In northern Iraq, Hana Khider walks through ruined buildings and empty fields searching for hidden explosives left behind by ISIS. The Yazidi deminer leads an all-female team clearing landmines and booby traps from villages destroyed during the war. Every mission carries enormous risk, as even a single mistake can trigger a deadly explosion. Khider’s work…

In the mid-1960s, inside a research laboratory run by DuPont, Stephanie Kwolek was searching for something fairly practical. The company wanted lightweight yet durable fibres that could eventually replace steel in vehicle tyres and reduce fuel consumption. Synthetic materials were already common in industry by then, but the challenge was finding one that could survive…

Deep in Utah’s desert near Moab lies one of America’s strangest hidden communities. Known as Rockland Ranch, or “The Rock”, the settlement is home to dozens of families living inside cave-like homes carved into sandstone cliffs. The homes were blasted into the mountainside with dynamite during the 1970s. Over time, the isolated religious community grew…

At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend, according to a BBC report. The deaths have triggered urgent warnings from water safety experts, who are calling for immediate action to educate young people about the dangers…

Indian-American educator and policy professional Pia Dandiya has shifted her US Congressional campaign to Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd District, moving from her earlier bid in the 21st District as she enters a closely watched open race in the state, according to the American Bazaar.Dandiya is a former high school principal and technology manager. She is…