In the winter of 2023, Chris Hyde of Olympia, Washington, said he felt “borderline depressed.” He had recently retired, felt isolated at home, and the dark Pacific Northwest days didn’t help. So, he ...
Architect Kamal Sagar, owner of Total Environment, typically designs single-family and apartment homes in India. But as a frequent visitor to the United States, he decided to build his first project ...
The world’s largest vacuum sits atop a dormant volcano in Hellisheiði, Iceland. As a carbon dioxide capture and storage facility — dubbed “Mammoth” — the vacuum sucks in air and strips out the carbon, ...
A 13-year study has led to the discovery of 13 new species of mushrooms in the province of Alberta, Canada. The lengthy study was led by lichen scientist Diane Haughland — a lecturer in the Faculty of ...
Over 15 years ago, Cassie Carney founded Broken Biscuits, a charity in the United Kingdom that supports disabled dogs, the ones often left behind at the shelter. She, along with a crew of volunteers, ...
It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...
Earlier this year, heavy-handed budget cuts gutted the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. In February, the USFS announced it would be firing around 3,400 recent hires, and the NPS would ...
Last weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina in an effort to ramp up operations at the behest of the Trump administration. With over 250 arrests in the ...
Walk through any city in the United States, and you’ll find concrete walls and chain-link fences with privacy slats covered in spray-painted graffiti. Sometimes these quirks are a communal display of ...
Based on the most recent estimates from the International Labour Organization, approximately 27.6 million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide at any given time. In Ghana, forced labor ...
There’s a chance you’ve heard the phrase “voting with your dollars.” Essentially, it means that all of us have the power to make the world a better place and make our voices heard by where and how we ...
Climate change is an omnipresent threat for us all, but its impact disproportionately affects non-white populations. Inequalities stem from generations of racial injustice and colonization of ...