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Low-hanging clouds gather on a mountaintop

'Cloud-milking' is keeping forests alive in areas devastated by drought

The Canary Islands are using innovative “cloud-milking” nets to capture fog water and restore drought-stricken forests.

A sign in a store window says "together we rise"

LGBTQ-owned businesses and spaces are more important than ever. These apps help you find and support them

Everywhere is Queer and Famm Connect are digital hubs for LGBTQ+ business owners and communities.

A red brick home with a grass roof in the Tapestry development in Frisco, Texas

All 121 houses in this neighborhood include a grass roof: 'Every single room has access to a garden'

Designers of the homes hope that the approach “blurs the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.”

This church in Charlotte is training parishioners to protect immigrants during ICE crackdown: 'Loving your neighbors is holy'

Hosted by Siembra NC at Dilworth United Methodist Church, the training gave community members tangible ways to support neighbors amid a citywide ICE crackdown.

A close-up of people holding graduation caps in the air

3 ways nonprofits and local governments are reimagining student loan repayments

Could this be the future of student loan debt?

A person holds a bowl of stew in a white ceramic bowl

'Souper Sunday:' This 6,000-person Facebook group gives away free, homemade soup to anyone in need

Chris Hyde of Olympia, Washington believes a bowl of soup “transcends the powers that work to divide us.”

A black snake species in the grass. In a circle atop the photo is Steve Irwin holding a koala

Scientists discover new black, glossy snake species. They named it after Steve Irwin

The wolf snake is one of at least three other species that have been named after the iconic Crocodile Hunter.

Two photos side by side. On the left is a wooden sign for a disabled dog park. On the right are two dogs with wheelchairs on a curving path

At the world's first 'disabled dog park,' wheelchair-using pups get their 'drivers license'

The 7-acre park includes a “race track” for dogs on wheels.

Two photos side-by-side. on the left is a mother-daughter duo. On the right is a flay-lay of a kid's Play-Dough set

This Latina mom invented a whole new way for her autistic child to make tamales. It inspired a full-blown business

With the colorful dough and easy-to-manage wooden accessories, little ones can spread and shape “masa” to make tamales, tortillas, and pan dulce.

New directory of 125+ tree-planting nonprofits makes it easier to contribute to reforestation around the world

The Global Reforestation Organization Directory provides standardized information on more than 125 major tree-planting organizations.

A vibrant community fridge full of lettuce, mangoes, and other produce is open in Harlem, New York

This vibrant community fridge gives free fruits and veggies to hundreds of New Yorkers every week

The 155th Street Fridge has been operating for six years now. One volunteer, Juanita, says: “We all family out here.”

A chain link fence transformed into a green wall with native pollinators in California

To reduce vandalism, these communities installed vertical 'living walls' that double as pollinator gardens

See how the “Meadowall” transforms urban areas into a nature oasis.