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Zimbabwe Youth at Berkeley Creates Free Online Coding Classes to Help Others Get Similar Scholarships
Having been inspired by an introductory coding and computer science class at Berkeley, a young man from Zimbabwe is replicating his experience for talented...
Zimbabwe Protects Its Iconic Wildlife And Bans Coal Mining in All National Parks
Zimbabwe has banned exploratory coal mining operations and many small gold mining contracts in all 11 national parks, heralding a massive victory for Zimbabwean...
After Finding His African City Missing From Maps, Zimbabwe Man Creates 2,000 Miles of Google Street Views
After discovering that his hometown was entirely absent from Google Street View, one man from Zimbabwe decided things had to change.
When Tawanda Kanhema moved...
Zimbabwe Finally Bans the Beating of Children
The East African country of Zimbabwe has just ruled that the beating of children is constitutional and will now be punishable by law.
Though corporal...
Former Child Brides Win Case in Court: Zimbabwe Bans Child Marriage
Former child brides have struck a blow for future generations of women and children — taking their case to Zimbabwe’s highest court and winning...
Matt Damon Visits Refugees Fleeing From Zimbabwe (Video)
Actor Matt Damon visited refugee centres in Musina on the South African border with Zimbabwe as part of his work with the human rights...
Clerics Join Tutu in Fasting for ‘Suffering People of Zimbabwe’
Two clerics have joined Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, fasting in solidarity with the people of...
Good News in History, November 11
202 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
Good News in History, May 31
445 years ago today, King Henry III laid the first stone of the Pont Neuf or "New Bridge" in Paris, which ironically today is the oldest...
Good News in History, April 18
On this day 100 years ago, Yankee Stadium opened its doors in The Bronx for the first time with John Philip Sousa playing The...
World’s Known Lithium Reserves Up 40% After Colossal Discovery in India Turns Up 5.9 Million Tons
In a stunning development for the future of technology, India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, just uncovered vast reserves of lithium in the...
Scientists Unearth Africa’s Oldest Known Dinosaur, Filling a Critical Gap in the Fossil Record
Paleontologists have discovered the oldest dinosaur ever found in Africa, and one of the earliest to ever evolve.
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Students Learn at Graduation the Snapchat Founder Paid Off Their College Debt With More Than $10 Million
Graduating seniors at an LA arts school were overwhelmed with joy when, getting ready to make the walk in cap and gown, they heard...
Want Students to Do Better in Class? Take Them on Culturally Enriching Field Trips
School field trips have been part of the educational experience for children for decades. While many school administrators believe there's intrinsic value in letting...
Wildlife Sound Recordist Releases Treasured Audio Collection for Free – to Awe and Inspire the World
One of the world's most prolific wildlife sound recordists has released a large collection of his most treasured recordings of wild places to listen...
Top Skills American Teens Want to Learn and Do After School
Teens today are looking to forge their own success and happiness in their future careers.
A recent survey of 2,000 American high school students found...
World’s First 3D-Printed House Made Of Local Raw Earth – And it Closes the Roof With a Dome
Inspired by the potter wasp, an Italian architecture firm has used 3D printing to make the domed, beehive-like structure of a house out of...
Rare Rhino Species Sees Dramatic Population Growth – From Just 100 to 3,700 Today – as Poaching Falls
The populations of several species and subspecies of rhinoceros are increasing, some dramatically, while poaching rates in east Asia have plummeted over the decade,...
Irrigation System Talks to Plants to Find Out When they Need Water — Cutting Water Use by 30-50%
If only plants could talk, what tidings they could share! Fortunately for farmers, an agricultural company has 'translated' the biochemical signal related to certain...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...