Amid the ongoing housing crisis, once-dilapidated buildings are finding new life as homes for immigrants and other working-class New Mexicans.

Now that its traffic-banishing shuttle system has gone electric, Zion Canyon is quieter, cleaner and a more welcoming home for wildlife.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a decrease in plastic litter on beaches to futuristic new ferry technology.

The most seasoned ecosystem engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium sports a distinctly white fur head and white patches on her back. At 24 years old, Rosa is the oldest sea otter at the Aquarium. Since ...

After years of fighting floods on the Waal River, the Netherlands decided to let the water in -- and turn a looming threat into a natural asset.

Farms designed to recharge groundwater are answering the state's existential question: How do you make sure devastating rainfall doesn't go to waste?

The Maanasi project now serves a population of over two million households. Courtesy of Maanasi Focusing on women yields great results, which has also been recognized by the nationwide ASHA program ...

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

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. Somporn Kaikaew is the ...

Happy New Year! And welcome to our annual year-end roundup of the brightest, boldest ways the world improved, evolved or otherwise changed for the better. It’s a randomized bingo-ball tumbler of a ...

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. Looking out along Old ...

Redesigned turbines are solving the problem that has long plagued hydroelectric dams, churning out green energy while leaving fish unharmed.