Fiberglass casts were first developed in the 1970s with the use of plaster of Paris casting material and cotton dressing. They were clunky, heavy, and susceptible to breaking. 50 years later, ...

Early January usually falls smack in the middle of Los Angeles County’s rainy season. The moisture coaxes the browned landscape into hues of green, but that was not the case in 2024. Just 0.16 inches ...

The average pediatric wheelchair can cost thousands of dollars. And when children grow and their needs evolve — or a wheelchair gets damaged — those costs multiply. So, the team at MakeGood NOLA, a ...

Twelve years ago, a Dutch nursing home — the Woon-en Zorgcentrum Humanitas Deventer — implemented a unique program. In exchange for 30 hours of their time and companionship each month, local college ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The United States has never really cared much about tackling climate change, at least at the federal level. Up ...

Boyan Slat made waves when he was just a teenager with an audacious dream to rid the world’s oceans of plastic waste. Slat’s first TEDx Talk went viral in 2012, as the founder and CEO of The Ocean ...

Gianni Valenti is the president of French NGO Gaia First, which is an organization working to end plastic pollution in coastal communities around the world. He’s also a dad. And it was his daughter ...

Earlier this year, in accordance with the Trump administration’s efforts to “cut federal spending,” through the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, major layoffs and budget cuts were ...

The Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary is uniquely positioned to save some of Australia’s most endangered animals. With 662 acres of wetlands, woodlands, and granite outcrops, the Australian Wildlife ...

Think of all the Crunchwrap Supremes, Beefy 5-Layer Burritos, and Baja Blasts you’ve ordered in the drive-thru lane of Taco Bell in the past decade. For those of us who were in high school and college ...

Earlier this week, firefighters and forestry technicians set fire to some of Rocky Mountain National Park’s most visited terrain. More than 60 acres of the park — within the popular Beaver Meadows ...

According to the National Council on Aging, roughly 80% of American households with older adults are struggling financially. For older adults to live on their own, they need social safety nets — and ...