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The top 6 conservation success stories of 2020
This year, the spotlight belonged to the oceans.
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6 global health breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2020
2020 was quite the year, but it wasn’t all bad news, especially what concerns global health! Here’s why.
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Bhutan lawmakers decriminalize homosexuality, AR eyepiece lets firefighters see through smoke
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New technology turns footsteps into electricity, first Black woman to lead a major US news channel
Scientists have found a new way of turning our footsteps into electrical energy; a new map shows every single coral reef in the Caribbean; and Rashida Jones is the first Black woman to lead a US cable news network. More good news:
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Video gaming benefits mental health, breakthrough in childhood brain cancer, UAE overhauls some of its strictest laws
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Scientists uncover new immune defense mechanism, United States’ first firefighting robot
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EU appoints anti-racism coordinator, Africa’s first all-women mining crew, leather made out of shells
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Africa Declared Free of Wild Polio, Painting Eyes on Cow Butts Can Save Cattle
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17-Year-Old Invents Tool That Could Help Curb Malnutrition, Cameroon Halts Logging Plans in Ebo Forest
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Scientists Develop Early Warning System for Megastorms, Tokyo’s Transparent Public Toilets
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Bilayer Paint Reflects Heat, Sydney Runs on 100% Green Energy, Indian Startups Team up to Fight Covid-19
Scientists have developed a double-layered paint that reflects heat and keeps buildings cool; the city of Syndey now runs on 100 percent renewable energy; and Indian startups and billionaires are teaming up to fight Covid-19. More News below:
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Mars Is Rebranding Uncle Ben’s Rice, African Countries Create Common Marketplace for Medical Supplies
Four US companies have announced they will replace food brands that are rooted in racial stereotypes; African countries are setting up a common online marketplace to give the continent a fairer chance in the international scramble for medical supplies; and a Kentucky tattoo parlor is covering up hate tattoos for free.
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Italy Offers City Dwellers up to €500 to Buy a New Bike, Africa Is Rethinking the Toilet
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Largest Food Forest in the U.S., Africa’s Elephant Poaching in Decline, Solar-Powered Taxis
Atlanta plans to transform 7 acres of vacant forested land into a public food forest; the illegal killing of elephants in Africa has decreased by 6 percent since 2011; Jacqueville, a small coastal city on the Ivory Coast, is testing solar-powered taxis.
