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A phone screen displays an "I voted" graphic with the American flag

This man wants to fix America's low voter turnout with mobile phone voting. Here's what it would look like

As Congress approves the SAVE Act, venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk hopes to make elections more accessible.

The city of Boston from a bird's-eye view: a collection of colorful brownstone apartment buildings lined with trees.

This city purchased 347 market-rate apartment units to convert them into affordable housing

The acquisition is part of a larger “anti-displacement” plan to undo widespread gentrification.

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On the left: a simple rock listed for 10 Australian dollars that's labled "smooth pebble." On the right: a colony of penguins.

You can buy a pebble from the 'tariffed' Heard Island penguins to support wildlife conservation

The tongue-in-cheek social media campaign is finding a creative way to donate to penguin conservation through the World Wildlife Fund.

Three images of the interior of a motel that is clean and filled with bright natural light: a shot of the bed, the motel's welcome desk against a teal wall, and a mini fridge by a wooden closet.

Couple transforms local motel into affordable housing: 80% of tenants 'would be homeless' without a helping hand

The Minnesota-based couple said they were inspired by similar motel transformations that occurred during the pandemic.

A woman stands on a lit stage with a diagram behind her, showing an array of fruit molded and fruit intact.

In TED Talk, chemist debuts 'natural peel' that extends the life of produce without 'refrigeration, pesticides, waxes, or plastics'

Food chemist Jenny Du said their natural peel works on “bananas, avocados, limes, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, berries, you name it.”

A picture of Ms. Rachel, a brunette woman with a pink shirt, pink headband, and jean overalls. She is framed by the words: "Take a listen, be encouraged" and "Hi, my name is Ms Rachel"

Ms. Rachel adds voice to interactive art exhibit designed to comfort people on their 'roughest day'

“We set up an 800 number,” author Brad Montague said in a recent TikTok. “You call it, leave a message you would have needed to hear on your roughest day. Just something kind, something true.”

Woebot makes the case for AI therapy in new TED Talk: Therapists can't be there 'for those 2 a.m. panic attacks'

Woebot creator Alison Darcy: “Most people aren't getting in front of a therapist, and even if they are, they're not there beside you as you live your life.”

On the left: a pangolin looks down at the ground by a chain link fence. On the right: a pangolin curls up in a ball.

World's first 'Pangolarium' is helping endangered pangolins — the most trafficked animal on the planet

The highly classified facility is helping pangolins bounce back from the brink of extinction.

A man on a TED Talk main stage giving a presentation. On the screen behind him are the words: "Star Wars Field Guide"

Lucasfilm on AI: ‘We need to use these tools thoughtfully and with the full permission of the talent’

Rob Bredow looked back at innovations at the heart of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Indiana Jones” to show how AI should be used as an artist tool, not as a replacement.

An aerial view of a river with plastic bottles being contained to one side

Ocean Cleanup in new TED Talk: 'We can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years' time'

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

A young woman in a gray shirt stands on stage at TED, demonstrating Google's new XR glasses

In TED Talk, Google demos Android XR: The 'Tony Stark' glasses that translate languages in real time

In addition to translating languages in real time, the glasses use a “Memory” tool to help users remember where they’d misplaced forgotten items.