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Cambodia uses 'life-saving' rats to sniff out deadly landminesTheir work could prove vital in a country where unexploded devices, including mines and unexploded shells, have killed nearly 20,000 Cambodians and wounded about 44,000 since 1979.
Greenhouses in Peru's high Andes provide roots for innovationHigh-elevation communities in Peru are using greenhouses to grow more nutritional crops than the climate ordinarily allows.聽
Women lead effort to protect Sri Lanka's mangrovesSri Lanka is the first nation to promise to protect all its mangrove trees, which provide breeding areas for marine life and protect coastal communities from storms and erosion.
A college student brightens lives in IndiaThrough her nonprofit Brighter Today, Mansi Prakash has brought cheaper, better lighting to more than 5,000 homes in a rural village. And she's not stopping there.
High-energy dogs find careers in conservationRescues 2the Rescue, a partnership between the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Working Dogs for Conservation, places high-energy dogs in jobs that benefit from their spunk.
Indian farmer harvests a climate-smart crop 鈥� sunshineA pilot project offers farmers in India the opportunity to sell the excess energy generated by the solar panels that drive their water pumps.
Warren Buffett donates $2.8 billion to five charitiesThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was once more the biggest recipient of Warren Buffett's $2.8 billion in charity this year.聽
Maja Mataric looks for female students who want to be 'The Next MacGyver'The engineering professor is seeking to lure more young women into STEM fields. The Next MacGyver competition is one way.
Why we need a summer readA summer read can be fun, compelling, intriguing, heartwarming. Every once in a while, a summer read can be life-changing.
Readers RespondReaders write: Confederate flags, products for singles, climate changeLetters to the editor for the July 6 & 13, 2015, weekly magazine.
Difference MakerIan Tilling went to Romania to help children in need 鈥� and never leftToday the retired British policeman's nonprofit Casa Ioana is a place where women and children can go to feel safe and learn how to rebuild their lives.聽
Rebuilding the trustThe unprecedented scrutiny police are under must lead to better law enforcement and better community relations.
Readers RespondReaders write: first gentleman, Rachel Dolezal, dandelion praiseLetters to the editor for the June 29, 2015, weekly magazine.
Music success story started under the stairsThe nonprofit KEYS program in Bridgeport, Conn., schools now enriches the lives of hundreds of students who otherwise wouldn't receive music instruction.
Difference MakerMark Hecker pairs pupils and student tutors 鈥� with dramatic gains for bothAt Reach Incorporated the tutors are only about six to eight years older 鈥� high school students who themselves have been struggling academically or socially.
New website helps people donate directly to human trafficking survivorsThe first-of-its-kind website 6degree.org allows people to aid individual survivors of human trafficking through online donations.
The Theatre Lab helps people tell their own storiesDeb Gottesman and聽Buzz Mauro conduct a tuition-free Life Stories program that gives opportunities for self-expression to hundreds of individuals not typically reached by the arts.
How Australians survived a 13-year drought by going low-techResidents of Melbourne, Australia, cut water consumption in half by capturing rainwater and using efficient toilets and washing machines.
A resource for prosperity and peaceIn the聽perennially parched Middle East, Israel's expertise at water management has potential far beyond Israel's borders.
Why Newtown's path to healing goes through Oklahoma and ColoradoNewtown, Conn., teens traveled to Oklahoma and Colorado to do service projects. The trips are designed to give the teenagers perspective and to empower them.
