Dire predictions don鈥檛 have to lead to dire outcomes. That鈥檚 a key message in an alarming report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
A water system failure in Jackson, Mississippi, is a sign of wider challenges 鈥� with what you could call the basic plumbing of society.
Joe Biden is seeking an unprecedented level of U.S. reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 鈥� yet shying away from one major tool for doing that.
Climate action 鈥� driven by profitable clean energy 鈥� is merging with economic progress, pushing the climate debate toward irrelevance.
It鈥檚 no substitute for wind or solar power. But justified or not, the idea of capturing smokestack emissions seems to be gaining bipartisan support.
The world needs an extra $1.6 trillion to $3.8 trillion per year to adapt and respond to climate change 鈥� making private sector money vital.
When President Joe Biden introduced his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, he mentioned 鈥渃limate鈥� only once and jobs 28 times.
On New Hampshire鈥檚 Lake Winnipesaukee, winter ice cover is melting earlier than it used to 鈥� a trend with implications for both ecology and culture.
Once a tool to help improve test scores, tutoring may now transform how education is delivered.
Parents, with extra duties in the pandemic, are letting go of 鈥渋ntensive parenting鈥� ideals. The result: Some kids are happier and more independent.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos鈥� tenure comes to an end with debate about her effect on U.S. education.
No longer tethered to the office, people are living where they want to, redefining the idea of work and home.
I鈥檇 had it with advice on home schooling 鈥� until I got some from my young daughters.
Survivors of suicide and concerned families pioneered care. Now more resources are mobilizing to address the occupational hazards of farming.
The coronavirus crisis could drive a great leap forward in easing inequality in education.
Guns in the hands of security officers at colleges and universities are getting more scrutiny during the ongoing national conversation on policing.
A growing number of programs are finding a way to give farmers a new market by taking unsellable food and getting it to families who are hungry.
Most Americans have grown accustomed to plentiful food. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in a complex and often convoluted U.S. food system.
Around the world people are making personal sacrifices benefiting others. Researchers say we need policies that require sacrifice for climate change.
Our daughter was constantly checking her clock. Ironically, the pandemic brought peace after we took her timepiece away.
