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Society USA

26. March 2023

Tech and Innovation Are Key in Gender Equality – So Let’s Use That!

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women concluded its latest session by reaffirming the crucial role technology and innovation play in the achievement of gender equality - and initiatives have been put in place with these two key things in mind.

Environment

Environment Canada

20. March 2023

The First Zero-Emissions Train on the Continent

North America's first zero-emission train - emitting only water vapor - will debut this summer.

Environment

Environment India

19. February 2023

From Cigarette Stubs to.. Fluffy Toys!

In India, cigarette butts are being recycled into stuffing for soft toys and pillows.

Health

Health United States

6. February 2023

World’s First “Minibrains”: The Future of Healing Brain Injuries?

In a historical first, scientists transplanted lab-grown human brain organoids into rat brains in order to repair broken connections in the rodents' sensory processing systems.

Health

Health United Kingdom

3. February 2023

Revolutionary Treatment Cures “Incurable” Cancer

A revolutionary new type of biological engineering called "base editing" has cleared a teenage girl's incurable cancer.

Technology

Technology The World

19. January 2023

New Device Brings Hope to Paralysis Patients

A long-term study just revealed that a neuroprosthesis device implanted in patients with severe paralysis was able to transmit neural signals from inside a blood vessel in the brain.

Technology

Technology Ukraine

17. January 2023

Ukraine: 3D Printed Schools Under Construction

3D-printed schools are soon coming to war-torn Ukraine.

Technology

Technology United States

8. January 2023

Tiny Solar Cells, Big Breakthrough

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have just developed tiny solar cells that have the ability to turn any surface into a power source.

Environment

Environment Australia

23. November 2022

If Cattle Eat This Seaweed, We May See a 95% Drop in Methane Emissions!

Researchers in Australia discovered a species of native seaweed - seaweed asparagopsis - can nearly eliminate methane emissions in cattle.

Environment

Environment Brazil

17. November 2022

Country on Track to Build World’s Largest Urban Garden

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is on track to build the world's largest urban garden by 2024, effectively providing a source of income and more affordable fresh food to disadvantaged families.