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Until recently, few resources were available for seniors on their own. Now, groups, conferences and more are springing up across the US.

Until recently, few resources were available for seniors on their own. Now, groups, conferences and more are springing up across the US.

Workplace conditions in the US have improved drastically in the last five years — a trend that’s likely to continue.

In Rwanda, farmers often watch their harvest spoil before it can reach the market. A fleet of simple, efficient trucks is changing that.

As new social spaces replace the pubs and bingo halls of yore, groups focused around physical activities offer a laid-back way to connect.

Weighed down by negative news? Our smart, bright, weekly newsletter is the uplift you’ve been looking for.

Weighed down by negative news? Our smart, bright, weekly newsletter is the uplift you’ve been looking for.

At 7 a.m., Nairobi’s Giga Kitchen almost resembles an 18th-century factory in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. Giant steam-powered cookers churn out great clouds of mist as troops of workers in ...

On a gray morning this past March, a half-dozen scientists scanned the sea while bobbing offshore of Chile’s Atacama Desert. When an enormous whale surfaced, their small boat zoomed over to meet it.

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. For many years, Esther ...

Eleven-year-old Carlos is buckling under pressure. The sixth-grader at Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is the lead in his school play, acting as the young Siddharta ...