Poverty Reduction

How Cape Verde stunned World Cup to set up Argentina tie

Cape Verde, a tiny nation of 525,000 people, just became the smallest country ever to reach the Worl

H. pylori screening could return fivefold value in gastric cancer prevention

Screening for a common stomach bacteria returns $5 in cancer prevention for every $1 spent.

Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice for the First Time

Twins hear mom's voice for first time after 8-hour surgery in Australia

Students from across the Northeast step inside MIT.nano’s cleanroom

12 students spent 2 full days at MIT.nano learning chip tools

A trailblazing Ugandan championing women in African fisheries: Q&A with Lovin Kobusingye

Ugandan mother of one built a fish business into a network reaching 44 African nations.

Pattinson signs new deal with London City Lionesses

England defender Poppy Pattinson signs until 2029

Past participants are now the leaders of MIT’s dynaMIT Club

80 middle schoolers STEM education free every summer for 13 years in Boston

Field-based homeless health care programs can significantly improve hypertension among homeless people

Homeless healthcare programs helped 10% more patients control their blood pressure

How Rwanda is using drones to improve health care

Rwanda's drone blood delivery cuts maternal deaths by 51% and trauma deaths by 30%

Solar fridges lift African farmers’ incomes by 50 percent

Farmers now earn 50% more per kg, with spoilage dropping from 50% to under 2%

After parenthood, same-sex parents diverge from different-sex norms—and from each other, researcher finds

Parenthood penalties aren't about kids—research shows gender norms drive work inequality, not econom

Medicaid expansion boosted coverage for indigenous communities, research finds

Medicaid expansion cut uninsurance among Native Americans by 9 percentage points.

Researchers identify dual-function rice gene that boosts drought tolerance and grain yield

Rice engineered with the OsFeSOD3 gene produced 33-42% more grain under drought conditions in field

Study analyzes how genes and education influence socioeconomic success

England's 1944 reform cut genetic influence on success by up to one-third.

This island in the Great Lakes wants to tap waves for energy

Two wave-power gadgets are lighting up this Great Lakes island.

Mackenzie eyes UFC dream after Cage Warriors deal

Welsh fighter signs 5-fight deal and aims for UFC debut in 12 months with his judo medalist fiancée

Period tax scrapped in Pakistan: what the ruling means for women

Two young lawyers challenged Pakistan's 'pink tax' on period products — and won.

How Atiku's AUN is impacting Northern Nigeria - Vanguard News

20,000+ displaced Nigerian children learned to read via a university radio program.

Pseudomonads boost crop growth in salty soils across multiple plants, could protect against rising sea levels

Soil bacteria boosted plant growth in salty soil by 30%—a breakthrough for food security.

Declining global acceptability of intimate partner violence tied to declining prevalence

89% of countries saw men's acceptance of wife-beating drop over 25 years.