CARE and The Federation of India's Chambers of Commerce is building 10,000 earthquake resistant homes, schools, and community centers in 30 villages six months after a devastating earthquake ripped through Gujarat.
Qualified immunity, which protects police officers from legal prosecution, would be repealed under a proposed bill from Amash (L-MI) and Pressley (D-MA).
Scientists have created edible food wrap made from algae and cinnamon compounds for packaging produce, bakery, poultry, meat, and seafood.
The largest XPRIZE in history funded by Elon Muck with inspire innovators to develop carbon removal solutions that combat climate change.
In violent neighborhoods of Nashville, Baltimore, and Minneapolis, police marvel at the success of community-led violence interrupters.
MIT researchers have come up with a dirt-cheap solution to curb methane emissions in the air—using common clay in kitty litter.
A groundbreaking treatment in the form of a nasal spray, which could protect people from all COVID variants will advance to human trials.
Cardboard habitat pods developed by Dr. Alexandra Carthey in Australia will provide a fighting chance to animals displaced by wildfires.
The FoodRescueHero app is now used by 13,000+ volunteer drivers in 15 cities to turn 20 million lbs of surplus food into 17 million meals.
The subtle characteristics of the Dyslexie font have been shown to help dyslexics read faster and make fewer spelling errors.
Businessman Mike Watts has opened a road across his field to help English commuters between Bristol and Bath avoid an enormous detour because of roadwork.
Almost every developed nation in the world was hit by the financial crisis, their economies became paralyzed. And then there's Sweden. The Scandinavian nation has accomplished what the United States, Britain and Japan can only dream of: Growing rapidly, creating jobs and gaining a competitive edge. The banks are lending, the housing market booming. The budget is balanced.
Crop yields of Cassava, the main staple in the diets of 200 million Africans have rebounded since the introduction of a mite from across the ocean. Cassava has thrived in the poor drought-hardened soils of Africa without any of its natural pests since its introduction in the 15th century from Latin America. That was true until the 1970's when the Cassava Green Mite arrived on the scene wiping out half the cassava yields and endangering the livelihoods of poor farmers who relied on the crop.
Dozens of international companies have made a legal commitment to improve safety in Bangladesh's garment factories, in the wake of last month's building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people. The decision last week by major retailers in Europe such as Inditex, Carrefour and H&M, to sign the fire-and-safety agreement was in many ways unprecedented, said the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville.
Two Academy Award nominated films, Silver Linings Playbook, and Life of Pi, resonated with so many millions of people because their themes of resilience speak to each of us -- and are grounded in a growing body of scientific research. Far from being delusional or faith-based, having a positive outlook in difficult circumstances is the most important predictor of resilience -- how quickly you will recover from adversity.
Every day you can make a contribution to easing world hunger just by clicking on the donate free food button on the internet home page of The Hunger Site. Since its inception, millions of pounds of food have been donated.
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