Meet LeeAnne Walters, the Flint mother fighting for clean water in her community and elsewhere. For her efforts, she won the Goldman Environmental Prize.

A teacher in a rural community in Virginia is running 100 miles in 24 hours to send her students to college.

Daniel Kish is leading the way for research on echolocation and blind people because of his self-taught ability to navigate smoothly without sight.

What's next? A peanut farm at Dallas/Fort Worth?

Air travel could continue to get cheaper but it could also get a lot less comfortable, as seat sizes shrink and the differences between classes gets wider.

Cleaner, cheaper and sometimes more reliable, solar (and wind!) get their chance to fly.

Scientists have just made the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding.

Whatever your intent, the statistics show you're probably only using those reusable bags once.

This problem has plagued physicists ever since the laws of motion were first conceived.

All 8 species of pangolin are in decline due to illegal trade, but conservationists hope to save them by softening the scaly animal's image.

Endangered blue whales return to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

There are smart, innovative alternatives to incinerating and landfilling apparel.

The mountain pika is sensitive to temperature change. Warmer mountains and less snowpack are problems for this rabbit relative.

Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way.

Blood snow not only looks sinister, it contributes to a feedback loop that accelerates warming.

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

The BIQ House is a 15-unit net-zero energy algae-powered apartment complex clad with an algae-filled bio-adaptive shell.

Glowing waves and beaches blanketed in seaweed are some of the specatular results of algae gone amok.

Gobs of microscopic organisms called algae may have met their match in viruses that can invade their cells, ultimately leading to death.

Billions of bioluminescent algae literally make the sea sparkle in Tasmania's Preservation Bay off the coast of Australia.

Bioluminescent algae blooms every few years on the California coast, Australia and elsewhere.

Made from locally harvested plants and barks, this gentle soap leaves skin feeling soft and smooth.

Have you ever looked up on a crisp fall day and noticed how brilliant and clear the blue sky is? That's not just your imagination.

Humans aren't the only creatures capable of creating beautiful art.

A two-week public arts event inundates a small city in Arkansas with an array of vibrant murals and installations.

National Geographic is back at it again with one of the fiercest photography competitions of the year.

Bleached corals are akin to dead canaries in a coal mine — a warning of what's to come if we don't address the threat of climate change.

The beleaguered rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee species in the Lower 48 states to be listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

These endangered World Heritage Sites, both natural and cultural, could use a helping hand in restoring and preserving their integrity.

Record eggnog sales are causing some manufacturers to cry "Shortage!" We've seen this before, and we know what to do.

Jerry James Stone shows you how to make Blueberry Tea Drop Biscuits from his cookbook with K.C. Cornwell.

With all its nutrition, cabbage might want to brag a bit more. These recipes make it easy to get the best this veggie has to offer.

Even without a green thumb, these plants should be incredibly easy to keep alive. Here are 16 plants that just need a little water and light.

Creating a bumblebee-friendly garden will help the struggling pollinators and be a boon for your blooms as well.

Early pollinators depend heavily on the yellow flowers as a food source, says British Ecological Society.

As Biba focuses on improving access to insurance in its manifesto, commissioning editor Laurence Eastham considers where changes will occur in 2020.

Nick Wilcox and Rolleen McDonnell of law firm BDBF examine where brokers may fall foul of the latest regulation to hit intermediaries.

Gary Dixon, of the Association of Independent Non Executive Directors, highlights why it is time to talk about the independent NED gap.

Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift mulls whether insurance broking needs to go back to its beginnings to find the right blend for future success.

Once upon a time you could not keep Cobra out of the news. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on how the business regrouped almost by stealth to become the latest important part of the PIB growth story.

As Marsh rebrands Jelf, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the passing of another name heavily associated with noughties broker consolidation

Sharon Bishop, CEO at Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses the lessons that leaders can learn from their staff.

Simon Matson has finally apologised after comments he made about exiting employees, described as racist and abusive were highlighted in court papers, but is it enough?

Editor, Siân Barton, considers how the insurance space has launched into 2020 and looks back to a thread from 2019 that should be picked up again this year.

The former Axa UK boss has joined claims insurtech RightIndem as non-executive chair of the board.

Sharon Bishop, CEO of Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses how technology will free brokers up to do what they’re good at and urges the sector to increase its focus on diversity and inclusion.

Jonathan Jackson, CEO at flood forecasting InsurTech Previsico, explains how new technologies can change the industry's approach to flood claims.

James Croome, vice president, fine art and specie, Arch Insurance International, considers whether the insurance market is willing and able to support cryptocurrency-related cover.

Ray Westwick, managing director at Freedom Brokers, discusses how the firm has used data to reduce instances of fraud.

Steve Kerrigan of LexisNexis Risk Solutions outlines how telematics has changed the market and examines where this technology is heading next.