It's official: New York City is leading the world away from fossil fuels, being the first large U.S. city to adopt a comprehensive, city-wide mandate requiring most new construction to avoid fossil fuels and rely entirely on electric systems.
The world’s first global treaty to protect ocean life in international waters enters into force on 17 January 2026, bringing into effect legally-binding rules for the sustainable use and management of marine resources in the high seas.
A flat-headed cat in Thailand, a rare Javan leopard, a colossal squid filmed in its deep-sea home. Once in a while, an animal shows up where it’s least expected, including places from where it was thought to have gone extinct. Here's seven hopeful wildlife sightings that researchers celebrated In 2025.
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their walking trek across much of the U.S. to promote peace, even after two of its members were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle, highlighting Buddhism’s long tradition of activism for peace.
Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas.
After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the historic milestone.
North America's 'largest wildlife overpass' is finally complete, thanks to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The six-lane highway is a crucial crossing point for countless elk, pronghorn, mule deer, mountain lions, and black bears, and is expected to reduce wildlife-vehicle crashes by 90%.
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.
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.
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