The mission of Boston-based nonprofit Bikes Not Bombs? “Using the bicycle as a vehicle for social change.” What started as a group of passionate cyclists in 1984 providing aid bicycles to people in ...

Zac Clark was a freshman at the University of San Francisco when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He moved out of his dorm and into the Tenderloin, a low-income neighborhood in the Bay Area. From his ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Veterans Day should not be the only day we celebrate veterans, rather, it should be a jumping-off point for us to continue to fight and ...

Veterans Day is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on November 11th, dedicated to honoring veterans and active military members. Its origin began in 1918, marking the end of the first ...

With holiday gift purchases reaching up to an estimated $900 billion in 2024 (and that doesn’t count birthdays and anniversaries!), imagine the level of environmental impact that can be made if we all ...

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...

As an estimated 1.4 million federal workers enter a third week either furloughed or working without pay, private nonprofits continue to show up in support of those impacted by the government shutdown.

The four-day workweek is on the rise, as companies attempt to bend to the demands of modern workers, and even a handful of countries experiment with increased productivity and improved quality of life ...

Dungeons & Dragons, a table-top roleplaying game beloved by many since 1974 — and made especially popular by things like “Stranger Things” and “Critical Role” in recent years — may be more than just a ...

In August 2024, sea turtles were on track to shatter records for nesting season across Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Local experts even expected 2024 to surpass 2023, when 200,000 nests were ...

Even the most eco-friendly among us struggle with recycling soft plastics. You know — the grocery bags, Ziplocs, bubble wraps, food wrappers, and cling wrap that you don’t want to toss but are ...

As a World War II veteran, 99-year-old Leo Valente has seen his fair share of strife. But when a devastating flood destroyed the home that Leo and his daughter Cheryl had shared for nearly 60 years, ...