See what stories caught our attention this week, from blight-resistant chestnut saplings in New York to an affordable housing victory in Seattle.

The Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe is working to heal the ailing Colorado River ecosystem by planting one native seed at a time.

From connecting networks of ecosystems to building routes to higher altitudes, conservationists are working to ensure Earth’s biodiversity can carry onward.

For veterans, efforts like rescuing sea turtles and planting coral go beyond conservation — they’re also an invigorating way to serve again.

We had planned to call this “The Year in Cheer” because… well, because it rhymes. But then we started looking at the last 10 years and realized how much had changed. Issues that were hardly on the ...

New and old ways to share wedding outfits and other supplies are slowly changing mindsets — while keeping the exuberance of the celebrations alive.

As they cheerily tear up sealed surfaces and plant flowers, Dutch citizens are proving that climate mitigation can be beautiful. Instead of sending last season’s unsold clothes to landfills, Thread ...

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. If the Los Angeles River ...

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. When Glorianna Davenport ...

From connecting networks of ecosystems to building routes to higher altitudes, conservationists are working to ensure Earth’s biodiversity can carry onward.

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under rows ...

On a gray morning this past March, a half-dozen scientists scanned the sea while bobbing offshore of Chile’s Atacama Desert. When an enormous whale surfaced, their small boat zoomed over to meet it.