A growing number of housing developments are foregoing conventional fuel technology — and building climate resilience.

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

From physical activity to access to medical care, how people get around is interconnected with their physical and mental health.

As the negative effects of noise pollution become increasingly clear, communities are working together to turn down the volume.

Long central to many Native communities, such traditions can foster the redistribution of wealth and help counter long-term harm.

From specialized excursions to accessible trails, travel experiences are increasingly geared toward meeting a broader range of needs.

Positive developments in health are unfolding all around us, from the staying power of telemedicine to life-saving naloxone access.

So much of managing diabetes takes place outside the doctor’s office. That’s where peer coaches — who can give advice based on experience — step in.

Our diet impacts our health, as both health care and anti-hunger organizations have long understood. Now, they’re beginning to collaborate.

As awareness of rural mental health issues grows, so too does a mosaic of efforts to help: teletherapy, hotlines, “resiliency circles” and more.

Helping vulnerable people to live in comfortable temperatures through the cold winter months can help them stay in better health, too.

In hard-to-reach areas, the fast-moving tech is streamlining emergency deliveries, from blood for transfusions to snakebite antivenom.

In places with few mental health professionals, volunteer-led group therapy sends positive ripples through families and communities.

From student-staffed statehouse bureaus to papers run by journalism schools, academic-media partnerships are bolstering local coverage.

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

Floodplain restoration is one key way to make the Central Valley more resilient as climate change intensifies both flooding and drought.

Naloxone, the pocket-sized drug that can save the life of someone overdosing on opioids, is within arm’s reach in bars, libraries and vending machines.

When a family rents a tree in a pot, they can welcome the same live evergreen into their home year after year — no chopping required.

Small, constructed wetlands on farms keep excess nutrients out of waterways — and the impacts can go a long way.

Behind the scenes, their vast collections can help us better understand the past, present and future of our planet.

“Indigenous worldviews look at the land as an extension of the self, so can you argue that land is body?”

Farms designed to recharge groundwater are answering the state’s existential question: How do you make sure devastating rainfall doesn’t go to waste?

People are building beaver-inspired obstructions along waterways to make the surrounding landscape messier and more complex. That’s a good thing.

From New Jersey to Texas, a nature-nurturing alternative to concrete sea walls is protecting America’s coastline.

Once a year, as amphibians scramble across America’s roads to spawn, a devoted army of volunteers emerges to shepherd them pond-ward unscathed.

Nourishing pollinators. Recharging groundwater. Preventing erosion. Sequestering carbon. Solar farms, once devoid of life, have become ecological superheroes.

Custom-designed museum programs are alleviating depression, fostering connection and even lowering cortisol levels in people with dementia.

Decades ago, there were only 48 mature Wollemi pines left in the world. Then home gardeners stepped in.

Architects are using lightweight wood to add on to existing buildings, preserving what’s already there and preventing wasteful demolitions.

After years of fighting floods on the Waal River, the Netherlands decided to let the water in — and turn a looming threat into a natural asset.

In the millions of posts on iNaturalist, users are unearthing new species, tracking invasive insects and making incredible discoveries. Scientists are taking note.

On Dutch ‘care farms’ aging folks tend to livestock, harvest vegetables and make their own decisions.