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Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has given 65 million people access to safe, affordable housing. Now they're inviting everyone to help open doors for the 3 billion people still struggling with housing insecurity.
Building homes for families in need takes more than hammers and nails. Habitat for Humanity in Wood County is recruiting volunteers for everything from making sandwiches to managing budgets as they prepare their 56th home.
A family living in a bus became the first homeowners in Chattanooga's Habitat for Humanity program 40 years ago. Now hundreds of families later, the organization is breaking ground on a 22-home development that will help even more working families achieve homeownership.
Automotive maintenance company Valvoline brought its team members to Lexington, Kentucky to plant trees and lay sod at homes being built for families in need. The Earth Day project partnered with Trees Lexington and Habitat for Humanity to create welcoming green spaces where new homeowners will put down roots.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Wisconsin are fixing homes for free through May 30, painting garages, building ramps, and clearing debris for families in need. The Brush with Kindness program has expanded from Portage to Baraboo this year, with 15 projects underway and more volunteers needed.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers are painting garages, building ramps, and clearing debris for free across Wisconsin's Baraboo and Portage areas through May 30. The "Brush with Kindness" program has already lined up 15 projects and is looking for more neighbors to help.
Ancient humans in China crafted sophisticated stone tools during a brutal ice age, proving creativity thrives under pressure. The discovery rewrites what we thought we knew about early human innovation.
A Florida company just showcased a revolutionary expandable space habitat that could transform how humans live on the Moon and beyond. The lightweight structure launches compact on a single rocket, then expands to 20 times its size once deployed.
New fossil discoveries reveal how our uniquely powerful thumbs helped make us human. The evolution of our hands may be just as important as our big brains in shaping who we became.
Scientists discovered tiny genetic "switches" that shaped human language ability before we split from Neanderthals. These ancient regulators still influence how we learn and use language today.
Scientists discovered ancient human ancestor fossils in Morocco dating back 800,000 years, revealing that North Africa played a central role in human evolution. The findings are transforming our understanding of how early humans lived, worked, and mourned their dead.
Scientists discovered fossils showing two different human ancestor species shared the same landscape in Ethiopia nearly 3 million years ago. The find proves human evolution wasn't a simple progression but a complex family tree with multiple relatives living side by side.
NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson traded his basketball for a shovel to help eight families move into new Habitat for Humanity homes. The celebration marked 50 years of Habitat's work in San Antonio, where the very first Habitat home in the world was built.
Four astronauts launched aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission on April 1, marking humanity's first return to lunar orbit in over five decades. The crew will travel farther into space than any humans before them during their historic 10-day journey.
Scientists at Harvard and an Indian tech institute built coin-sized robots that work together like real ants to construct and demolish structures with zero human guidance. The breakthrough could one day help build safe habitats on Mars before humans even arrive.
Four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission crossed into the moon's gravitational sphere on April 6, becoming the first humans to reach lunar space since 1972. Tonight, they'll break the distance record for human spaceflight.
Scientists discovered that male Neanderthals and female humans formed most ancient relationships, solving a 20-year genetic mystery. The finding reveals how social choices shaped human evolution.
England is pouring £30 million into restoring wildlife habitats across its most iconic landscapes, from Dartmoor to the Lake District. The three-year fund aims to create thousands of hectares of new habitat for threatened species like hedgehogs, dormice, and rare birds.
The United Nations just launched a worldwide coalition to put human rights at the center of global decision-making. The Global Alliance for Human Rights unites governments, businesses, faith leaders, and everyday citizens around a shared vision of justice.
Actor Ethan Hawke delivered a moving explanation of why AI can never replace human creativity, describing his daughter's imperfect art as more valuable than any AI-generated masterpiece. His response is resonating with millions who worry about technology replacing human expression.
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