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From Colorado comes the story of a child prodigy pianist whose career was kick-started by a jaw-dropping donation from a complete stranger. Brought to us via CBS News “On the Road” with Steve Hartman, the story began on the mock ebony and ivory of an unused electric keyboard forgotten in a basement...

Children thrive when parents are warm and responsive to their needs, while also providing clear guidance and setting limits. This is known as authoritative parenting. But most parents will tell you authoritative parenting is easier said than done, especially when children have frequent intense emot...

xieyuliang/Getty If producing electric vehicles (EVs) was an Olympic sport, China would be dominating the medals podium. China now leads the world in the sale and export of EVs, a term encompassing everything from battery-powered cars to plug-in hybrids. Chinese companies also produce the lion’s sha...

Bloomberg Philanthropies has identified a funding shortfall in the implementation of many countries’ ocean protection plans, and has attempted to fill it with a quarter-billion dollar donation. The aim writ small is to translate the paper gains for ocean conservation and management secured with the...

A research team in Colorado has developed a suite of new therapies that prompt aging or damaged joints to repair themselves within weeks, according to animal studies. The new osteo-arthritis treatments include a single, regenerative injection to a joint and a biomaterial repair kit that recruits the...

BrianAJackson/Getty Australian households are under immense financial pressure – and rising energy costs are a major reason why. While policy makers and system planners have focused on ways to produce more energy – such as increasing renewables like solar – they’ve paid less attention to strategies...

Across Asia, children are living past their 1st birthday at record rates that underscore just how successful the region has been at raising the standards of living. In India, China, and Indonesia—the world’s 3 most populous nations, infant mortality rates have fallen to record lows. The most populou...

In a valuable milestone for the conservation of the Sumatran tiger subspecies, 3 cubs born to a UK zoo have grown old enough to venture out from the maternity den into the enclosure. It’s thought there are less than 400 Sumatran tigers remaining in the wilds of Indonesia, and they are considered Cri...

Elise Derwin Following the devastating Northern Rivers floods in New South Wales in 2022, roughly 14,000 truckloads of water-damaged materials were sent to landfill. The flood exposed many things, including our unimaginative approach to managing waste. As immediate recovery moved into reconstructio...