The traditional use of vetiver grass, or khus, to cool both indoor and outdoor spaces is making a climate-friendly comeback.

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

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

Radical terraces in use. Credit: Geetanjali Krishna “With the government’s help, we learned to build radical terraces that sloped back into the hill,” Hategekimana says. “This way, when it rained, ...

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 ...

For veterans, efforts like rescuing sea turtles and planting coral go beyond conservation — they’re also an invigorating way to serve again.

Though they’re not really mayors, these leaders serve as the face and voice of cycling in their community — and they get things done.

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