Classically trained as a landscape painter, Mariah Reading realized that using new canvases and materials was harming the environments she loved to depict in her work. Pivoting to a “zero-waste ...

This year, Bronx high school teacher Alhassan Susso received $25,000 when he was honored with the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, a prize given to New York City teachers who inspire “learning ...

On Wednesday, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended upon Minnesota in its latest in a series of immigration raids, an ICE officer shot and killed a Minneapolis woman, 37-year-old Renee ...

A study from researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology uncovered an astounding truth: Every extra year of schooling — from primary school to university — lowers a person’s risk ...

You certainly don’t have to be a snowman named Olaf to like a warm hug. In fact, a recent study from researchers at Queen Mary University of London has found why exactly those hugs feel so good. It ...

One design firm in Kenya wants to make it even easier for Blind and visually impaired shoppers to style their clothes. Hisi Studio started as Angela Wanjiku’s senior project at the University of ...

In Olivehurst, California, a town a bit north of Sacramento, a new “micro-community” of homes hopes to do it all: Resist climate change, provide affordable housing, and act as a blueprint to scale 3D ...

In late November, trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured images of a male jaguar, the fifth jaguar documented in the state since 2011. Footage of the big cat, nicknamed Cinco, was shared by ...

In late October, a group of 19 Buddhist monks set off for a 2,300-mile trek across the United States, beginning in Fort Worth Texas, with a final destination of Washington, D.C. Their mission? To ...

Over the past 14 years, Portland, Oregon area strippers have donated $183,000 worth of toys to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital during their annual holiday fundraiser: Tatas for Toys. This makes them ...

In 2012, Brooklyn’s Mike Matthews was at work when one of his coworkers came into the office, lamenting a recent breakup. As she opened up to him, a singular thought crossed his mind: She needs to ...

It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...