The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation's top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a public health crisis.
Fed up of waiting for the city to tackle traffic fatalities, Angelenos are taking street safety into their own hands — one bucket of paint at a time — as people are painting crosswalks across L.A. to protect pedestrians.
It’s 42% of Colombia’s territory. It’s 7% of the total Amazon rainforest. And it’s now free from future oil and mineral extraction as Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon — an area the size of Sweden.
These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two, proving to the scientists onboard that they were seeing a species that had never before been seen in the wild: a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale.
For a company that makes half the world’s zippers, new ideas have big impacts. YKK's innovative new tapeless zipper saves tons of fabric scraps while creating a better fit on your clothes.
Affirm the visions and values you want for your future, and understand you have the power to project thought, and reality responds with manifestation. Make all of your positive feelings as big as you can, then share them with like-minded others in person to amplify those feelings within yourself and the world around you.
By simply noticing and speaking up about unwanted and unacceptable workplace behaviour, even if it’s happening to someone else, you can help to change it. By having a zero tolerance attitude to bullying, you can help shatter the destructive silence that often grows in toxic workplaces.
At the WSJ Innovator Awards where Billie Eilish was honored with the Music Innovator Award, during her acceptance speech she called on the world's wealthiest people in attendance to donate part of their fortune to those in need, like her recent $11.5 million donation towards climate justice and environmental work.
Holotropic Breathwork® is a powerful approach to self-exploration, transformation and healing that combines breathwork, evocative music and focused release work.
Private nonprofits and celebrities continue to show up in support of those impacted by the government shutdown. Furloughed federal workers eat for free at Bon Jovi's 'Pay It Forward' restaurant, as an estimated 1.4 million federal workers enter a fourth week either furloughed or working without pay.
Once hammered by overhunting and habitat loss, sea turtles have persevered and are rebounding worldwide with new conservation efforts such as nest and habitat protection, says 2025 NOAA study.
170 years ago, the US Army massacred a Lakota village. Their plundered belongings are now back in Nebraska due to a remarkable partnership and serious negotiations with the nation’s largest museum.
The world has always been a mix of vastly different cultures, races, religions, and belief systems. Much has changed over time because of movements for social equality, particularly during the last 50 years, and now there is no turning back.
Hamas on Monday released the last 20 living hostages from Gaza as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. In exchange, Israel was expected to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners later on Monday.
A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026.
Mexico’s jaguar population is climbing, but the country’s biggest cat isn’t out of the woods yet. A four-month census conducted last year has concluded there are 5,326 wild jaguars throughout the country — a 33% jump from 2010, when the species was labeled endangered (as it still is).
Dan Satterfeld drew on his wealth of TV news experience to tell his audience that they already had a powerful weapon at their disposal. "The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?...Trust me. I worked in TV for 45 years. Nothing you do will have a greater impact. Nothing."
'One and done' dose of LSD keeps anxiety at bay, says the results of a rigorous new study published in JAMA, which finds a single dose of LSD can ease anxiety and depression for months, paving the way for bigger, more rigorous studies supported by pharmaceutical companies.
The one change that worked: I abandoned my cynicism – and joined Europe’s biggest gay choir. It was a testament to the power of being seen – and heard – for who you really are.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or "sleeping sickness" as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone.
It’s hot on Florida reefs and not just the water, as rare coral sex — a once-a-year phenomenon when Florida’s reef-building coral colonies simultaneously release tiny bundles of eggs and sperm — is celebrated as a hopeful sign.
Protesters stretching across an 8-mile span linked hands and formed a human chain creating a symbol of solidarity against the Trump administration Saturday afternoon in central Ohio. Organized by Indivisible Central Ohio, the group wanted people to know they’re not alone.
Double down on your positive future and our collective future on Earth by bringing only your highest visions consciously into focus as much as possible every day. Choose it moment by moment. Choose it powered by solidarity.
Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades. Although lotus stems had not been visible in Lake Wular for years, the roots had probably remained dormant – buried under layers of silt. As the silt was removed, the plants started re-emerging.
As the internet has become more integrated in our daily lives, few would describe it as a place of love, compassion and cooperation. Study after study describe how social media platforms promote alienation and disconnection.
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