All Points of Progress
How the tides could fuel a greener futureThe Shetland coast of Britain now hosts an array of tidal energy gathering turbines that are connected to the grid. Yet experts say there is a long way to go before hydrokinetic energy can really take off.聽
New software can track global poverty...from spaceA team of Stanford researchers have created a program that uses only publicly available satellite imagery to cheaply and efficiently find poverty indicators. The program could be a cheap and accurate new method of poverty data collection.
Private prisons to be phased out, Obama administration seeks higher goalThe Justice Department's turn away from private prisons points to a broader effort to hold the criminal justice system to better standards.
US veteran homelessness slashed in half: What's behind the decline?In the past six years, the number of unsheltered veterans has been slashed by more than half, according to a report released Monday by the Obama administration.
First LookDespite recent surge, overall police officer fatalities show sharp declineMore police have been shot to death so far this year than during the same time span last year. But officer deaths are far below what they once were.
How Canada's Blood Tribe brought opiate overdose deaths down to zeroAfter a year which saw 35 people die from using opiates, the Albertan reserve has shown how a community can rally against drug abuse in the face of immense hurdles and historical trauma.
Ozone hole on the mend, say scientistsA new study suggests that the Montreal Protocol is working, nearly 30 years later. What strategies have brought this progress?
Employees today get more work benefits, but there's a catchEmployers offer more benefits to today's workers than they did 20 years ago, but at the same time, wages are stagnating.
Clean skies ahead? NASA unveils electric plane.NASA鈥檚 designs for an electric airplane can serve as a model for airplane manufacturers looking to create more efficient and environmentally friendly aircrafts.
US smoking rate sees faster declineThe two percentage point one-year drop is the largest in two decades.
Scientists turn CO2 to stone in just two years: a solution for climate change?Researchers at the world's largest geothermal power plant have found a way to store carbon dioxide underground and turn it to rock.
First LookSchool suspensions drop, but black students still disciplined at higher rateStudent suspensions decreased 20 percent between 2014 and 2012, but many students lack access to advanced classes, early education, federal data released Tuesday shows.
Worst forms of famine see declinePolitical climates no longer trigger types called 鈥榗alamitous,鈥� 鈥榞reat.'
In Mexico, a justice system where 'citizens are heard' starts to take rootJudicial聽reforms aimed at greater transparency and more timely trials are set to be implemented federally and across all 31 states and Mexico City by June 18.
Less nationalism? In poll, majority see themselves as 'global citizens'For the first time, an 18-nation survey finds 51 percent lean toward a global view of themselves. The trend is most notable in large developing countries.
Amid growing effort to help ex-cons, a small but powerful stepAs states reduce prison populations, they're looking to help former inmates. Simply making it easier for them to get IDs would be a 'game-changer,' advocates say.聽
Satellite data shows new hope for endangered tiger populationsSatellite data is proving a useful tool for protecting tiger habitat and could not only聽help double wild tiger populations by 2022 but also lay the groundwork for helping other vulnerable species, too.
Scientists highlight path to restoring world's fisheriesA study published Monday by a team of scientists and economists reveals a way for fishermen to catch more fish and make more money all while restoring fish stocks worldwide.聽
China's forest conservation program shows proof of successChina's forest conservation programs show a decade of improvement in tree cover. 聽Globally, deforestation continues, but at a slowing pace.
In tougher times, more Saudi women drive for social changeAs the cost of living rises in Saudi Arabia, a new generation of women鈥檚 rights activists is emerging from the working and middle class.