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Can smartphones actually enable teens to get outside? How tech is empowering youth to 'touch grass'

Technology should be seen to have a role in supporting outdoor experiences.

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Good News This Week: September 6, 2025 - Rangers, Responders, & Reserves

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Boston is transforming abandoned office space into affordable homes for 1,000+ residents

Mayor Michelle Wu even hand-delivered the newest tenants a houseplant.

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Church to demolish existing worship space, creating 110 units of affordable housing

It will be the first affordable housing complex built in the downtown area in 20 years.

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800-pound butter sculpture from state fair recycled into electricity: 'Enough to power 600 homes for a year'

One New York farm is celebrating 10 years of “churning” butter into energy.

Two homes sit side-by-side next to each other. One is a dark green and the other is beige, and they are both 3D printed in Buena Vista, Colorado

These fire-resistant homes 3D-printed in 'fire country' promise to 'stand strong 100 years from now'

The homes reportedly “do not fuel combustion at any stage.”

An aerial view of the orange dunes of Namib Sand Sea meeting the blue waves of the African coast.

In the vast Namib Sand Sea, a chorus of thousands of 'dropping marbles' led scientists to a new species of gecko

By diving deep into the local taxonomy of the Namib Sand Sea, researchers found not one — but five — new species of barking gecko.

MrBeast and another YouTuber supply clean water from a well and are surrounded by cheering villagers

People Doing Good

MrBeast, YouTubers surpass $40M goal in global clean water fundraiser: 'We're just getting started'

The campaign is Jimmy Donaldson’s third large-scale environmental fundraiser in recent years.

A red, yellow, and white apartment building sits against a blue sky

New poll: A majority of Americans view 'affordable housing' positively, want to see more units built in their neighborhoods

In a new poll, over half of Americans said they’d react positively if a building next door to them was converted into affordable housing.

An aerial view of Nua Dusa beach in Bali, Indonesia, where surf meets sand.

This tropical resort in Bali asks one thing of its guests: plant coral before you leave

At St. Regis Bali resort, guests are encouraged to give back to the stunning shores they visit.