Becoming a botanist was a natural career path for Robin Wall Kimmerer, a Potawatomi citizen. The professor of environmental biology and best-selling author grew up in upstate New York, where she loved to wander through the countryside and forests.

Upon hearing that heavy rains had ravaged people’s homes and lives in Gapyeong County, Go Eun Kim, president of Women’s Federation for World Peace Korea, did not hesitate.

Gazing up at the twinkling night sky can be awe-inspiring; its breathtaking complexity and enormity, its beauty and tranquility, are beyond compare.

He buys up whole swaths of rainforest to save them from destruction. He partners with legendary Hollywood actors to provide green energy for Indian schools. He campaigns to make the Olympic Games more environmentally friendly. Johan Eliasch is a man who gets things done.

When 89-year-old retired banker Donald Triplett died quietly at his home in Forest, Missouri, in 2023, his passing made headlines for one fact alone: He was the first person ever diagnosed with autism.