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Eco-friendly tourism is hotter than ever — and this new train map makes planning trips easier

Chronotrains is helping users swap planes for trains with an interactive travel map that encourages sustainable travel.
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Good news: Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat, but a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

Brain cancers remain among the most challenging tumors to treat. They often don’t respond to traditional treatments because many chemotherapies are unable to penetrate the protective barrier around the brain.
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Meet 7 Asian Americans whose discoveries changed the world for the better

We have compiled a list of seven scientists and engineers whose contributions are so profound, that society may have even forgotten the problems it once had to deal with before their discoveries and inventions.
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Genetic breakthrough clarifies why Parkinson's disease develops and hints at ways to halt it

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that progresses relentlessly. It gradually impairs a person’s ability to function until they ultimately become immobile and often develop dementia.
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A photo collage of mangroves, the American Climate Corps logo, a street sign about penguins crossing, a mother holding her baby on her lap, and a Brightline train

Good News This Week: April 27, 2024 - Birds, Trains, & Mosquito Nets

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Green cement production is leaping ahead — and it could cut the carbon footprint of construction

The production of a more sustainable and cost-effective low-carbon cement, often nicknamed “green” cement, is scaling up with a new plant in California.
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A photo collage of an MRI scan on a computer screen, a vial and injection, a solar farm, a Southern white rhino, and a person holding a pillbot

Good News This Week: April 20, 2024 - Rhinos, Vaccines, & Pillbots

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 Cimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Brené Brown, and Bill Gates give iconic TED talks

Iconic TED Talks will now use AI to dub speakers' voices into a dozen languages

In partnership with a company called Panjaya, TED is taking its iconic Talks and dubbing them — in the original speaker’s voice — into multiple languages. The original speaker’s lip movements will also be changed to match the dubbed language.
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Earth (yes, the planet) will now receive streaming royalties when you listen to nature sounds on Spotify, Apple Music

Thanks to a project from UN Live, NATURE is now an official artist on major streaming platforms, using royalties to fund climate projects worldwide.
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Meet the 11 global world-changers in the 2024 TED Fellows cohort

Representing 11 countries and five continents, and spanning disciplines like health care, bioengineering, artificial intelligence, firefighting, visual art, and more, the newest TED Fellows are building a better future.
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Scientists unveil new remote-controlled 'pillbot' — a microrobot that you can swallow for early disease detection

At TED, scientists debuted a microbot dubbed PillBot, new tech that offers real-time internal diagnostics without invasive procedures, revolutionizing medical care and potentially extending lives.
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The Caribbean Sea, with glistening blue waves, shadows of reefs below the water, and a green stretch of land dotted with palm trees on a coastal island beneath a sunny blue sky.

Nonprofit's success with 40k coral plantings is a big win for Caribbean reefs, after years of being ravaged by coral disease

The nonprofit FUNDEMAR has been vital to Caribbean reef restoration amid threats like stony coral tissue loss disease, which is on the rise around the world.
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