With thousands of vacant lots now beautified, the city is showing that targeting places instead of people can work wonders.

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See what stories caught our attention this week, including the ongoing influence of a New York traffic solution and a shorter path to a college degree. See what stories caught our attention this week, ...

Artistic expression is proving to be such an effective remedy that hospitals are writing it into patients’ charts and putting in-house artists on the payroll.

In Behror, a hot, dusty town in Rajasthan, people queue outside a free mobile medical van. Most have come with minor complaints, but every now and then, there’s a patient who complains of a persistent ...

At Heritage Growers, every acre is being cultivated to repair ecosystems and help the Golden State meet its ambitious conservation goals.

This story is one in a series about the confluence of capitalism, conservation and cultural identity in the Mississippi River Basin. It is part of Waterline and is sponsored by the Walton Family ...

This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. A third of American workers now have access to some ...

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As an eco-conscious parent, Carrie Pollak’s idea of sustainability was to forego diapers entirely. Instead, she opted for elimination communication, which relies on timing and cues to recognize when a ...

When Harry Kruiter first met Eric, the man could barely sit still. Tax bills were scattered across the kitchen table. His hands were shaking. Two years earlier, Eric’s wife had died unexpectedly, ...