Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.

Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.

When an early learning center in Houston rewilded its grounds to withstand heat and floods, it gained a whole new sprawling outdoor classroom.

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Since 2015, Magdas Hotel has helped refugees access jobs — while proving that a social business doesn’t have to sacrifice its bottom line. Companies across the region have vowed to find a use for the ...

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

This is part two of a two-part series on ways that coal infrastructure is being repurposed to meet the needs of renewable energy. Read part one here. For four decades, the Oklaunion Power Plant has ...

This is part one of a two-part series on ways that coal infrastructure is being repurposed to meet the needs of renewable energy. Read part two here. From Europe to North America, an energy revolution ...

With the American Southwest facing a drier future, cities from L.A. to Las Vegas are getting creative about wise water use.