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Points of Progress
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- Where cellphones help users save money, and pricey calls are now freeBy Cameron Pugh / 4 min
- The AI crime against children in Argentina, and how Norway prevents homelessnessBy Cameron Pugh, Troy Aidan Sambajon / 3 min
- How a city鈥檚 hardship opened eyes to wider problem-solvingBy Cameron Pugh, Troy Aidan Sambajon / 4 min
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Where a women鈥檚 tax is canceled, and businesswomen鈥檚 decisions valued
In California and in Poland, new laws for who belongs where
Protecting homes from hurricanes, rice crops from heat, and seas from trawling
Helpful microbes: For cleaning up oil spills and helping crops grow
Citizen projects tear up pavement for plants, and keep solar panels going
The surprising resilience of a smiling salamander and some old buried seeds
The benefits of living with bears and letting nature take its course
How to plant a city tree, and where timber beats steel for buildings
How independence helps caregivers on the job and Indigenous people in Colombia
The right to be a society apart, in Ecuador and South Africa
More butterflies and birds: Vulnerable species make gains
Grafting for chocolate in Peru, and going after invasive species in New Zealand
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- As Clinton testifies on Epstein, his legacy is already diminishedBy Linda Feldmann / 4 min
- Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?By Simon Montlake / 9 min
- Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and librariesBy Ira Porter / 5 min
- As the world fights over Greenland, its people double down on their own valuesBy Mark Sappenfield / 14 min
