In 2012, Brooklyn’s Mike Matthews was at work when one of his coworkers came into the office, lamenting a recent breakup. As she opened up to him, a singular thought crossed his mind: She needs to ...

Over the weekend, attackers opened fire at a Jewish celebration at Sydney, Australia’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 people. The attackers, who police say are a father and son duo, may have caused much more ...

Starting in 2005, a nonprofit called Christmas Spirit Foundation began its “Trees for Troops” program, which distributes free Christmas trees to families and active-duty servicemembers on United ...

It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...

East of Amsterdam in the city of Almere, a living experiment is taking place in the Dutch suburb of Oosterwold. The hidden gem is the Netherlands’ newest city, and its 5,000 inhabitants enjoy the ...

For as long as many of us have encountered vending machines on college campuses, waiting rooms, and workplace lounges, they have been a reliable place to get a chocolate bar and a bottle of soda. But ...

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...

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.

With sea turtles at risk of extinction — and entanglement in fishing gear a primary threat, along with climate change and habitat loss — conservation efforts have been put in place to reduce their ...

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 ...

As homelessness continues to rise — and housing solutions risk losing federal funding — major cities are working to figure out how to best develop affordable housing units for people facing housing ...

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 ...