Thanks to the rise of collective giving groups, you don’t have to be Bill Gates to watch your money create transformative change.

This week, we’re taking a spin through our most-read stories of the year, from hornet-killing harps to a post-election poem.

The Footprint Project has built nearly 50 solar microgrids post-Helene — and aims to create a “lending library” to deploy in the wake of disasters.

Reasons to be Cheerful is a nonprofit online magazine that is tonic for tumultuous times. We tell stories that reveal that there are, in fact, a surprising number of reasons to feel cheerful. Many of ...

At 7 a.m., Nairobi’s Giga Kitchen almost resembles an 18th-century factory in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. Giant steam-powered cookers churn out great clouds of mist as troops of workers in ...

Women are still underrepresented in medical research. But thanks to trailblazers like cardiologist Marianne Legato and patient advocate Carolyn Thomas, that’s starting to change.

Groundbreaking science is unearthing all sorts of surprising ways gardening is good for your health, mood and quality of life. With the help of objects and prompts from the past, those with dementia ...

The outlook for today’s commercially cultivated coffee species is grim. One promising solution is growing wild in our forests.

Workplace conditions in the US have improved drastically in the last five years — a trend that’s likely to continue.

As new social spaces replace the pubs and bingo halls of yore, groups focused around physical activities offer a laid-back way to connect.