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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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...