The Faces Of Malnutrition

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 can be attributed to undernutrition. This translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year. Only a f...

Refugee Children Are Five Times More Likely To Be Out Of School Than Others

A new policy paper, ‘No more excuses’, jointly released by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) ahead ...

This Powerpuff Girls PSA Is Teaching Brazilian Kids About Zika

When it comes to fighting Zika, the World Health Organization is taking all the help it can get, including enlisting the help of cartoon-loving kids.

Zika, a mosqui...

Jharkhand’s Children Deprived Of Mid-Day Meal Despite Supreme Court Order, Say Activists

Despite the Supreme Court order that children should get nutritious food in the drought-affected areas, Jharkhand’s schoolchildren are missing on their share of mid-d...

This Diabetes Activist Hacked Her Medical Device And Made An Artificial Pancreas

Algorithms are boring until your life depends on them. People with Type 1 diabetes use algorithms all day long. They perform mental calculations to manage their blood-sugar...

Can Tiny Homes Solve Homelessness?

At least, that's the opinion of Alan Graham. But Graham, the CEO of Austin-based Mobile Loaves & Fishes, thinks he knows what the solution is: a sense of community. MLF...

Programmers Aren't Writing Green Code Where It's Most Needed

Confession? I don't write green code. I mean, it might be green code just by coincidence, but I've never really thought too much about the relative energy consumption deman...

Millions Of Children Have Lost Their Homes – Here's How To Save Their Education

“Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.” These words, spoken...

Scientists Can Virtually Wander Around Mars For Miles With Hololens

“My average day is that I go to the office, have my coffee, nip off to Mars for a little while, check out the latest location, write some code, and then I’m bac...