The International Space Station Just Orbited Earth For The 100,000th Time

After almost 18 years of circling Earth, the International Space Station completed its 100,000th orbit on Monday.
To remind us all of how completely metal that is, NAS...

Has Celebrity Feminism Failed?

It has become fashionable to identify as a feminist in Hollywood, but a social and political force needs substance, not just award-ceremony speeches, to refocus the spotlig...

New Stem Cell Discovery Could Boost Corn Crop Yields By An Astounding 50 Percent

A newly discovered stem cell signaling pathway could boost yields from corn and other staple crops by up to 50 percent in the very near term, according to a paper published...

Marlin Kirby And The Chicago Caribbean Film Festival

Marlin Kirby has been involved in the entertainment industry because he loves acting and films fascinate him. He decided to take his passion for film and create the Chicago...

No More Lampooning, Bollywood Embraces Gay Characters

There was a time when films such as Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (1998) lampooned people from the LGBT community through characters who were manily sidekicks, had overtly femini...

Untold Thousands Of Patients Misdiagnosed As Vegetative Are Actually Aware. Theirs Is The Civil Rights Fight Of Our Times

Seasoned nurse came up to me after a lecture I’d given at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She seemed shaken by my talk and I was surprised. She wo...

ESA’s Swarm Mission Is Mapping How the Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Changing

The Earth’s magnetic field acts as a shield, protecting us from damaging cosmic rays and harsh solar winds. It’s as important to our survival as water and oxyge...

Susan Sarandon Slams Woody Allen At Cannes Film Festival

Susan Sarandon has slammed Woody Allen at the Cannes Film Festival where allegations of sexual assault have been renewed against the director.

Speaking at a Women i...

Theatre’s Not A Stepping Stone To Bollywood: Meher Mistry

Meher Mistry walked on to the stage as a 'desi' belle and breathed life into the Broadway version of timeless classic "Beauty and the Beast" in India. The theatre artiste, ...