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India's Jadurberia village is known for its handmade badminton birdies. But mass-produced synthetic shuttlecocks are threatening the small factories. → Read More
Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. Now it's known for crafting high-end, boutique instruments. → Read More
Cavendish Pianos is all that's left of the UK's once-thriving piano industry. Owner Adam Cox is keeping the tradition from disappearing completely. → Read More
For almost 25 generations, one family has made roasted rice cakes for Shinto worshippers at Ichimonjiya Wasuke in Kyoto, Japan. → Read More
Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, which nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. → Read More
Potters in Delhi make as little as $4 for every 1,000 clay oil lamps they make — not nearly enough to support a family. → Read More
Amanda Gorman, the national youth poet laureate, performed her work "The Hill We Climb" after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' swearing-in ceremony. → Read More
The classic trams of Lisbon, Portugal, blend technology and old-fashioned engineering. And they've taken on a new look during the pandemic. → Read More
Rice farmers are enlisting "ield chasing ducks to eat their way through rice paddies after a harvest, benefitting the environment in the process. → Read More
Water-based threats like storm surge and flooding are responsible for 90% of the deaths in powerful storms — but common scales don't reflect that. → Read More
The art of skywriting is fast but fleeting. French pilot Walter Dintinger said it requires being a businessman with "an artist's soul." → Read More
Just 40 years ago, Toledo was home to hundreds of artisan sword-makers. But now, the city's forges are in danger of shuttering for good. → Read More
Interest in cast-iron skillets has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic as many people are spending more time than ever at home. → Read More
The artisans who handcraft Stradivarius violins in Italy are facing fierce competition in a market flooded with cheap Chinese-made instruments. → Read More
Many of the central Portugal's factories were pushed to bankruptcy or moved overseas when Portugal's economy stalled in 2000. → Read More
Prince is challenging a 14-term incumbent in their long-shot primary bid for New York's 7th Congressional District. → Read More
The people of Wuhan, China, have mixed feelings about the reopening of their city, which was put under lockdown in January. → Read More
Many common disinfectants kill the coronavirus, and say so on the packaging, YouTube star Mikhail "Doctor Mike" Varshavski said. → Read More
Mosques across the Middle East are being disinfected to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. → Read More
Boca Chica Village residents are worried SpaceX will force them out of their homes as it tries to buyout the village for its experimental Mars rockets. → Read More