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For most of us, it is far more helpful to focus on the things in life for which we can express gratitude than those that incline us toward resentment and lamentation.

As catastrophic climate change tipping points loom, could positive shifts toward green action also be speeding up?

The “library of things" is a movement in the United States that is reshaping public libraries and how they serve patrons in the digital age.

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A handful of companies own the patents on virtually every seed planted in the US. Now, a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming.

A Q&A with Anne Carlson, the founder and CEO of Jiminy’s, on bringing insect-based dog food to the U.S.

Developing a Black-focused birdwatching group for people of color in Michigan took a dogged willingness to bypass those standing “in the way.”

Their vision: a world without slavery. Their tool is a dress. The challenge is simple: Every December, participants commit to wearing a dress — or tie — every day for 31 days, regardless of the occasion or weather.

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

Local foods, once rare on school lunch trays, are gradually becoming more available in school cafeterias as states promote fresh produce, legumes, meats, and fish.

A slate of brands are marketing clothing that they say can break down in your backyard.

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