Famed Architect Shigeru Ban Builds Quake-Proof Homes From Rubble In Nepal

TOKYO – After twin earthquakes in April and May claimed 9,000 lives and left vast swathes of Nepal in ruins, survivors worried if they reused the brick rubble, they w...

Could A Big Cosmic Mystery Be Caused By Asteroids Slamming Into Dead Stars?

Since 2010, radio astronomers have been contending with a mystery: a handful of very intense, very short lived signals have been detected, and disappeared just as quickly. ...

Manisha Koirala: Women's Education Will Contribute To Development

Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala on Saturday pitched for full education of women in every society so that they could contribute equally for the country’s development...

Drones Set To Give Global Farming A Makeover

The traditional image of a farmer standing in a field, squinting anxiously at the sky for signs of rain, may be about to get a 21st-century makeover as researchers explore ...

Design Advance Could Mean Commercial Light-Based Processors Within A Few Years

A team of engineers from MIT, UC Berkeley, and the University of Colorado have overcome a major barrier to light-based computers, offering a means to move beyond the increa...

Transhumanists, In Their Own Words

Transhumanism, the idea that humans should use science and technology to extend our natural abilities, is the religion of the 21st century. It's a concept that has been aro...

11 Ways To Close The Gender Gap In Financial Inclusion.

How can NGOs, the private sector and policymakers accelerate women’s economic empowerment? Our panel share their thoughts

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Here's What the Hell Happened In Bitcoin In 2015

Without a doubt, 2015 was the craziest year yet for Bitcoin, the virtual currency that, in the last six years, has gone from a niche hobby for people who?ve read Neuromance...

If You Can See It, You Can Be It

‘If you see it, you can be it’ could have been the unofficial slogan of the International Development Cooperation meeting on Gender and Media, where I was invit...