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She rowed solo from California to Hawaii in 43 days. No crew. No motor. Just her

Jul 7, 2026

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She rowed solo from California to Hawaii in 43 days. No crew. No motor. Just her

Plus: how Pakistan's rooftop solar revolution changed everything, the Ugandan coffee farmers who shrugged off drought, and the Montana volunteers leaving surprises on the cars of designated drivers

Stem cells just rebuilt retinal blood vessels in mice with eye disease. Blindness may never look the same again
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Jul 7, 2026

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Stem cells just rebuilt retinal blood vessels in mice with eye disease. Blindness may never look the same again

Plus: a Picasso worth €12 million found in a drug dealer's house, the Shell EV that charges in under 10 minutes, and the 250-year-old Australian tree you can climb again after 3 years of repairs

They broke down a door at midnight to save a stranger. The doorbell camera made them look like criminals

Jul 6, 2026

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They broke down a door at midnight to save a stranger. The doorbell camera made them look like criminals

Plus: the phone app that predicts asthma attacks 3 days early, a crow who adopted a starving orphan bird and taught it to eat, and the water trick that cuts diesel pollution by 67%

A 3-year-old survived 6 days under rubble. Jordanian rescuers pulled him out alive

Jul 3, 2026

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A 3-year-old survived 6 days under rubble. Jordanian rescuers pulled him out alive

Plus: the solar tech that makes clean drinking water cheaper than bottled water, Southeast Asia on the verge of eliminating malaria, and two meteor showers lighting up July's night sky

Scientists identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs that may survive climate change
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Jul 2, 2026

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Scientists identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs that may survive climate change

Plus: rhinos back in Mozambique after a civil war wiped them out, bison calves born wild in Azerbaijan from one surviving male, and the Michigan law that finally protects kids' lemonade stands

A car pinned him to the ground. Strangers lifted 3,300 pounds with their bare hands

Jul 1, 2026

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A car pinned him to the ground. Strangers lifted 3,300 pounds with their bare hands

Plus: 600 new acres protecting the Great Smoky Mountains, a son who tracked down the exact Mustang his dad gave up to raise six kids, and the drones saving hundreds of fawns from mower deaths in Germany

50 million people in 40 countries just got electricity for the first time
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Jun 30, 2026

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50 million people in 40 countries just got electricity for the first time

Plus: record low child mortality across India, China, and Indonesia, a critically endangered vulture spotted in Cambodia for the first time in a decade, and England's biggest farming overhaul since World War II

Two deaf twins heard their mom's voice for the first time. Together

Jun 29, 2026

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Two deaf twins heard their mom's voice for the first time. Together

Plus: Italy's forests are larger than its farmland for the first time since the Middle Ages, a London hospital that built an ICU on its roof, and the jacket that pulls drinking water from thin air

The US just switched on its biggest renewable project ever. More power than the Hoover Dam

Jun 26, 2026

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The US just switched on its biggest renewable project ever. More power than the Hoover Dam

Plus: a Paris museum whose dream is to empty itself, a rover that just ran a marathon on Mars, and the 120-year-old bridge that 200 Kansas Citians rebuilt into something extraordinary

A 26-story apartment building was assembled in 5 days. No concrete. No welding. When it's done, they just unbolt it and drive it away
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Jun 25, 2026

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A 26-story apartment building was assembled in 5 days. No concrete. No welding. When it's done, they just unbolt it and drive it away

Plus: the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew just made 7.4 million plant specimens searchable by anyone on earth, the Santa Monica beach that's getting its wild dunes back, and a Minnesota artist who sells original art for $1 out of a vending machine.

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