On a stretch of prime agricultural land in California’s Sacramento Valley, native grasses, milkweed and wildflowers grow in tight rows under the state’s wide blue sky. Orange poppies, purple lupines ...

As an eco-conscious parent, Carrie Pollak’s idea of sustainability was to forego diapers entirely. Instead, she opted for elimination communication, which relies on timing and cues to recognize when a ...

When Harry Kruiter first met Eric, the man could barely sit still. Tax bills were scattered across the kitchen table. His hands were shaking. Two years earlier, Eric’s wife had died unexpectedly, ...

At Heritage Growers, every acre is being cultivated to repair ecosystems and help the Golden State meet its ambitious conservation goals.

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The 40-ton gray whale stretches her massive head out of the murky water next to our small boat so that we can bend over the railing and pet her chin. She opens her mouth so we can scratch her tongue, ...

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. At the highest point of ...

Most ideas that start over a bottle of wine don’t go anywhere, but this one is different. Two Tulane University seniors in New Orleans, Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, were drinking wine in their ...

When the pandemic struck and Spain’s borders closed indefinitely, Barcelona, one of the most visited cities in the world, was abruptly emptied of the millions of tourists that usually overwhelm its ...

The public spaces in Nantes, a city along the Loire River in the west of France, might at first glance seem just like those in any other part of Europe. Across the city, there are numerous bike lanes, ...

Walter Falger is a rebel with a cause. A soft-spoken retired policeman with a passion for beekeeping, he might not look the part in his black reading glasses and gray polo shirt. But along with a ...

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 ...