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Back to SearchWhat to do with stray animals
How the numbers of stray dogs - and feral pigeons - can be kept down kindly in urban areas. From street dogs to feral pigeons, many towns and cities …
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Making hospitals kinder for kids
Being in hospital can be frightening and lonely for children — but playful ideas are helping make the experience a little easier. In Scotland, profes…
1 year, 1 month ago
Making life easier for older people
Barcelona in Spain is famous for its beautiful streets, lined with tall apartment buildings. But the architecture is a problem for many people who ha…
1 year, 2 months ago
Shipping containers fixing the world
Shipping containers are a staple of global trade, helping in the transport of all sorts of goods by sea across the world. But their relatively cheap …
1 year, 2 months ago
Malawi's waste warriors
What do you do with your waste if you live somewhere that doesn’t have the infrastructure to deal with it? Turns out there are some really simple sol…
1 year, 2 months ago
Working with our minds
Mindfulness meditation, which involves becoming aware of the breath in the present moment, has been a core part of Eastern contemplative practices fo…
1 year, 2 months ago
Helping Chile's stolen children
During the 1970s and 80s, thousands of Chilean babies were illegally kidnapped, trafficked and adopted. The practice was widespread during the rule o…
1 year, 2 months ago
The classroom tablet revolution
From Malawi, Myra Anubi takes a look at ways that technology is improving children’s education. Malawi has free primary schools - but almost 90% of 1…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tackling bias in health
Bias in the way medical research is carried out means that new medicines for diseases such as cancer – as well as the tools used to diagnose patients…
1 year, 3 months ago
Gadgets for blind people
Myra Anubi is joined by BBC Access All presenter Emma Tracey to look at new technology that could help blind people in their everyday lives. Glide is…
1 year, 3 months ago