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Fog-Catching Towers Could Supply Water to the World’s Driest Megacity Using The Ocean Air

How can a megacity find water for 10 million people if it exists in the desert? Fog-catching nets, erected on hills over the city...

Anyone in These States Can Get a Covid-19 Vaccine, Thanks to Several Native Tribes

The Native American tribes of Oklahoma are steaming ahead of the greater population towards herd immunity—so much so that they're opening up COVID-19 vaccination...

In Remote Areas With No Internet, High-Speed Connections Come from Safe Beams of Light

A tech project has developed a way of bringing fiber optic-speed internet to the most remote and mountainous parts of India and Kenya. Their plan...

Millions of Plastic Bottles Will Be Offset as Remote Town Gets Renewable Drinking Water Created From Sunlight

Last week SOURCE Global announced their third successful collaboration with Conservation International, which is delivering sustainable, clean drinking water to the Indigenous peoples of...

How Transparent Solar Panels and ‘Quantum Dots’ Could Make Skyscrapers Power Themselves

In labs around the world, scientists and engineers are working to transform skyscrapers into giant solar energy-generating pylons. This has been made possible by a...

9-Year-Old Kenyan Boy is Honored for Inventing Handwashing Machine That Prevents COVID-19 Spread

Stephen Wamukota was recently awarded the Presidential Order of Service Uzalendo Award in recognition for his hands-free sanitation station design.

Sean Penn’s Nonprofit Relieves Burden of Firefighters By Administering COVID Testing in 10 U.S. Cities For Free

Sean Penn's nonprofit CORE offers free COVID-19 testing for US cities including LA, New Orleans, and Chicago—and has already tested 520,000 people.

Startup Global-PPE Delivers Essential Protective Gear to Native American Reservations

A healthcare startup called Global-PPE based in Virginia delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to underserved Native Americans.

In Show of Solidarity, Morocco Sends 8 Million Masks to 15 African Nations

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent 8 million masks and millions of other pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to 15 different African...

Startup in Uganda Recycles Plastic Bottles into PPE Face Shields For Hospitals

As Uganda experiences a lack of PPE in hospitals, two entrepreneurs at Takataka Plastics began making face shields out of recycled plastic.

School’s Food Drive to Help Those Affected By Looting in Minneapolis Turns Into Tsunami of Grocery Bags Deliveries

After protests against police brutality, Sanford Middle School in Minnesota collected groceries for families affected by looting—and collected a sea of food.

Chef Andrés’ Charity is Injecting $50 Million into Restaurants By Paying Them to Feed the Hungry

This is just one of the ways that Chef José and World Central Kitchen have been working tirelessly to feed people during the COVID crisis, too.

Irish People Are Repaying Debt of Gratitude to Suffering Native Americans 170 Years After Potato Famine

The Irish people are repaying a debt of gratitude to Native Americans suffering from COVID-19, 170 years after a tribe helped Ireland during the Great Famine.

From Basements to Thrift Stores, Student Has Collected Hundreds of Wheelchairs and Crutches for the Needy

Since launching the nonprofit two years ago, the college student has hunted through attics and thrift stores in order to find old medical equipment.

Teen Girls Have Raised Over $1.5 Million for Clean Water Simply By Embracing Their Love of Origami

Thousands of people around the world now have clean water thanks to two teen girls who love the ancient art of origami.

One of the Largest Native American Tribes Has Just Voted to End Their 100-Year Dependency on Coal

Immediately after rejecting the acquisition of an Arizona coal mine, the Navajo Council announced their new dedication to renewable energy.

Man Living in a Shack is Saved By His ‘Worthless’ Blanket That Spurs $1.5 Million Bidding War

Loren Krytzer was broke, unemployed, and living in a shack when he pulled his old ‘worthless’ blanket off the shelf. Shortly after, he became a millionaire.

Suicide Rates Plummet Among Members of Apache Tribe

Deaths by suicide among an Apache tribe in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period. The...

Cher and Muslim Groups Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis

Clean drinking water is flowing into Flint, Michigan again thanks to volunteers and celebrities like Cher. Flint’s tap water became contaminated with lead after the...

Largest Desalination Plant in Western Hemisphere Opens in Thirsty California

A billion dollar desalination plant is turning salt water into drinking water for drought-plagued Southern California. The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant named for...