About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They've helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders' home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced Wednesday.
In a bid to bring the direct voices of the public to the table, the state of Washington has randomly selected state residents, representative of every congressional district, to its assembly on climate.
By focusing more on battling inequality, new research shows, the United States could significantly improve American life expectancy.
The harbor city of Dunedin in New Zealand regularly shuts down roads during the summer months to allow safe passage to wildlife…
Anti-fat bias and diet obsession hurt everyone, says Aubrey Gordon. Her new book looks at the roots of that harm and what we can do about it.
The annual challenge Veganuary announced Tuesday that it had received more than half a million sign-ups and counting…
Cool Block is a community organizing program that brings neighbors together to make their neighborhood more safe, resilient, healthy, and climate-friendly.
No matter where in the world we are, the complexion of our skin, the language we speak, the gods we worship, many of us have been experiencing the same fears, the same losses.
Created using mycelium, Adidas’ newest “leather” will join the brand's line of animal-free versions of its most iconic shoes, launched earlier this year as part of its sustainability initiative…
The Grocery Stories: Quantum physics kindness explains leap towards good in everyone’s demeanor and more good news…
If you, like myself and my friends, are wannabe minimalists, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite resources for you to explore.
A project ten years in the making, the Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge is now the largest completed wildlife crossing of its kind in the U.S…
“Solutions” to environmental problems that assume linear cause and effect and ignore the complexity of interwoven systems are not enough.
At the end of the month, when your budget is getting thinner, you may start to wonder where exactly all of your money went, especially if you didn’t have any splurges or out of the ordinary purchases.
A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island for the first time since bushfire destroyed most of their habitat in last summer’s devastating blaze.
The idea that companies should focus on profit alone is now woefully inadequate given the massive problems we face as a society.
We’re at the end of 2020, and though some reports seem promising, there is still no vaccine. Yet I look at what’s going on in Japan, and I look at what’s going on in the United States—two starkly different realities on what normal looks like now.
Wintertime weather, holidays, and a pandemic lockdown can make routines difficult, but practicing mindfulness can offer a solution, and be done in very simple forms…
If you never learn the language of gratitude, you will never be on speaking terms with happiness…
In the South Atlantic Ocean, a tiny island of 250 people has made a significant contribution to global marine conservation by protecting a huge swath of ocean under its control…
The Goldie Hawn Foundation has a MindUP Program that has been working in schools for more than 16 years. Now, she's offering a free program for kids…
Diversifying your circle of friends is one of the biggest things you can do to reduce prejudice and bias in the world—and in yourself.
A landmark study suggests that a key chemical ingredient in the hallucinogens known as magic mushrooms can help people battling depression…
If Biden wins, he faces an uphill battle without the Democrat-controlled Senate he had hoped for. But a Biden presidency at least gives us a leader who has vowed to be president of not “blue states” or “red states”…
Beyond saving animals that, in most cases, would otherwise be euthanized, Safe in Austin also serves as a haven for people and animals with disabilities, special needs, mental health challenges and traumatic past experiences…
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