Study Raises New Concern About Global Warming

A study published in Nature says global warming could disintegrate the vast ice Antarctic ice sheet sooner than originally thought. That would mean a 3-foot sea level rise ...

Kaleidoscope : Killer Docs

Doctor-cum author Robin Cook, is an expert writer of medical thrillers—he wrote his first novel, The Year of the Intern, while he was on board the Navy&rsqu...

Conservationists Make Contact With Rare Sumantran Rhino

The Sumatran rhino, the smallest of living rhinoceroses, is critically endangered. One of three Asian rhino types, it’s known for its two horns and dark, bristly hair...

How Long Before We See Virtual Reality Headsets In Mental Health Wards

Virtual reality, we're constantly told, will revolutionize how we go about our daily lives, ski-goggle headsets permanently strapped onto our faces. Soon, immersive 360-deg...

Water Is More Than A Job For Them

Celebrations for World Water Day 2016 in Nagaon, Assam personify passion by honouring grassroots water-workers for their thankless efforts. "A job isn’t just a job. I...

USC Annenberg Researcher Thoughts

Here’s a great video interview with the USC Annenberg students involved in the Institute’s new Gender Bias Without Borders Global Gender in Film study.

True Review Movie - Eye in the Sky

Cast: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Phoebe Fox.

Direction: Gavin Hood.

Produced: Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, David Lancaster,

Written: Guy H...

Picture This . . . Film Festival Offers Fresh, International Look At Those With Disabilities

Yes, it is an international disability film festival — the first one in Canada — but the films presented are not grim. Or depressing. Or preachy.
“We...

Kaleidoscope - Gone Girls

A couple of years ago, the mass kidnapping of girls by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria made headlining news the world over. The trauma of parents not knowing what happened ...