It’s not a new or unique story. The factories in a blue-collar industrial town grow silent and the character of the city surrounding them is transformed.

When the early organizers of a union for United Church ministers approached the Canadian Autoworkers in 2004, they had no idea that they were creating a whole new way for workers to organize.

Insomniacs are more than just lonely. Their brains are less flexible. A good night’s sleep re-wires grey matter and sheds chemical waste, boosting healthy brain activity in the day.

Things constantly change. Everyone knows it. Steady, sometimes sudden change provides contour to individual human lives. Now, it seems humans have changed planet Earth like it's never been changed before.

Palestinians are glad the 1994/95 Oslo accords granted them nominal control over Bethlehem and her cultural treasures, and it isn't just the dwindling Christian minority in this town of 25,000 that's smiling.

Like Earth’s climate, Manitoba Hydro’s office tower -- in the city of Winnipeg -- is an integrated system. As Earth's climate warms, energy efficient buildings like this will be in demand.

Rising seas linked to global climate change pose a major threat to coastal cities around the world. Who better to turn to for nature-based flood control systems than the Dutch?

Back in 2012, on a visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, I set out to speak with someone who refers to these gorgeous lands as "Judea" and "Samaria." That is to say, with a Jewish settler.

As the world holds its breath, waiting for Israel to demolish the little village of Susya, in the occupied West Bank, here's a report to listen to from back in 2012. Today, Susya's destruction could come at any moment.

In an agronomy lab and farm field in Montpellier, France, scientists are uncovering the secrets of one of the world's great crops. The potential spin-offs for global green economies are huge.