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What We’re Reading: A Car-Free Neighborhood Finds Its Footing

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from a walkable neighborhood in Arizona to a house wrapped in cork.

Bison Are Bringing Back Biodiversity to Britain

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In just a few years, the only free-roaming bison herd in the U.K. has already made a tangible difference in the surrounding ecosystem.

How Street Art in Singapore Is Helping People With Dementia Get Around

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A growing movement seeks to make communities more physically accessible for the more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia.

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The Pioneering Paralegals Helping Women Take Back Their Land

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In India, where land ownership offers a path to empowerment, legal clinics are helping women farmers to access their rights.

By Deconstructing Buildings With Care, Materials Get a Second Life

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In a process that vastly reduces both waste and emissions, old buildings are turned into the raw materials for new ones.

What We’re Reading: Near-Extinct Mussels Have Reappeared in Paris

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from signs of mollusk life in the Seine to breastfeeding training for health workers in India.

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A Healthy Coral Reef Is a Symphony

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In the growing field of “ecoacoustics,” scientists use the ocean’s natural sounds to monitor the health of marine ecosystems — and even restore them.

Africa’s Wikipedia Editors Are Changing How the World Sees Their Continent

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A grassroots movement enlists Africans to write their own story on one of the world’s biggest websites.

How El Paso’s Streetcars, Left for Dead in the Desert, Rose Again

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A phony ad campaign. A forgotten transit graveyard. The story of how this Texas city resurrected its streetcar system takes an unusual track.

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New York’s First Guaranteed Income Program Is a Lifeline for Homeless Moms

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The simple act of cash distribution can alleviate poverty and improve health — including families’ health and early childhood development.

What We’re Reading: ‘Plant Vaccines’ Help Plants Fight Back

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from harnessing the immune systems of crops to cooling green roofs in Brazil.

Clothing Recycling Is Taking a Giant Leap Forward

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As fast fashion drives textile waste to stratospheric highs, new methods are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments.

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