Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. A pelican descends ...

Unadorned houses and gray sidewalk slabs line the street of the Katendrechtse Lagendijk neighborhood. Here in the Charlois district in the south of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, the dreariness is ...

Living Paradigms is a series about what we can learn from the customs and cultural practices of others when it comes to solving problems. It is sponsored by Wonderstruck. Once a month between April ...

Living Paradigms is a series about what we can learn from the customs and cultural practices of others when it comes to solving problems. It is sponsored by Wonderstruck. Maidu fire practitioner Danny ...

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under rows ...

As the White House changes hands, America seems more polarized than ever. Though it may be tempting to retreat into our silos, bridge builder and journalist Mónica Guzmán would caution us not to. In ...

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. If the Los Angeles River ...

Happy New Year! And welcome to our annual look back at the boldest, most surprising ways the world has changed for the better. This epic list is a treasure trove of hopeful facts, each linked to one ...

On the edge of the idyllic coastal city of Yarmouth, Maine, a trail weaves through a dense strip of forest. There are no steep sections, just flat or gentle slopes. Hundreds of feet of boardwalk, with ...

This story was originally published by Energy News Network. Seventeen days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, tearing down power lines, destroying water mains and disabling cell ...

In Pelling, a town in Western Sikkim in India with the best views of the Himalayan peak Kanchenjunga, Tsering Bhutia gazes at the terraced field behind his house. “We’ve grown organic black cardamom ...

This story was originally co-published by Reasons to be Cheerful and the Outrider Foundation. Paris has been preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics for a decade. In the final days leading up to the ...