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Back to SearchHow Iceland is Fighting the Gender Pay Gap
Although Iceland is thought to be the best country in the world for gender equality, it lags behind in one metric: the gender pay gap. So a decade ag…
8 years, 9 months ago
Viking Therapy?
It looks like the set of Game of Thrones. Once a year Wolin in Poland hosts a huge Viking festival - with a twist. Enthusiasts come from around the w…
8 years, 10 months ago
How Cervical ‘Selfies’ are Fighting Cancer in The Gambia
It’s not usually a good idea to take selfies of your private parts, but what if those photos could save your life? A new, tiny medical device is bein…
8 years, 10 months ago
How To Make Sushi From Methane Gas
Humanity’s hunger for meat is not good for the planet. Every cow, pig and fish that farmers rear has an environmental cost – particularly in the land…
8 years, 10 months ago
When Local Currencies Go Digital
Local currencies – money you can only spend at small local businesses – aim to keep money in their neighbourhood and out of the hands of big corporat…
8 years, 10 months ago
Condom Lifesavers and Voices for the Voiceless
Each year around 100,000 women die due to heavy bleeding after giving birth. But help is at hand from an unexpected source: condoms. World Hacks go…
8 years, 10 months ago
The Dutch Antibiotic Revolution
Antibiotic resistant superbugs are a huge problem both in humans and in animals. Many animals reared for food are routinely fed antibiotics to preven…
8 years, 11 months ago
How to Get Blood Where it is Needed
The availability of blood for transfusions saves lives after difficult births and operations. But in much of the developing world, hospitals have a b…
8 years, 11 months ago
Pakistan’s Laptop Female Doctors
How do you help female doctors get back to work when they've given up medicine to look after their families? It's a particular problem in Pakistan wh…
8 years, 11 months ago
Urban Cable Cars
Is a new urban cable car in Mexico more than just a means of public transport? As well as ferrying thousands of people a day, it's been strategically…
8 years, 11 months ago