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Truckers

The end of an American era

By Bryan Lufkin

Data centres

The city where the internet warms homes

By Erin Biba

Yusuf, a keeper at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (which partners with the NRT) in northern Kenya sleeping among orphaned baby rhinos (Credit: Ami Vitale/Alamy)

A new way to save Africa’s big beasts?

By Rachel Nuwer

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The solar source where people pray

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

Karaoke literacy

The unexpected benefits of Bollywood

By Priti Salian

One US dollar equals 9,000 Somliland shillings - the currency is so devalued, shoppers wander markets with wads of the paper money thrown in their bags (Credit: AFP/Simon Maina)

The surprising place killing cash

By Matthew Vickery

Compared to their male rivals, female players earn less in winnings, and also report feeling discriminated against or not being taken seriously (Credit: Danny Vincent)

The stars of China's booming industry?

By Danny Vincent

Last year in China, the pro video gaming industry generated nearly a half billion dollars, and could be worth over $30 billion worldwide in a few years (Credit: Danny Vincent)

China's glass ceiling of pro gaming

By Danny Vincent

Tibetan women use mobile phones in a village near Yamdrok Lake in Tibet (Credit: Getty Images)

The hidden ways that tech shapes lives

By Bryan Lufkin

Jungle in the Amazon (Credit: iStock)

Can Brazil bring back the airship?

By Mark Piesing

The attack even affected the monitoring systems at Chernobyl (Credit: Getty Images)

The cyber-attack that crippled a nation

By Christian Borys

Cloud zeppelin

Why China is building a huge blimp

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A flight over Hong Kong's secret farms

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Inside Hong Kong's 'invisible' farms

By David Robson

Hong Kong had once exported its waste to mainland China, but recent legislation has meant that it must process its own rubbish (Credit: Alamy)

Why Hong Kong is overflowing with waste

By David Robson

A baby pangolin, rescued from smugglers in North Sumatra (Credit: Getty Images)

How to save the most trafficked mammal

By David Robson