In 2023, a stroke transformed Naresh Shanbhag, a 53-year-old smooth-talking sales professional in Bengaluru, into someone who was unable to speak words, let alone sentences. “I began physical therapy ...

Jeremy Hance is a senior contributing editor for Mongabay as well as being an author and freelance writer for the Guardian and other outlets. He started his journalism career with Mongabay in 2009 and ...

When Chef Erin Wade learned that most of her staff had experienced sexual harassment at her restaurant Homeroom in Oakland, California, she was stunned. The inciting incident back in 2015 involved a ...

“I’ve been told a lot that this is the best coffee on this street,” says Sana Pishgoo, owner of Shiraz Patisserie in north London. “I’ve also been told I have the best Iranian cakes in London.” A ...

Skills-based training programs — based on jobs that employers actually need to fill — are opening the door for overlooked talent.

Though many will never know it, diners who act inappropriately can be flagged as yellow, orange or red — a behind-the-scenes system that keeps waitstaff safe.

When Judy Oliphant, an English nurse living in the southwestern county of Devon, stumbled upon a family of hedgehogs in her stable one day, she was surprised. The small, spiny animals were becoming a ...

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. When foodies head to ...

Ties van der Hoeven can already picture it: Not too far into the future, the bearded 41-year-old engineer will be standing on the hills above Lake Bardawil. At the moment, it’s little more than a ...

When the pandemic struck and Spain’s borders closed indefinitely, Barcelona, one of the most visited cities in the world, was abruptly emptied of the millions of tourists that usually overwhelm its ...

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under rows ...