I understand that Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against factory farming, saying in a 2002 interview that it seems to “contradict the mutuality that comes across in the Bible.” We should write to ...

A former medieval estate, Spannocchia epitomizes the Tuscan fantasy, with 200 acres of olive groves and fruit orchards surrounded by a sprawling forest. But it’s more than a postcard-perfect property: ...

Forests are home to 80 percent of land-based biodiversity, but these arks of life are under threat. The rising average global temperature is forcing tiny plants like side bells wintergreen on the ...