Josh Kerr Makes Good on ‘Project 222’ With the First Sub-3:43 Mile in History
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League to break a 27-year mile world record and become the first man under 3:43 for the distance.
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The Kerala Village That Beat Alcoholism With a Chessboard
At the foot of the Western Ghats mountains, in the Thrissur district of Kerala, sits Marottichal, a village of about 6,000 people where the most common way to spend a free hour is over a chessboard. More than 4,500 residents of the village, or roughly three in four, play, and play well. Most households have…
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The Cheapest Flood Engineers in London Have Tails
Five beavers reintroduced to west London built dams that fixed a costly flooding problem near Greenford station for free — and brought wildlife back with them.
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Ten Years and One Carcass at a Time: How Cambodia Coaxed a Lost Vulture Home
A white-rumped vulture has returned to Cambodia’s Lomphat sanctuary after ten years — a hopeful sign that anti-poisoning work and a monthly ‘vulture restaurant’ are paying off.
