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

Black women face greater maternal health risks than other groups, but access to green spaces can make a real difference.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a clever reuse of tennis balls to a surprising water conservation success story. See what stories caught our attention this week, from a decrease ...

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

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. About a week before the ...

In Massachusetts, the onetime cranberry capital of the world, former bogs are transforming into thriving, carbon-storing swamps.

The Zero Waste Center in Kamikatsu, Japan, looks like a peculiar kind of flea market: everything from metal ring pulls to plastic bottle lids, mirrors and thermometers are neatly stored in a row of ...

Why do half of all Finnish citizens visit the library every month? The answer lies in Oodi Library, a blueprint for fostering human convergence.

With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, Medellín is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

Fundamentally altering how food is grown is not easy. The state of Sikkim took the slow and pragmatic route — and it has paid off.

Melanie Winter’s efforts to free one of America's most concretized waterways offer a glimpse of a healthier, more meandering river.

As urbanization fragments the animals’ habitat, homeowners across the UK are creating a network of garden pathways just for them.