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All paws on deck: meet Magnus the therapy dog and team Benson who make time to bring comfort and joy

How a special therapy dog fetches smiles thanks to an organized, busy family

Challenge accepted: how an accident forced a young athlete to reimagine his life

Mackenzie Johnson wasn't sure what life would look like after an accident left him wheel-chair bound but thanks to the Challenged Athletes Foundation his love of sports keeps him going strong.

Voice of empowerment: Chef Alexander Harris of Emma’s Torch teaches both cooking and compassion

A chef on a mission to serve more than food.

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Infectious diseases and vaccines: A brief history

Immunization has been around for centuries. Today, vaccines continue to save lives around the globe. Here’s how far we’ve come

The global future of vaccines

From adding a new vaccine to the arsenal against Covid-19 to preparing for the next pandemic, here’s what the future may hold

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More than 2 billion workers make up the informal economy

The informal economy employs six out of every 10 workers in the world – and the economic recovery of these workers is a critical component of a global economic rebound from the Covid-19 crisis

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What does it mean to be an American? Here’s what President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen have to say

This new podcast features the longtime friends in conversation – and it’s not to be missed

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Honoring our lost healthcare workers: Texas Children’s Hospital’s Adrienne Alexander

The beloved hospital worker, wife and mother lost her life to Covid-19. Watch her story

Honoring our lost healthcare workers: EMT and firefighter Jeremy R. Emerich

At age 40, the frontline worker lost his life to Covid-19. Watch his story

Honoring our lost healthcare workers: ambulance volunteer and community pillar Yaakov Meltzer

A fixture in his community, the husband and father lost his life to Covid-19. Watch his story

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How modern family farms are embracing regenerative agriculture

This principles-based approach revitalizes farmland by working with nature, not against it

From the ground up: Regenerative agriculture revives farmland while curbing climate change

Now is the time to save the world’s farming systems – and it all starts with the soil

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Meet the physician-scientist leading Pfizer’s medical and safety organization

Chief medical officer Dr. Aida Habtezion wants to use her platform to reach millions of lives during this critical time. Here’s how

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Winds of change: celebrating 30 years of offshore wind energy

Here’s how this technology has evolved – and what the future may hold

Green energy: our best bet to curb the climate crisis

From saving the oceans to preserving biodiversity, now is the time for global action

A leader in offshore wind, the UK offers a glimpse of a world run on green energy

A renewable-powered future is possible – and the UK is charting the way, one turbine at a time

Investors hold the purse strings to climate action

Here are ways for investors and companies to begin the move towards a greener portfolio

The roadmap to a green recovery begins with renewable energy

If governments and companies collaborate better, global net-zero targets could be within reach

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A new era of agriculture: how soil – and mushrooms – can help solve the climate crisis

Looking deeper could help save the Earth

Why protecting Indigenous communities can also help save the Earth

Indigenous peoples are critical guardians of biodiversity. Here’s what we can learn

How youth activism is moving the needle on climate action

Youth activism and civic engagement is critical to saving the planet. Here’s how – and why – young climate activists are taking charge

This movement wants to make harming the planet an international crime

The Stop Ecocide campaign aims to criminalize destroying the environment – and save our collective home in the process

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Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity

Through his work, musician and Broadway performer Mykal Kilgore hopes to break down barriers

Passing the mic: how Pages Matam spurs change through spoken word

Spoken word artist Pages Matam not only ignites important conversations, but helps others tell their stories

Depth, complexity and beauty: this Princeton professor urges us to reclaim black history

Imani Perry examines the layered interplay between race, history, justice and culture – and her important work is driving conversations

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New and innovative tools for a more eco-friendly lifestyle

These apps, websites and more can help you adopt a more sustainable everyday

What to know about your checking account and the environment

Why one bank is committing not to finance six destructive practices like Arctic drilling

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Bank of the West

When it comes to sustainable living, businesses can – and should – help empower consumers

Corporations can make a difference during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond

Why digital equity is critical to an inclusive recovery from the pandemic

In order to level the playing field and unlock opportunity, we need to bridge the digital divide

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Emily’s List believes we can radically shift US culture by electing more women

More than 42,000 hopeful candidates have turned to Emily’s List following the 2016 election – here’s how organization president Stephanie Schriock is helping them get into office

MoveOn.org hasn’t lost hope for progressive politics – here’s why you shouldn’t either

National spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre knows what it takes to mobilize the masses on today’s most pressing issues

