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A study from Our World in Data finds that the global death toll from natural disasters has greatly reduced since the 1900s, due to a constellation of solutions.

A baby California condor has hatched at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, marking a major conservation milestone for the critically endangered species.

Scientists have come up with a sustainable glitter alternative derived from fruit. Conventional glitter contains harmful microplastics that pollute the environment. The new biodegradable glitter is vegan, so everyone can sparkle again guilt-free.

The 4B movement urges South Korean women to forgo marriage, dating, and childbirth in the name of fighting the patriarchy. And TikTok just found out about it.

Millennials and Gen Zs have little desire to bring up what they classify as their parents’ divisions and instead see each other as fellow Rwandans. But among Rwanda’s older generation, the fear of a resurgence of ethnic tensions remains alive.

Make the good from yesterday's total solar eclipse last by donating your undamaged eclipse glasses to schoolchildren in Latin America.

Chappell Roan encouraged fans to donate friendship bracelets at her tour merch table, reselling them to benefit Mercy-USA for Gaza relief.

During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.

In the U.S., over 7 million people are blind or visually impaired and may not be able to experience an eclipse the traditional way.

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In "Catan: New Energies," players settle land while navigating modern-day disasters, like mitigating pollution levels to avoid game-ending consequences.