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Now that its traffic-banishing shuttle system has gone electric, Zion Canyon is quieter, cleaner and a more welcoming home for wildlife.
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 intriguing new desalination tech to good news for eye health in India. See what stories caught our attention this week, from small book ...
With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, Medellín is driving down temperatures — and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.
Instead of sending last season’s unsold clothes to landfills, Thread Together turns them into fresh wardrobes for those in need.
Four new townhomes built using Portland’s Residential Infill Project in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Credit: Cheryl Juetten But in 2020, all that changed when Portland’s city council tossed out ...
Beavers were hunted to extinction in England during the Elizabethan times, in the 16th century. But last October, these stout, furry rodents were reintroduced into London for the first time in 400 ...
Though many cities have extreme-weather refuges, Barcelona's sprawling network — spanning museums, libraries, sports clubs and shopping malls — stands out from the pack.
The stretch of the river that runs through Sepulveda Basin is open to kayakers. Credit: US Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District The river has become a hotbed of dreams and expensive plans, ...
The massive project — a years-long deep dive into sustainable forestry — used only timber from within 300 miles of the airport.
Radical terraces in use. Credit: Geetanjali Krishna “With the government’s help, we learned to build radical terraces that sloped back into the hill,” Hategekimana says. “This way, when it rained, ...
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.