The fight to save CHamoru, a language the US military tried to destroy →
Residents of the Mariana Islands are pushing to revive their indigenous language amid fears it might soon die out. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreDrug makers are using AI to help find an answer to the coronavirus →
Since the novel coronavirus 2019 was first reported as a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, scientific and medical communities have mobilized to find a drug to bring the growing number of cases under control. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreReturn of India's indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems →
In villages in Odisha, tribal communities have returned to indigenous varieties of seeds which yield crops that are better suited to the impacts of the changing climate. Cultivation of indigenous crops has the potential to make agriculture climate-smart, genetically diverse and sustainable. MONGABAY
Read MoreAided by the sea, Israel overcomes an old foe: drought →
A major national effort to desalinate Mediterranean seawater and to recycle wastewater has provided the country with enough water for all its needs, even during severe droughts. More than 50 percent of the water for Israeli households, agriculture and industry is now artificially produced. THE NEW YORK TIMES
Read MoreMalian architect fights climate change with digital greenhouse →
Inspired by his family's gardening history, and by technology he had come across during business trips in Israel, Sidibe in 2011 began developing Mali's first automated greenhouse - a hectare-wide metal and plastic structure that looms over the low surrounding scrub, the only vegetation that grows reliably under Mali's blistering sun. PLACE
Read MoreHarrismith, South Africa: A town fixing itself →
What do you do if your town is broken? If nothing works? For many areas in South Africa that is a reality. But in the town of Harrismith one group of residents, sick of intermittent water and power have taken the matter into their own hands. BBC NEWS
Read MoreBill and Melinda Gates have given away $53.8 billion (so far): Hereâs what theyâve learned →
Two decades of philanthropy have resulted in some massive successes in global healthâand also places where the couple needs to find new strategies. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreBut would you live there? →
In Singapore, housing is affordable, diverse and impeccably maintained. Along with Vienna, Singapore is often mentioned as a place that has âsolvedâ the affordable housing problem that plagues many cities around the world. 80 percent of Singaporeans live as owner-occupiers in housing built by the government. And 90 percent of Singaporeans own their own homes. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreGiant brands love Loopâs zero-waste packagingâand now itâs coming to a store near you →
A year after it launched, the delivery service that takes back its packaging to be reused is expanding, and youâll soon be able to find its innovative packaging designs at retail stores. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreApp checks whether you've come in contact with deadly coronavirus →
China released an app over the weekend that lets residents check to see if theyâve come in âclose contactâ with Covid-19, the coronavirus thatâs killed more than a thousand people in the nation. FUTURISM
Read MoreAmericans have fewer kids than they say they want. Alaska has a solution. →
Alaskaâs small basic income is causing parents to have more kids. A new NBER working paper finds that in the years after the dividendâs 1982 introduction, fertility in Alaska sharply increased relative to its previous trends. Their overall estimate is that the dividend increased fertility by over 13 percent. VOX
Read MoreHow mattresses could solve hunger →
Syrian refugees at Za'atari camp in Jordan and scientists from the University of Sheffield in the UK are working together to create a way to grow healthy, fresh food with nothing but water and old mattress foam. BBC NEWS
Read MoreElectric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January →
Electric cars accounted for a 44.3% share of Norwayâs new car sales in January, rising year on year but falling short of the 50-60% range the industry forecast for 2020, data from the Norwegian Road Federation showed on Monday. REUTERS
Read MoreHow a new Sesame Street show is bringing Muppet magic to refugee camps →
Three new Muppets, Basma, Jad, and Maâzooza, will star in new show for the millions of children displaced across the Middle East. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreA room of one's own? London carves out spaces for women →
Projects that cater solely to women are cropping up around the British capital, carving out spaces for women to meet and support each other. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreMainstream environmental groups are finally becoming more diverse →
Since 2017, many of the major environmental organisations in the U.S. have seen an increase in the number of people of colour on staff, especially among senior staff and board members. GIZMODO
Read MoreTouching a nerve →
How a peoplesâ campaign at the United Nations is challenging corporate rule. THE TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Read MoreFast fashion: Can it ever be ethical and cheap? →
The fashion industry is hugely polluting, producing about 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions - and it's under huge pressure to become more sustainable. But with the rise of fashion houses selling cheaper clothes, will people want to pay more for ethically made garments? BBC NEWS
Read MoreHow this Danish energy company is transitioning from oil and gas to all renewables →
By 2025, Ărsted plans to be the first carbon neutral utility, as it rapidly scales up its wind power business and converts its coal plants to biomass. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreHow shrubs can help solve climate change →
In South Africa, there used to be a thicket the size of Cyprus that could suck up the equivalent of three times the USâs annual carbon emissions. These people are trying to grow it back. BBC FUTURE
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