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 ...

Listening to music can be a welcome distraction. But for people suffering from a wide range of medical conditions, its effects go much deeper.

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.

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 ...

Though Shuck had been working in the oil industry for decades, he was shocked to learn how many wells are simply abandoned. Courtesy of Well Done What started out as the epiphany of one hard-charging ...

That year, the band’s lead singer Morten Harket and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen were in Switzerland with Frederic Hauge, co-founder of the Norweigan environmental group Bellona. While they were there ...

Unadorned houses and gray sidewalk slabs line the street of the Katendrechtse Lagendijk neighborhood. Here in the Charlois district in the south of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, the dreariness is ...

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

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 ...