As people across Spain face rising prices, Barcelona’s Energy Advising Points are helping residents to exercise their “energy rights.” ...

In weekly small-group conversations, Life Story Club participants — many homebound or isolated — share their lives and build lasting bonds.

On an early spring day, Brandon Brownell greeted shoppers as they came into Smart Art and Craft Supplies in northeast Nashville. The shop is a crafter’s paradise. Tables in the front are loaded with ...

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. A pelican descends ...

Jan Wallinder and Ron Webb are the farmer-owners of Forest Edge Vineyard, an organically farmed vineyard 24 miles southeast of Portland that also has a fruit orchard and adjacent 22-acre forest. The ...

It wasn’t even nine o’clock yet when a naked woman popped out of an enormous balloon. (We didn’t see that one coming). After that, things started to get a little crazy. Last night, Reasons to be ...

On a spring morning in March 2025, a group of women gathered in a hall above a bus station in Hackney, about 4.5 miles from London. In front of them was a dazzling array of conditioners, serums, ...

Living Paradigms is a series about what we can learn from the customs and cultural practices of others when it comes to solving problems. It is sponsored by Wonderstruck. At the University Hospitals ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. Once upon a time, American chestnut trees thrived across the ...

Reasons to be Cheerful’s second annual variety show, Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things, nearly blew the roof off The Town Hall in New York City on May 29. David Byrne, Ramy Youssef, Reggie Watts, ...

Jeremy Hance is a senior contributing editor for Mongabay as well as being an author and freelance writer for the Guardian and other outlets. He started his journalism career with Mongabay in 2009 and ...

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