Women still don’t have constitutional equality – here’s how one group is fighting to fix this

At the helm of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Coalition, Carol Robles-Román strives to achieve parity for women in the US

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One woman’s search for her biological family took an incredible twist

Kristina Toth didn’t know what to expect when she started the online search for her birth mom. What she found was beyond her wildest expectations

Are you descended from royalty? Six things to consider

Experts weigh in

How hundreds of strangers learned they’re family

During the Holocaust, the Grab family was fragmented. Now, a father and son’s outreach efforts are uniting long-lost relatives across oceans

When an ancestry search leads to an unexpected discovery

Ashanté Nicole Eve-Lyn has had a lifelong interest in her family tree. Here’s how an incredibly surprising finding actually strengthened her sense of self

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This founder is creating warm coats – and big opportunities – for Detroit’s homeless

Through her nonprofit, Veronika Scott is helping to break the cycle of generational poverty, one warm coat at a time

Meet the young leader helping rural Himalayan communities thrive

Mountain Resiliency Project founder Tsechu Dolma is strengthening vulnerable communities like the one in which she was raised

This engineer is 3D-printing bionic prosthetic limbs for kids in need

Albert Manero founded nonprofit Limbitless Solutions to give kids functional, custom-designed arms they’re proud to wear – at no cost

Documentarian Fabien Cousteau is pointing the way to healthier oceans

The downsides of modern progress – too much garbage, pesticides and plastics, plus overfishing – all end up harming the ocean. Fabien Cousteau wants to turn the tide.

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A brief history of the world’s most storied mythical creatures

From gossamer-winged fairies to man-eating trolls

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The rise and reign of Robert the Bruce

Hero king or traitorous usurper: Who really was Scotland’s most divisive royal?

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Papua New Guinea unveiled: exclusive photos of the nation’s tribal culture

Photographer Wylda Bayron spoke about her Papua New Guinea adventure in two Defining Moment podcasts. Here are some of the stunning photos she shot on the trip

Life: a Guardian Labs podcast A doctor gets lost in China and emerges with a new life

Defining Moment contest winner Nidia Diaz traveled the globe to learn the secrets of eastern medicine, but it was an unexpected adventure that made the greatest impact on her. Paid for by Principal

Life: a Guardian Labs podcast A photographer's snap decision in the face of danger

Wylda Bayron traveled solo around Papua New Guinea for 18 months. What she found was a nation fraught with violence but also filled with striking beauty

Life: a Guardian Labs podcast Chef Justin Warner turns the tables on unemployment

Host Justin Warner dishes on how he went from being an out-of-work chef to a Food Network star. “I laid there in bed, smelling like old fish and chips... and then the phone rang”

Life: a Guardian Labs podcast This scientist's greatest experiment was opening a whiskey distillery

The founder of High West Distillery talks about how he turned an epiphany into an award-winning business

Life: a Guardian Labs podcast A ballerina falls – and emerges as a record-setting swimmer

In the first of two parts, Kim Chambers talks about the household accident that nearly killed her. “The surgeon said, ‘We saved your leg, but we don’t know if you’ll ever have any functionality”

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Alternate art history: say ‘sayonara’ to big-eyed cartoons and soup can portraits

The second world war and its aftermath changed entertainment, visual arts and fashion. But if the Allies hadn’t won, what would American film, fashion and art have looked like under Japanese rule?

Alternate history video: can cultures truly merge after war?

‘Love of Japanese culture largely rose from what happened in the [second world] war and the occupation,’ says the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Stephen Salel, who every day sees how Japanese and American creativity blend in Hawaii. But what if Japan had won the second world war – or never entered it?

Hitler’s editor tells all

Gerhard L Weinberg, who escaped Nazi Germany, explains why it’s important to read the sequel to Mein Kampf, called Hitler’s Second Book, which the historian helped to publish decades after the second world war

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Offroading up Africa's Skeleton Coast

The Grand Tour, weeks 7 and 8: this trip is too big for a standard episode, what with the impromptu helicopter rides, counter poaching attempts and breakdowns galore in Africa

Maseratis zip through Scotland and France

The Grand Tour, week 11: why buy a boring new car for $10,000 when you could buy a thoroughbred Italian exotic? Here are a few reasons why not

20,000 cars under the sea

The Grand Tour, week 10: the trio of presenters attempts to atone for their environmental sins by helping to save the Caribbean Sea, but tear up a Barbados beach in the process

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