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African elephant

How beehive fences help elephants and farmers

What can a farmer do about 7-ton elephants that steal crops? Intimidate them with an insect that weighs a tenth of a gram.

A guitar made of wood recovered from an abandoned house in Detroit

A guitar made of wood recovered from an abandoned house in Detroit

Guitars crafted from recycled Detroit rubble

Salvaged wood from the Motor City’s abandoned...

A guitar made of wood recovered from an abandoned house in Detroit

A guitar made of wood recovered from an abandoned house in Detroit

Guitars crafted from recycled Detroit rubble

A manatee swimming in the water

A manatee swimming in the water

5 student inventions that help wildlife

Josh Weingart holding sandals

Josh Weingart holding sandals

Entrepreneur turns sandals into fresh water

solar power in Africa

solar power in Africa

Kids in England raise money to add solar power to African classrooms

doctor's hand comes out of computer screen

doctor's hand comes out of computer screen

Doctors use Skype to see ER patients in small towns

Pancreatic cancer's foe: Teen Jack Andraka

repairing a computer

repairing a computer

iFixit: The website dedicated to fixers around the world

Chris Kilham

Chris Kilham

Meet Chris Kilham, medicine hunter and herb advocate

hand holding earth with green background

hand holding earth with green background

7 green philanthropists making a difference

New self-charging battery: It's 5x more efficient and portable, too

Production set for Hot 20

Production set for Hot 20

Hollywood designer sets stage for reality TV, movies

Plastic bottles

Plastic bottles

Florida school sets world record for recycling