Poverty, Not Race, Increases A Woman's Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy

Certain demographics are more likely to have unintended pregnancies than others, but while some reports point to racial differences among women who have unplanned pregnanci...

Plastic Waste Dumped In UK Seas 'Carried To Arctic Within Two Years

Marine plastic pollution is a huge problem, with 5tn pieces of plastic now floating in the world’s oceans. The plastic is frequently mistaken for food by fish and bir...

Katy Perry And Staples Unveil PSA To Celebrate And Support Teachers Across America

Staples, Inc. is building on its long-standing commitment to supporting education and helping teachers bring learning to life for students with the debut of a new public se...

Over 2,500 Indian Kids Suffer From Brain Tumour Every Year

With a surge in the brain related ailments in the world, every year over 2,500 of the Indian children suffer from medulloblastoma, a pediatric malignant primary brain tumou...

The Best Countries For Gender Equality May Also Have A Domestic Violence Problem

The Nordic nations are frequently held up as countries that have come as close to any in creating true gender equality. Case in point, in the World Economic Forum's 2015 Ge...

Africa's Film Festivals That Shed New Light On The Art Form's Growing Power In The Region

The Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, founded in 1969, is the oldest biannual film festival dedicated to African films TAKING a city or region as the...

Leave No One Behind: Women, Children And Adolescent Health In Emergencies

If you ask anyone to describe home in one word they frequently will respond with either “comfortable” or “safe.” No matter where you live in the wor...

Kenya Could Become The Next Country In Africa To Legalize Homosexuality

In a country where gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison and where attacks on the LGBT community occur frequently, a solitary rainbow flag flapping in the wind ...

Retroscope - In admiration

“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room .

His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night w...