In scenes unprecedented in previous school shootings, the past few weeks have been marked by students taking to the streets, to the media, to corporations and elected officials in protest over gun practices and policies.
An average of 225 homeless people seek safety and rest on the pews in the sanctuary of St. Boniface church in San Francisco every day, thanks to The Gubbio Project.
The late Stephen Hawking was a major voice in the debate about how humanity can benefit from artificial intelligence. Hawking made no secret of his fears that thinking machines could one day take charge.
“What you are doing is of national significance,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told students in D.C. “You're leading this country in the right direction.”
A new report looked at the best and worst states for women in the U.S., and Massachusetts ranked high for being female-friendly.
The white male-centric colonial system is incapable of the leadership we need, and Indigenous knowledge is essential for the innovation that will follow this disruption.
New California legislation would require polyester clothing to have a label warning about shedding in the wash.
Linguists from Sweden’s Lund University have discovered a previously undocumented language with an unexpectedly rich vocabulary of words to describe sharing and cooperation.
Looking for a way to help a sustainable food system grow, Cullen Naumoff turned to nature.
For the last 13 years, Elsa Lumsden has been giving female inmates a second chance at life with an unusually beautiful set of skills…
I want my son to have male role models, female role models, and to know that families can look like anything. I want him to have options that I never did.
We are currently living in the most profoundly transformative time in the history of the planet.
Through a thoughtful consideration of the uniqueness and validity of every person’s experiences of self, we can develop greater acceptance for all.
The premature fatalism that pervades the cancer world, combined with a rush into conventional treatment, means that patients overlook personalized integrative and alternative options that can be tremendously beneficial to their survival.
Sloganeering among Facebook friends is inspiring, but leveraging personal relationships with old-fashioned “shoe-leather” campaigns is still the best way to turn enthusiasts into voters.
Let’s regulate gun ownership the same way we regulate car ownership.
While we may be more accustomed to images of animals in their natural habitat claiming wildlife photography prizes; this year things look a little different.
After nearly 30 years of collecting rare artifacts, this Detroit teacher launched a mobile museum that travels the country educating people on African American history all year round.
There is a sickness eating at the body and soul of my home country, and it is on full view for the world to see.
An elementary school in Utah will now be named for the first black female engineer at NASA, who was memorialized in Hidden Figures…
Fears for children’s safety during their commute to school means fewer students are riding bikes or walking to school.
Until all of us are free, none of us are free.
What began as a few nature lovers, this beach cleanup team eventually amassed hundreds more helping hands, then thousands…
With one more vote needed to reverse panel’s unpopular vote, internet freedom groups are putting pressure on Republican senators.
One of the world’s most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them…
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