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Back to SearchFrom clay to vibrant tiles: Fez’s Zellige gains global traction
Fez, a historic Moroccan city founded in 789 AD, is renowned for its Zellige tiles. The vibrant tilework adorns the city's palaces, courtyard houses …
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Why bird-like drones can help with saving energy
Humans may have been able to create technology to realize their age-old dream of flying long ago. But there is still a lot to learn from the avian ma…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fueling up with waste: Kenyan company makes petrol from plastic
What if plastic waste could power your car? In Kenya, one entrepreneur is turning plastic waste into fuel to power cars and all kinds of engines. Th…
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Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year's Nobel Pri…
2 years, 7 months ago
‘Lift’ – the ballet program uplifting young people living in homelessness
Academy Award-nominated director David Petersen’s latest documentary “Lift” shines a spotlight on New York Theatre Ballet’s ‘LIFT’ program, in which …
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Meet the hominins brought back from the ancient past
John Gurche helps people understand how ancient humans looked by creating lifelike models based on archaeological finds. The work requires a mix of a…
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Why being car-free is a distant future in Berlin
Across Europe, several cities are taking steps to remove cars from their city centers, but one capital is going in the other direction—Berlin’s new g…
2 years, 7 months ago
Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added differ…
2 years, 7 months ago
GoFundMe refunds money to donors after being lied to by poker player
The fundraising platform GoFundMe said it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted to lying about a terminal cancer diagnosis and a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Free dental clinic improves the welfare of Aboriginal Australians
A free dental service is being provided by dental students in an attempt to raise the overall health and access to care for First Nation Australians.…
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