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. For many years, Esther ...

Anna Napolitano is a freelance journalist covering science in all forms. Her work has appeared in Nature, Dialogue Earth, The Scientist, Physics Magazine and elsewhere. You can find her on LinkedIn or ...

See what stories caught our attention this week, from matchmaking corals to a massive food donation. Plus, an update on congestion pricing in NYC.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from matchmaking corals to a massive food donation. Plus, an update on congestion pricing in NYC.

Amid high tides of anxiety on a warming planet, there is plenty of good news in the world of environmentalism. The Footprint Project has built nearly 50 solar microgrids post-Helene — and aims to ...

Across more than 100 villages, in-depth education about nutrition and natural farming has vastly improved the health of vulnerable residents.

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

Taking workshops in their home languages helps students see being bilingual as something to be proud of — both personally and professionally.

Across North America, food charities are making an effort to stock foods that are familiar and culturally relevant to their communities.

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A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. When Carolyn Thomas suffered her first heart attack in ...

Workplace conditions in the US have improved drastically in the last five years — a trend that’s likely to continue.