Earthworms can eat nitrates and other harmful chemicals.

Street art on asphalt is a  creative way to increase pedestrian safety.

The US Supreme Court abortion decision is in many ways responsible for an uptick in vasectomies.

The Irish government now as a national adoption registry hopefully providing answers for thousands.

Migrant workers worldwide send home billions of dollars annually making a difference in the economy of their countries.

It was accidentally discovered that the saliva of wax worms degrades plastic.

A website will now document and make it easier for enslaved indigenous people  and their families to  trace  their histories.

Belo Horizonte in Brazil instituted a no hunger program as a matter of social justice.

This website with interviews of lifers at Angola state prison spurs us to think about our criminal justice system.

Scotland took a big step in making feminine hygiene products free.

Key parts of ghost guns kits will now have to have serial numbers making the guns traceable.

Aging is not all going downhill, better get better at regulating their emotions and  feel happier because of itl

The use of photosynthesis to increase crop yield is seen as a way to answer the growing need for food.

Friendships it turns out are our most valuable relationships.

LGBT+ communities are being recognized even as public discourse attempts to be adverse.

Food waste is a moral, financial, environmental and societal problem. Now, several apps exist to help control it.

Forgiveness, easy or not, has health benefits a researcher found.

Wikipedia our easy go-to for information manages to overcome the divisiveness of the issues it addresses.

Ocean mapping, which has implications for climate change, has begun in Antarctica.

In several states hairdressers and barbers are being trained to recognize signs of domestic abuse. 

Recycling urine may sound yucky but its nutrients make it a good  natural fertilizer.

Dicks  Sporting Goods's stand on guns is showing the power corporations can have on gun violence.

In many countries instead of checking out a book people can go to the library and talk to someone about their special experiences.

Using touch the deaf blind community is creating a new way to communicate.