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The secret to making your stuff last longer

Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away

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The magic greenhouse

A greenhouse powered by the wind has made it possible to grow crops on arid land

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Using satellite photos to help distribute cash

Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic

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How to reuse a demolished building

Can you construct a building by reusing materials from ones that have been knocked down?

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Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster

How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances

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Helping animals cross the road and other obstacles

The special bridges that are helping to save slow lorises and reunite rare monkeys

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Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers

Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world

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Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives

One man鈥檚 mission to transform millions of lives by selling them bicycles

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The detection dogs tracking poachers and Covid-19

Marlo is sniffing out coronavirus in the UK, and Thor is tracking poachers in Tanzania

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The forest sound detectives

Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them.

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Turning oil platforms into reefs

A home for marine life, but perhaps not in the place you鈥檇 expect

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Catching up with the problem solvers

Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired?

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Turning the desert green

One man's plan to make the Sinai desert fertile

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The helpline for jealous and violent men

A helpline for jealous and violent men is aiming to cut domestic violence

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Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africans

How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams

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Test-tube rhinos

Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction

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The career where it helps to have a criminal past

Ex-cons are running part of the US probation system, and it鈥檚 transforming young lives

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The great mosquito swap

An innovative new weekly programme looking at how we can solve the world's problems.

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How five friends can change a refugee鈥檚 life

Groups of Dutch friends are helping families settle when they move to a new country

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Unsung victories in the fight against disease

Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet

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The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove

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Turning preachers into LGBT allies

How a group of Kenyans reduced homophobic hate and violence

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Locust hunters

People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers鈥� crops

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The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas

How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change

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Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood

We investigate the power of nature鈥檚 own creations to help fix climate change

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Ways to save the planet: Fridge detectives

We meet detectives hunting down old fridges to stop greenhouse gases escaping from them

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The library where the books are people

Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices

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The hotel for homeless people

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, England鈥檚 rough sleepers were offered a place to live

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Robots on the beat

How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime

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Can computer games improve mental health?

How computer games are being used to help children process grief and powerful emotions

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