frankie's World has become the world's largest rat rescue, saving over 100 intelligent, affectionate rodents each year from laboratories, neglectful homes, and certain death on the streets. Founded by Mariah Madigan after her beloved pet rat Frankie died in 2021, the organization is changing hearts and minds about one of the world's most misunderstood animals.
When Rob Martin took a wrong turn on a steep California mountain route, he found himself stranded on a ledge barely wider than a smartphone. A brave rescue team worked through the night to bring him home safely.
A community dog show in London brought together celebrity judges and local pet lovers to raise money for a sanctuary caring for over 2,200 rescued cats and dogs in Sri Lanka. The event was such a success that organizers have already confirmed it will return next year.
Actress Shin Min-a has secretly given over $3 million to help burn victims and low-income children since 2009, with foundation staff calling her an "angel." Together with her husband, actor Kim Woo-bin, the couple has donated more than $3.7 million to those in need.
The City of Manchester is hosting its annual Clean Stream event on September 26, bringing together neighbors to protect local waterways. Registration is open now through September 21 for the two-hour morning cleanup.
A career volunteer coordinator discovered people want to help but don't know where to start. So she built Charities 2 Love to connect willing volunteers with the smallest nonprofits that need them most.
Walmart just flipped the switch on its 100th electric vehicle fast-charging station, making it easier for drivers in 20 states to power up while they shop. The retail giant's expanding network puts high-speed charging where millions of Americans already go every week.
Europe is on track to achieve its best wind power year ever, marking a major milestone in the continent's shift to clean energy. The surge comes as new wind farms come online across multiple countries and companies lock in renewable energy deals.
The United Arab Emirates transformed its electricity system in just one decade, building massive solar, wind, and nuclear capacity where almost none existed before. The International Renewable Energy Agency now calls the oil-rich nation a major player in the global clean energy transition.
After nearly three decades, the FDA just approved a breakthrough treatment for essential thrombocythemia, a rare blood disorder affecting thousands. The long-acting therapy showed ten times better results than existing options.
Frank Siller lost his firefighter brother Stephen on September 11, 2001, and turned his grief into the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which now serves thousands of families across America. His new memoir shares how one family's tragedy became a mission of hope.
When a huge hospital system tried to close Troy's only birthing center, Republicans, Democrats, and even Planned Parenthood teamed up to save it. Their grassroots campaign proves communities can still win against corporate healthcare giants.
A detector hidden deep underground in South Dakota may have caught the first real glimpse of dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up 85% of our universe. While scientists need more evidence to confirm the discovery, this single flash of energy is already being called the most exciting lead in decades.
What Kanika Ahuja once mistook for a hillock was actually a mountain of plastic waste. That childhood moment sparked a business that now upcycles 12 tonnes of plastic yearly while supporting 500 workers.