The tours help the guides embrace the next chapter of their lives, while showing tourists a hidden side of the city they’re visiting.

Whether it’s working in a campus coffee shop or caring for the school’s tortoises, hands-on experience propels students into a life beyond the classroom.

As salinity affects more cultivated land due to climate change, researchers and growers are turning to salt-tolerant crops.

See what caught our attention this week, from a book ban’s boomerang effect to climate resilience plans.

What started as an off-the-cuff idea at a senior home has become a successful microbrewery — and a way for residents to stay social and engaged.

Over half of Stockton, California’s residents are diabetic or prediabetic. A prescribed meal program aims to change that.

The controversial animals graze on the grass and brush that fuel blazes. So one California naturalist asks: Why not send them to fire-prone wilderness?

Amid the ongoing mental health crisis among young people, telehealth can offer a lifeline.

Peek behind the curtain at what our team is reading and discussing this week.