50 Years Of Suppression Was A Mistake, And Now They’re Back With A Vengeance

What can we control and what do we have to learn to live with? It’s an important lesson.


We are doing a better job managing forests now, but restoration of overgrown forests takes years. And massive drought is pushing fire hazards to a whole new level. More here on the connection with climate change. The good news is that people are working hard to thin western forests and to bring back fire as a positive event in the natural cycle of a forest. More here on how we are trying to learn to live with fire.

Culture

8-year-old twin girls asked to hold their birthday party at Ace Hardware. The staff made it magic.

Education

A Pittsburgh school went from 130 fights per year to 10, using an idea from ‘Harry Potter’

Climate

U.K. heatwaves are baking the grass and revealing 300-year-old secret gardens

Pop Culture

Tiffany Haddish broke down in tears on stage after spotting the woman who rescued her from the foster system