President Obama: The World I Want My Daughters to Grow Up In

One of America’s greatest strengths right now is the fact that our young generation—the millennials—is also the biggest, most educated, most diverse and m...

A Solar Suitcase Reduces Maternal Mortality Rates

In an age where hundreds of women still die every day in childbirth, light can provide a genuine lifeline. A pioneering solar project is delivering hope to doctors, midwive...

Rural Households Have Higher Debt Than Urban Counterparts: NSSO Report

A new survey by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) shows that rural households have higher debts than their urban counterparts. At the same time, an urban house...

Gravitational Waves Have Been Detected, A Century After Einstein Predicted Them

The results are in, and the rumors are true. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), based jointly in Louisiana and Washington, has directly detecte...

Warm Ocean Temperatures Helped Make 2015 A Record Year For Shark Attacks

Increasingly warm waters around the globe due to climate change and El Niño led to the highest number of shark attacks ever recorded in 2015, according to data relea...

Interview: Kathryn Kolbert And Melissa Silverstein, Founders Of The Athena Film Festival

The 6th Annual Athena Film Festival, a festival to highlight works by women filmmakers and stories about women, is next week at Barnard. I got a chance to talk on the phone...

18th San Francisco Independent Film Festival Preview

In human terms, this year’s San Francisco Independent Film Festival (hereafter “SF IndieFest”) has just reached voting age. Politics may be the subjects o...

Akshay Kumar To Feature In WHO's Diabetic Awareness Campaign

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will feature in a video campaign by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about diabetes in India. Akshay Kumar and Rajkumar Hir...

Tamara Tunie To Host Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon

The 4th-Annual Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon will raise funds for Rush’s Education programs for New York City’s inner city youth.

Hosted by Tamara Tuni...