Some amount to little more than greenwashing; others mean well but actually do damage. Here's how to ensure your money is doing the most good https://t.co/HUIcqToPzp

Enacted in 1972, Title IX outlaws gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funding—but ensuring its enforcement has required vigilance https://t.co/zjbOJRPTyu

Across at least 12 million acres of Niger, woodlands have been re-established by farmers with little outside help, almost no money, and without driving people off their land. Read their inspiring story https://t.co/E0tVSXik12

German-born physicist Arno Penzias escaped the Holocaust with the help of a benefactor he never met. That secret act of generosity changed his life—and our understanding of the universe https://t.co/saAerhO4as

These parakeets have been living in an unusual—and toxic—location for the past 500 years https://t.co/ruNzD9Fxi9

The brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pereira this month mark a new escalation in the battle for the Amazon, its resources, and its Indigenous defenders https://t.co/BwhwgAd9Db

This University of Oxford study—only one of two approved worldwide for intentionally exposing healthy humans to SARS-CoV-2—could help quantify the level of immunity needed to prevent COVID-19 reinfections https://t.co/zBMaeyiQA6

Native nations across North America are reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.

Follow along this week as we share what sovereignty looks like for five Indigenous groups. Photos by @KiliiiYuyan https://t.co/XbbvgcAPsV

Learn more about how the Tla-o-qui-aht have pushed to regain sovereignty in our July issue  https://t.co/qgGP4jgD7r

Masso wrote a song and his brother, Hjalmer Wenstob, carved the masks for a performance they created to promote learning Nuu-chah-nulth—a vital part of reestablishing Tla-o-qui-aht culture https://t.co/ByA5u1Eykv

Highlighting the recovery of Nuu-chah-nulth, the Tla-o-qui-aht tongue, language activitist Timmy Masso displays two masks—one with no mouth to symbolize the loss of the language, one with an open mouth to show its revival https://t.co/zmijA12Q8K

In Opitsaht, a Tla-o-qui-aht village, the nation is erecting new totem poles—vivid symbols of its cultural resurgence and a visual representation of traditional teachings.

“They say, ‘We are here. This is our space,’ ” explains Joe Martin, a master carver https://t.co/ptio49xaij

Tla-o-qui-aht’s parks guardians maintain and protect the land of tribal parks. Indigenous land-use methods are restoring terrain ravaged by timber operations https://t.co/FkjTnGEl2g

For nearly two decades, the Tla-o-qui-aht have been in negotiations over their homeland, over which they have asserted control—protesting that they had never signed a treaty with British Columbia, and thus had given up none of their rights or land

The Tla-o-qui-aht—one of the 14 nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth on Vancouver Island—are reclaiming their land through conservation, renewal of artifacts, and revitalization of language. https://t.co/qgGP4jgD7r https://t.co/UPnuM3vbcW

The story of Bruce’s Beach shines a light on a troubling time in American history, when the government illegally seized properties owned by people of color https://t.co/tgilsTRlMI

Even when patients are told they're taking a placebo, they can experience pain relief and other benefits, growing research suggests https://t.co/56XS7DTjlf

They may have earned a bad rap from their antics, but raccoons' problem-solving skills have inspired a wide range of scientific studies https://t.co/phfh3280XJ

Although Palenque is relatively small compared to other Maya sites such as Chichén Itza or Tikal, the fine detail and elegance of its architecture has stunned visitors since its heyday https://t.co/WPLnd8vp58

In a region where family members have historically served as caretakers for older relatives, proper care for an aging population has become more difficult https://t.co/Ec0kBuT7Bz