Just over an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, the greenhouses of Friðheimar farm emit a warm glow that cuts through the dark, cold landscape of a sub-arctic winter. Inside the ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. Vending machines are ...

This article was originally published by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. On a Saturday evening in June, people of Pennington Gap, Virginia, ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. A decade ago, 21 young ...

See what stories caught our attention this week, including a celebration of D.C.’s literary scene and an initiative to curb homelessness with upcycling.

Geothermal greenhouses are delivering what climate-minded food lovers have long coveted: Fresh, sustainably-grown fruits and vegetables 365 days of the year. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Moldova ...

City-supported farms are making St. Louis more absorbent, and have kept nearly 100 million gallons of wastewater out of the Mississippi River.

Supporters of a recovery program launched by Barbara Kingsolver to heal a community devastated by the opioid crisis want to expand it across the region. Psilocybin — a compound found in “magic ...

From Hermès to Cadillac, manufacturers are replacing plastics and leathers with mycelium, a material so sustainable it can actually make the environment healthier.

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 ...

Walking into Brightworks could be a shock for helicopter parents — there are no rows of desks, no hallway passes and no bells to jolt students from one class to the next. Instead, the K-12 school is ...

In the vast majority of countries, landfills are growing at an unsustainable rate. According to the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), 40 percent of worldwide waste ends up in open, ...