It’s a tale as old as time — or, as old as commercial farming and refrigeration. You scoop up a clamshell of gleaming red strawberries in the supermarket, take it home, and snack on your favorite ...

In March, the Trump administration announced that the U.S. Agriculture Department would be required to cut $1 billion in federal funding from schools and food banks. Part of those cuts included a ...

With housing costs on the rise, the idea of owning a home can feel like a fairytale. But New Zealand couple James and Leonie have found a way to thrive in a sustainable tiny home and food forest ...

When Shaheera Alnatshia first migrated from Jordan to the United States in 2011, she was seeking a better life. But in 2017, facing domestic violence, her husband kicked her and her four children out ...

As March Madness wraps up and prom season approaches, a third event is sweeping across the country: kitten season. “Kitten season is what those of us in the animal welfare community call the period of ...

When Rob Scheer was a 12-year-old walking into the foster care system in the 1970s, he carried everything he owned in a trash bag. His case worker told him to shove his belongings into a trash bag to ...

In 2024, Oklahoma City's Point in Time count concluded there were an estimated 1,838 people experiencing homelessness. This is a 28% increase from 2023, reflecting an increase in homelessness seen ...

West Japan Railway Company — or JR West — has just announced that it will build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. While 3D printing has emerged as a more sustainable and ...

A small, quail-like bird species called the plains-wanderer hasn’t been seen in west Melbourne for decades — but thanks to new artificial intelligence technology, the bird has finally been heard. In a ...

Every day since March 1, 40-year-old Rob Bounds has laced up his sneakers and run 50 kilometers — regardless of pouring rain, gusty winds, and even a long-lasting tropical cyclone. That’s because ...

In 2022, Mecklenburg County scooped up an unassuming hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina — the TownePlace Suites Arrowood — for $10.5 million. They did it with a vision in mind: to turn the hotel into ...

On April 3, 2025, Jane Goodall — the renowned environmentalist, conservationist, and activist — celebrates her 91st birthday. To celebrate, the Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, declared a new ...