San Francisco Bay Area residents Mary McDonald, Barbara Reusch, Alisa Foster, Harriet Tubman Wright, and Ina Clausen were all concerned about where they would be living in 10 or 20 years…

Joy Harjo, the first Native American to be named U.S. poet laureate, has been ready for a long time.

In the Dutch city Utrecht 316 bus stops now have a green roof. They do not only look great, they also help capture fine dust, storage of rainwater and provide cooling in the summertime…

While Congress stalls, you can take other kinds of actions to help immigrants in transition, in detention, and in crisis.

Whales like humpbacks are famous for their mellifluous calls, typically referred to as whale songs. But right whales — three species of large baleen whales in the genus Eubalaena — have never been known to sing…

Millions of Americans are seeing reports of migrants suffering abusive conditions in U.S. custody and wondering what they can do…

Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18% between 2008 and 2016.

Circus Roncalli, a German circus founded in 1976, began slowly phasing performing animals out of its show in the 1990s and now has eliminated them altogether in favor of futuristic holograms.

We usually think of a country’s wealth or capital in terms of its financial bottom line: its gross domestic product. But New Zealand challenged the world to assess it in terms of a very different commodity

Proponents of a new law see it as an opportunity for Filipino youth to help tackle climate change and build a greener environment for their generation.

He was offered money to pack up his home and move elsewhere, but couldn’t bear the thought of leaving the only home he’d ever known in Taiwan. That’s when he started painting…

I’m seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today.

It’s not every day that you see a story like this. A real David v. Goliath story that results in a win for all of humanity…

Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral could be fitted with a new roof that harnesses solar energy to provide enough energy to power nearby buildings, if the design is accepted.

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but a new survey of 2,000 dog owners shows that they’re also good for helping their owners make new friends too​…

Chickens have memory, emotions and empathy. They deserve our respect and care.

TIME magazine’s annual list of the most influential people contains the most women in its 15-year history. This year, just under half of the list’s 100 honorees are women.

Farmworker Justice and Farmworker Association of Florida are leading the fight to improve workplace safety and training for farmworkers and eliminate the most toxic pesticides from use in agriculture.

Deliberately inhaling a pleasant aroma may be enough to reduce the urge to light up, at least temporarily, and could be used as part of an effective smoking cessation strategy…

The case studies from “Sharing Cities” show how people are coming together while meeting other vital needs.

Big Tobacco is increasingly using social media to find new ways to hook young people on smoking, circumventing decades of laws restricting the marketing of traditional cigarettes to minors.

National Pollinator Garden Network surpasses goal of 1 million registered pollinator gardens…

Raising the profile of Black birders could help foster a healthy connection between Black communities and the natural world.