On unique tours, blind and sighted guests climb mountains, salsa dance, sail and even skydive — all side by side, as equals.

The Footprint Project has built nearly 50 solar microgrids post-Helene — and aims to create a “lending library” to deploy in the wake of disasters.

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

From physical activity to access to medical care, how people get around is interconnected with their physical and mental health.

A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. On a Thursday evening in late October, a small ...

See what stories caught our attention this week, from fewer car crashes in Manhattan to a simpler alternative to “organic” food labels.

A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. When Krystal Martin started surveying her neighbors in ...

Eric Krebs is a writer from Queens, New York. He has written for the New York Times, Slate, and Bloomberg, among others.

On the streets of L.A., Michelin-starred chefs are cooking for firefighters, boutiques are giving away clothes and a sprawling city is coming together.

When Judy Oliphant, an English nurse living in the southwestern county of Devon, stumbled upon a family of hedgehogs in her stable one day, she was surprised. The small, spiny animals were becoming 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. If the Los Angeles River ...

Happy New Year! And welcome to our annual look back at the boldest, most surprising ways the world has changed for the better. This epic list is a treasure trove of hopeful facts, each linked to one ...