On November 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits abruptly froze. Although two federal judges ruled almost simultaneously that President Donald Trump’s administration must use ...

Since they opened in January 2018, A Place At The Table has served 100,000 cups of coffee and 255,000 meals to people in need — thanks to the help of over 2,000 volunteers annually. As the first ...

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.

Plastic has become such a ubiquitous material in our daily lives because, up until recently, there hasn’t really been anything like it. It’s strong and durable, relatively cheap to make, and easy to ...

Global solar installations are up 64% in the first half of 2025. There’s no denying it: More and more of the world is running on solar power. And with that growth comes even more innovation. In a new ...

For high school students in the Boulder Valley School District in Boulder, Colorado, shop class just got an upgrade. As part of the Boulder MOD project, these students spend part of their school day ...

Incoming students at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia have a new option for housing this year: Repurposed shipping containers. Named Maroon Village, a new neighborhood of student housing opens up ...

What if public art could also power an entire residential building? The SunRise Building, an apartment complex in Alberta, Canada, has answered that question — and is now the title holder of the ...

What started as a grassroots movement in the United States over a decade ago, park prescriptions have become an evidence-based treatment regimen that helps people confront both mental and physical ...

When Texan high schoolers Samuel Skotnikov, Changyoung Kim, and Eeshaan Prashanth found out that their friend Aiden’s prosthetic leg was uncomfortable and difficult to use, they decided to make him a ...

South African entrepreneur Phumla Makhoba is on a mission to solve the “global south housing crisis.” And she’s doing it by using clothing waste. Her invention, Texiboard, is a material that combines ...

Earlier this week, a photo of a large transgender pride flag hanging atop the famous face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park made the rounds. Reports shared that the 55-by-35-foot flag was hung ...