In 2005, after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina devastated the state, then-Alabama Department of Insurance commissioner Jim Ridling was surveying storm damage when a thought dawned on him. Realizing that ...

Scientists can’t be everywhere all at once, as much as they’d like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are concerned with spreading the net wider — or getting more helping hands on ...

Today, solar power is cheaper than nearly all new fossil fuel alternatives. And thanks to small solar devices that can be plugged into standard outlets, homeowners in Germany have been easily ...

In Peru’s remote regions, Indigenous communities still experience energy poverty. About 30% of rural Amazonian neighborhoods do not have electricity, and in the Andes, access remains intermittent or ...

When the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, Alyia Gaskins, discovered that the agency overseeing the city’s public housing owed $1 million in back rent, nearly 450 tenants suddenly faced eviction. “I was ...

When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature. A walk in a park. Sitting by the ocean. Watching a sunset. Is this just a pleasant feeling, or is there something deeper at work ...

Before “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” airs its final episode on May 21, Colbert wants to do a little good. Earlier this month, he announced in a classic “Late Show Home Shopping” segment that ...

Olivia Rodrigo's new music video was filmed by children in Gaza and Ukraine. It funds aid for kids affected by war See the “Book of Love” music video, which funds humanitarian aid for children in ...

When people imagine national park sites, they probably envision the geysers of Yellowstone or the crisp ocean breeze of Acadia. But national park sites aren’t just a feature of the great outdoors. Of ...

In August of this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the removal of about 400 “non-standard” pieces of street art — most of them rainbow, Pride-themed crosswalks and murals — even though they ...

Every act of kindness you show can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Living out kindness on a daily basis takes practice, but leads to a lifestyle and mindset shift that implores us ...

There are a lot of awareness ribbons — trust us, we spent a lot of time putting together this list — and it can be challenging to know which colors are associated with which causes. Fortunately, we’ve ...