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After three attempts and more than a month of effort, South Korean officials successfully guided a trapped dusky shark back to the open sea. The rescue operation drew 1.7 million visitors and united an entire city in rooting for one determined fish.
California is testing solar panels built over irrigation canals that prevent water evaporation while generating clean energy. The project could save enough water for thousands of households while helping the state reach its 100% clean energy goal.
A major broadcaster and Spain's top football league just joined forces to protect sports content across three continents. Their new partnership aims to stop illegal streaming that threatens funding for everything from grassroots programs to professional clubs.
Egypt's Port Said terminals just reported explosive growth that's reshaping Mediterranean shipping. Container traffic jumped over 300% in one year at the region's fastest-growing port.
A Russian IT professional in Zürich ditched his crowded commute for a 1.35-kilometer swim down the city's historic moat. His underwater camera revealed a thriving urban ecosystem worth protecting.
For over a century, Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal was one of America's most polluted waterways, filled with toxic sludge 10 feet deep. Now, a bold vision is turning this Superfund site into a thriving green space where nature and community can flourish together.
Canals in British and Irish cities cool neighborhoods up to 50 meters from their banks, dropping temperatures by more than 2°C during heatwaves. This discovery could help millions of people stay safer as extreme heat becomes more common.
Overtourism has pushed Venice to consider €50 entry fees and Amsterdam residents to sue their own city. Now travelers are discovering equally stunning canal cities across Europe where they can still wander waterways in peace.
India's coastal city of Kochi is launching a massive sewage treatment project to rescue its blackened, contaminated canals and bring clean water to 95% more residents. The two-year plan will transform public health for thousands who've lived with pollution flowing through their neighborhoods.
Solar panels installed above California irrigation canals are saving millions of gallons of water while generating clean energy. The breakthrough could transform how the American West manages its two most precious resources.
A city that drowns in monsoons and dries up in summers just rediscovered the ancient solution hiding in plain sight. Bengaluru is bringing back its forgotten network of lakes and canals, transforming toxic drains into thriving waterways.
California is testing a brilliant solution to two huge problems at once: covering 4,000 miles of water canals with solar panels to generate clean energy while preventing billions of gallons from evaporating. Early results show it's working even better than expected.
