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Shanghai's Trash Became Treasure—Here's How a Megacity Did It
When Shanghai decided in 2019 that 26,000 metric tons of daily garbage wasn ’ t going to cut it anymore, the city didn ’ t just ask nicely. It got...
5/13/2026
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Greece Just Gave Endangered Monk Seals a Major Victory
An uninhabited rocky island in the Cyclades is having a quiet moment of triumph. Gyaros, a windswept speck of Greek territory, just became the...
5/13/2026
Andrew Johnson
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From Victim to Firefighter: How Terry McCarthy Turned Trauma Into Purpose
When you ’ re six years old and your brothers accidentally kick over a bowl of kerosene, your life doesn ’ t just change — it burns. For Terry...
5/13/2026
Andrew Johnson
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Burned at Six, He Became the Firefighter Who Saves Lives
When Terry McCarthy was six years old, his brothers accidentally kicked over a bowl of kerosene. In seconds, flames consumed 73% of his body. What...
5/13/2026
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A Butterfly Lost a Century Ago Is Finally Coming Home to Britain
When a species vanishes from your homeland, the door doesn ’ t have to stay closed forever. That ’ s the wager Britain is making with the...
5/13/2026
Andrew Johnson
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Colorado's River Otters Are Making a Comeback—And They Need Your Help
Picture Colorado ’ s rivers teeming with otters—sleek, playful, impossible to ignore. That was the reality more than a century ago, before...
5/13/2026
Andrew Johnson
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From Turkish Decree to Modern Legacy: Seven Moments That Changed History
May 13th has witnessed some remarkable turning points—moments when a single decision, achievement, or vision shifted the course of what came after....
5/13/2026
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Jamaica's Murder Rate Plummets 40% Thanks to Citizens Who Won't Cash In
When a country known for violence starts getting safer, you ’ d expect the headline to be about new police tactics or tougher enforcement. But...
5/12/2026
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Wind Turbines Meet Data Centers: Computing Gets a Cold Ocean Dip
Data centers are consuming electricity like never before, and they ’ re making landlocked communities furious about it. The noise, the heat, the...
5/12/2026
Andrew Johnson
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What Teachers Actually Teach You Can't Grade
We ’ ve gotten really good at measuring education. Test scores, enrollment numbers, college degrees—these metrics shape how we think about what...
5/12/2026
Andrew Johnson
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The Unmeasurable Gift That Changes Everything
There ’ s a moment that doesn ’ t show up in test scores or enrollment numbers—the instant when a teacher ’ s presence alone shifts something...
5/12/2026
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WWII Tank Crossing Finally Removed—40 Miles of River Now Flows Free
Sometimes the best environmental news involves undoing the past. Last October, workers in North Macedonia completed what may be Europe ’ s most...
5/12/2026
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