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New soccer ball can generate electricity

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Soccer is not just the world's most popular sport. It's also a solution to the lack of home lighting in developing countries.
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A magazine for gay men in the Arab world

Mithly, a new online magazine from Morocco, is seeking to redefine what it means to be a gay Arab man....
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Offshore wind farms and their discontents

Entrepreneurs who want bring offshore wind farms to the United States are facing staunch opposition and difficult economic calculations....
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Dan Savage helps gay and lesbian teens deal with bullying

A new series of YouTube videos lets gay and lesbian teens know: "It gets better."...
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Preparing Cuba for the free market from the US

Cuba is flirting with free-market reforms, while Cuban Americans try to help prepare the country for life under a version of capitalism....
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A road trip to end typos

Two grammar buffs set off on a cross-country journey to correct typos. Not everyone was pleased....
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Renewable energy from dog poop

A conceptual artist is helping illuminate a local dog park using a streetlamp powered by dog waste....
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Gay adoption where it's illegal

In Florida, where gay people are banned from adopting children, couples are forced to upend their lives to skirt the law....
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Learning and repairing from Iraq to the U.S.

An Iraqi refugee discovers how to use the skills he learned under the Iraqi embargo to create a new life in the United States....
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Journalists succeed where investigators failed

Dedicated journalists are digging up old civil rights cases and uncovering what investigators and the FBI could not....
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