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CLIMATE CHAMPION: SCAPE Studio
This transformative climate project — that uses “oyster- tecture” to combat shoreline erosion — offers surprising hope for the future.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Kiss the Ground
This transformative climate project — focused on regenerative agriculture — offers surprising hope for the future.
Do the Chemicals in Single-Serve Coffee Pods Disrupt Hormones?
A recent study looked at estrogenic chemicals in pod-brewed coffee. Here’s what it found out.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Reef Life Foundation
This transformative climate project — which uses IntelliReefs to help rebuild coral reefs — offers surprising hope for the future.
How Nature Supports Our Mental Health
Here’s how nature supports our mind and mood — and how to get more of it.
How to Dream Big
Pursuing your dreams means leaping early and often and making bold moves.
Can Bicycles Help Create a Better World?
We often think of cycling in terms of personal health, but it has many social, economic, and environmental impacts.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: One Tree Planted
This transformative climate project — focused on reforestation strategy — offers surprising hope for the future.
PUMPING IRONY: Home Healthcare Shakeup: Palliative or Predatory?
Health-insurance conglomerates are gobbling up home-healthcare companies, despite the industry’s inability to attract and retain workers. Early signs suggest that few of the benefits of these mergers will accrue to caregivers and their elderly clients.
The Problem With Antimicrobial Cleaning Products
Surface transmission of COVID is rare. But, many of us are still using antimicrobial products to clean surfaces — and killing good bugs in the process.
12 Tips to Create an Eco-Friendly Kitchen
Try these tips to cut back on food and plastic waste in your kitchen.
How Jane Goodall Sustains Hope
Although the future may seem bleak, Jane Goodall seeks to inspire us all with faith, resiliency, and awe.
CLIMATE CHAMPIONS: GRID Alternatives
This transformative climate project — focused on increasing access to solar energy — offers surprising hope for the future.
Jane Knight’s Success Story
After years of near immobility, a woman gains independence — and much more — when she discovers recumbent cycling.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: To Step or to Jump?
What yoga has taught our fitness editor about the importance of transitions.
Straight-Line Simplicity
Want to make a situation or decision less complicated? Think about going from point A to point B.
Adolescents’ Most Common Mental-Health Issues
When is it depression, social anxiety, or substance abuse — and when is it normal “teen angst”?
7 Climate Champions
Protecting ice caps and restoring the ocean floor are just a couple of the transformative climate projects that are bringing some hope for the future.
Nurturing Growth
When it comes to the planet and its health, the earlier we start educating ourselves and taking action, the better.
Goal-Setting That Sticks
How-to guidance from a trainer for setting achievable goals. Plus, her top eight tips for lasting success.
How to Garden With Native Plants
Combating the climate crisis can begin in our own front yard — using native plants, shrubs, and trees. Here’s how.




















