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Back to SearchA wheelchair that learns
Powered chairs offer people with limited mobility the chance to be independent, since they can be controlled with an array of switches and pads. For …
1 year, 8 months ago
The race to save Madagascar's biodiversity
Madagascar is the second-largest island nation in the world, similar in size to France or Texas. Lying off the coast of southern Africa, it’s home to…
1 year, 9 months ago
The jails where they do things differently
In 2019 a group of prison officers from Philadelphia in the US spent three weeks working in jails across Scandinavia - in order to see whether their …
1 year, 9 months ago
Fixing elections - for the better
2024 has been called a record breaking year for elections, with billions of people eligible to take part in all types of votes. But how can we make s…
1 year, 9 months ago
The pioneering TV news service
TV BRA in Norway is a unique media organisation. Their fortnightly national news show is presented by reporters who have learning disabilities or are…
1 year, 9 months ago
Keeping men healthy
How can people get much needed health services as they go about their daily lives? We’re back in Kenya where we visit a barbers shop that offers ment…
1 year, 10 months ago
Saving Britain's sea life
The health of shorelines around the world is under threat like never before. We look at efforts being made in the UK to tackle some of the challenges…
1 year, 10 months ago
The power of native knowledge
The Awajun people have lived in the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years but their way of life and environment is under threat from deforestation…
1 year, 10 months ago
Hopping aboard the hospital train
Half of the world's population don't have access to essential healthcare, according to the World Health Organisation. And even in highly developed co…
1 year, 10 months ago
The medicines dropping from the sky
Presenter Myra Anubi visits western Kenya to see an innovative project that’s using hi-tech drones to deliver HIV drugs and testing kits. It’s an att…
1 year, 11 months ago