Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit editorial project that is part magazine, part therapy session, part blueprint for a better world.

Maeen Al-Najri is journalist based in Sanaa, Yemen, whose journalism career began in 1999, and has since seen the publishing of countless reports in local and regional outlets. He currently focuses on ...

Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.

At Sunrise Banks, customers can opt for their deposits to be loaned out only to projects that will reduce carbon emissions.

To make the most of brief blooming seasons, beekeepers in one of the world’s most water-scarce countries have turned their apiaries mobile.

To make the most of brief blooming seasons, beekeepers in one of the world’s most water-scarce countries have turned their apiaries mobile. Move over, snowmaking. As climate change reduces snowpack, ...

At Sunrise Banks, customers can opt for their deposits to be loaned out only to projects that will reduce carbon emissions.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from the power of a walk in the woods to community land ownership in Hawaii. See what stories caught our attention this week, from a clinic where land ...

These days, when it rains heavily in the southeast Houston neighborhood of Clear Lake, residents can rest easy. But that wasn’t always the case. It used to be that when it rained, they’d haul out ...

In a quiet corner of New York City, wild mint pushes up between the cracks of a rooftop, its scent carried on the wind. It’s an unlikely place for an edible plant to thrive, but for those who know ...

At its zenith, Monarch Mountain in south-central Colorado is over 11,000 feet tall. Skiing here is being on top of the world. Each winter, snow generously blankets the slopes, providing the fresh ...