Wheeling Around the World: A Disability Guide to Digital Nomadism
Embarking on a digital nomad lifestyle presents unique challenges and opportunities, especially for individuals with disabilities. This lifestyle demands adaptability and resourcefulness, but also offers unparalleled freedom to live and work from anywhere, with significant reductions in overall environmental footprints as a result. For those with disabilities, technology and planning…
Altadena and North Pasadena Neighbors Rise Up for Mutual Aid
In the wake of the devastating Eaton Fires there have been many inspiring actions centered on mutual aid, including one by four young women who set up a donation exchange site on the front lawn of a home, and two young men who drove to Pasadena from Santa Monica to…
‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires
As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luck
Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid
It’s a simple but brutal equation: The number of people going hungry or otherwise struggling around the world is rising, while the amount of money the world’s wealthiest nations are contributing toward helping them is dropping. The result: The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to…
Why is your Colorado homeowners insurance going up? Ice, fire and a “wildly different” market
A homeowners insurance crisis fueled by escalating natural disasters has arrived in the Centennial State.
An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame Cathedral ’s heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a specially designed crosier carved from fire-scorched beams, the monument roared back to life Saturday evening. For the first time since a devastating blaze nearly…
Space odyssey: Stunning images from the James Webb telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021 and began collecting data in 2022, reshaping our understanding of the early universe.
Joanna Macy on the Great Awakening the Planet Needs
Buddhist thinker and environmental activist Joanna Macy on the global awakening the planet needs. At heart, it’s a spiritual revolution.
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree
Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.
