A Cute Chinese Robot Has Set a New Walking Distance Record on a Single Charge

Xingzhe (Walker) No. 1 walked a total of 83.28 miles on a single charge, circling an indoor track 1,405 times over a period of 54 hours and 34 minutes. It beat the pants of...

Elton John AIDS Foundation Announces $4.4 Million In Grants

On October 21, the Elton John AIDS Foundation announced a new series of grants totaling $4.4 million to support organizations fighting the HIV/AID Sepidemic in critical and...

Poachers Are Using Cyanide To Slaughter Entire Elephant Herds

A total of 26 elephant carcasses were found dead on in just two weeks from cyanide poisoning in Hwange National Park, the largest game reserve in Zimbabwe. The latest incid...

Why Age Discrimination Is Worse For Women

It’s something that’s started to get on peoples’ nerves in pop culture: Hollywood seems totally open to older male actors, but aside from the Helen Mirren...

Over 66% Adolescent Girls Anaemic In Maharashtra.

PUNE: Adolescent girls hitting the gyms in the quest for well-toned body seem to be paying scant attention to their diet, especially protein and vitamin intake, risking ana...

Road Accidents Biggest Killer Of Youth Aged 15-29: WHO Global Report.

Road accidents are the leading cause of deaths among youth between 15 and 29 years, the latest global report on road safety says. This group constitutes over one-fourth of ...

Sheryl Sandberg: When Women Get Stuck, Corporate America Gets Stuck

Using the talents of our full population is critical, writes Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg At the current pace of progress, we are more than 100 years away from gender eq...

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

We were hoping to avoid this, and did our damdest for that, but unfortunately, in the face of demeaning obduracy, we f...

A Total Of $2.6 Trillion Is Now Being Divested From Fossil Fuels

The commitments come from 436 institutions and 2,040 individuals across 43 nations, which reflects the truly global nature of the divestment movement. Norway?s Sovereign Fu...