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Food insecurity is a problem around the world. In the United States alone, nearly 20 million people live in food deserts, areas without access to

While walking through the forest with his grandfather, Ukrainian high school student Valentyn Frechka posed a simple question: Can paper come from leaves instead of

An Earthship is a passive solar home that is off the power grid and made of natural and recycled materials. They originated in the 1970s,

An amputee is often defined by what’s missing. But prosthetic limb maker Sophie de Oliveira Barata sees things differently. Known for being a master maker

Since 2005, award-winning actress and activist Goldie Hawn has been helping kids by teaching mindfulness. Her foundation, MindUP, provides a neuroscience-based curriculum, focused on helping

Plastic pollution is an ever-growing environmental problem, driving researchers of all ages to find solutions. In 2016, at just 15 years old, Australian student Angelina

Sea sponges are ocean invertebrates — animals without backbones. These unassuming creatures may also be life savers for millions of people. Since they can’t move

Most parking lots are not environmentally friendly. They use non-renewable materials, destroy habitats, and create storm water runoff, requiring expensive drainage systems. Grass paver systems

“Hope is delicious.” That’s the slogan on the t-shirts at the JBJ Soul Kitchens. Since 2011, Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorethea have been

Is being happy an art? or a science? In Copenhagen, Denmark, The Happiness Research Institute is dedicated to finding out. In 2020, in the midst

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth. Its dwindling reservoirs and falling water tables are forcing local communities

When actor Kirk Douglas passed away at age 103 [in 2020], he left more than a legacy of incredible films behind him. He also donated

You’ve heard about the Slow Food movement, and even Slow Flowers, but what about Slow Water?It could hold the key to combating soil erosion and

Every year, two million tons of plastic flow into the ocean from polluted rivers, damaging the environment and threatening marine life and economies around the

Former Travel Channel host Rick Steves has toured the world on planes, trains, and automobiles, building a name—and a small fortune—for himself. But it did

Conventional agriculture, intended to feed the world, can also create soil erosion, poison the ecosystem, and deplete soils at an alarming rate: ultimately threatening our

Seville, Spain is the birthplace of flamenco dance, preserver of bullfighting, and home to 50,000 bitter orange trees. Introduced by the Moors over 1,000 years

Modern times bring their fair share of stress, anxiety, and melancholy. While depression affects both men and women, men are four times more likely to

“Karoshi” is a Japanese term that means “death by overwork.” And their culture is not alone in pushing its employees too hard in the workplace.