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Back to SearchEarthen clay floors offer healthier, cheaper, and eco-friendly construction method in Uganda
A cheap, eco-friendly flooring system is helping to improve health and bring down construction costs in Uganda. The clay-based earthen floors use loc…
1 year, 4 months ago
Old curiosities, a history hunter’s mission to salvage a bygone age
Everything from rusty typewriters to vintage cameras can be found at anthropologist Aditya Vij’s home in New Delhi. In an age of new technology and i…
1 year, 4 months ago
Oreo maker Mondelez sues Aldi, alleging grocery chain copies its packaging to confuse customers
Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi's store-brand cookies and crackers "blat…
1 year, 4 months ago
French Open tennis players say nasal strips aren’t just for snoring
If more tennis players find themselves breathing easier, it might just be thanks to Carlos Alcaraz. The four-time Grand Slam champion has often worn…
1 year, 4 months ago
The art of crafting Japan’s most sacred shrine–in miniature
In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old shrine-making by handcr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
A three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients and kept the disease at bay, a first-of-its-kind international experiment sh…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jury convicts New York-Paris flight stowaway who slipped past gate agents
A jury convicted a woman who sneaked onto a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass by slipping past security and airline gate agents a…
1 year, 4 months ago
Using green waste to grow vegetables for those in need
The City of Greater Geelong is converting the municipality's green waste into compost, which is then used to grow produce at the botanical gardens. T…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tourism bucks or cruise ship harms, the dilemma for Shetland Islands
The beauty of the Scottish islands in the UK is world-renowned. The unspoiled nature of the islands is what draws many tourists here, but for some lo…
1 year, 4 months ago
95-year-old fitness instructor leads twice weekly exercise classes
From arm stretches to gentle Pilates, a group of pensioners in Croatia are keeping active well into their later years. At the heart of it all is 95-…
1 year, 4 months ago