The outlook for today’s commercially cultivated coffee species is grim. One promising solution is growing wild in our forests.

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

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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.

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 ...

Esperance Dushakimana looks at her field of potato in Musanze district in North Rwanda. “It is hard,” she says. “We till the land, sow the seeds, reap the harvest and then watch helplessly while at ...

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Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. In recent years, there has been a lot of grim news about the ...

Olivia Sanchez is a higher education reporter. She previously covered local and state government for the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. Sanchez earned a bachelor's degree in ...

Iris Brilliant grew up in a wealthy family. Despite all the opportunities this offered, something about it felt deeply uncomfortable to her. “I felt like the only thing that mattered in affluent ...

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