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Former poachers in Uganda help save an endangered species. Plus: Women in the DRC upcycle textile waste and create jobs, and online influencers inspire real change.

Sperm counts in men worldwide have dropped dramatically in the last 50 years. What could be causing it? Also: determining dolphin sex, breeding ozone resistant rice, and an equation for estimating alien civilizations.

This week on the 77 Percent, we follow people who have faced discrimination in their own countries based on how they look. In Kenya, we explore how colonial-era stereotypes about dreadlocks still shape reality today. Then we head to Ghana, where young men are challenging these perceptions. In Benin, we look at how body painting is used to tell powerful stories.

Sugar has long played a central role in the global economy. But this lucrative business was also a major driver of both colonialism and slavery. To this day, workers are systematically exploited for sugar production.

Former poachers in Uganda help save an endangered species. Plus: Women in the DRC upcycle textile waste and create jobs, and online influencers inspire real change.

Sugar has long played a central role in the global economy. But this lucrative business was also a major driver of both colonialism and slavery. To this day, workers are systematically exploited for sugar production.

Can a personalized mRNA vaccine stop melanoma before it metastasizes? A major trial is putting it to the test. Plus: blood plasma injections, dog therapy and other new treatments.

This week on the 77 Percent, we follow people who have faced discrimination in their own countries based on how they look. In Kenya, we explore how colonial-era stereotypes about dreadlocks still shape reality today. Then we head to Ghana, where young men are challenging these perceptions. In Benin, we look at how body painting is used to tell powerful stories.

Residents aim to transform Bengaluru, inspired by one suburb's waste segregation success. In Pune, citizens heal polluted rivers, and innovators save wind turbines from the scrap heap.

Alors que l'Inde se rêve en superpuissance économique et entend rivaliser avec la Chine, l'euphorie des milliardaires cache des inégalités dévastatrices.

Former poachers in Uganda help save an endangered species. Plus: Women in the DRC upcycle textile waste and create jobs, and online influencers inspire real change.

Residents aim to transform Bengaluru, inspired by one suburb's waste segregation success. In Pune, citizens heal polluted rivers, and innovators save wind turbines from the scrap heap.

This week on the 77 Percent, we follow people who have faced discrimination in their own countries based on how they look. In Kenya, we explore how colonial-era stereotypes about dreadlocks still shape reality today. Then we head to Ghana, where young men are challenging these perceptions. In Benin, we look at how body painting is used to tell powerful stories.