See what stories caught our attention this week, from a decrease in plastic litter on beaches to futuristic new ferry technology.

Now that its traffic-banishing shuttle system has gone electric, Zion Canyon is quieter, cleaner and a more welcoming home for wildlife.

The Scandinavian nation has significantly reduced the number of people experiencing homelessness. What could other countries learn from its example?

As they cheerily tear up sealed surfaces and plant flowers, Dutch citizens are proving that climate mitigation can be beautiful. Instead of sending last season’s unsold clothes to landfills, Thread ...

At transformative annual harvest camps, students develop a personal relationship with the environment — and a desire to protect it.

Instead of sending last season’s unsold clothes to landfills, Thread Together turns them into fresh wardrobes for those in need.

Living Paradigms is a series about what we can learn from the customs and cultural practices of others when it comes to solving problems. It is sponsored by Wonderstruck. Maidu fire practitioner Danny ...

A growing conservation burial movement is challenging the funeral industry’s environmental footprint while healing the land.

“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.

A growing movement seeks to make communities more physically accessible for the more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia.

On a damp and grimly grey winter day in Paris, Bill François is a beacon of positivity. After a brief stroll along the River Seine, we come to a halt at the Henri IV Dock with Notre Dame cathedral ...

Solar power has transformed life in Africa. Now, as the aging devices begin to break down, “solar entrepreneurs” are keeping them — and local economies — humming.