One of the largest challenges facing India: how to sustain food production for 1.4 billion people amid deteriorating soil quality, diminishing water supplies and climate change. For some, including hundreds of artificial intelligence...

2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they've been keeping busy.

Severine Autesserre studies the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the middle of the deadliest conflict since World War II; it's been called "the largest ongoing humanitarian crisis in the world.” The conflict seems hopelessly,...

The kilogram is the basic unit of mass in the metric system, but there's a serious problem: the standard that defines how much mass a kilogram actually has isn't reliable anymore

Imagine global security driven by collaboration -- among agencies, government, the private sector and the public. That's not just the distant hope of open-source fans, it's the vision of James Stavridis, a US Navy Admiral. Stavridis...

The International Space Station is roughly the size of a six-bedroom house and weighs more than 320 cars -- it's so large that no single rocket could have lifted it into orbit. Instead, it was assembled piece by piece while hurtling...

Why the world’s busiest shipping routes are under threat.<b<br/>r/>

The Strait of Hormuz is a vital route linking the Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

Over time, the expansion of trade and the exchange of ideas and cultures have led to an increasingly interconnected global economy. As countries, companies, and people reassess how to operate globally, it’s clear that the way we interact...

Education plays such a key role in Japanese life, it's hard to overestimate its importance. Whether a child gets into the right school early on determines whether he or she will attend the right university—which, in turn, can determine...

As with many aspects of Brazilian life, corporate culture varies by region, industry sector, and other factors. Learn more about the corporate culture of Brazilian firms and foreign multinationals, those operating in Sao Paolo, one of...

Selling organs is illegal almost everywhere in the world, but some people argue that it could save thousands of lives.

After quitting her job to travel the world for a year, this woman found her passion… in bringing life-changing care to the world's orphans.



Caroline Boudreaux founded Miracle Foundation on Mother's Day in 2000...

Visit.org is a worldwide leading organization that helps vacationers book one-day travel experiences with do-good organizations, where 100% of the proceeds go back to the local communities.



Out of the $2.3...

Broadway actors Bryce Pinkham (a stage and screen actor best known for originating the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) and Lucas Caleb Rooney (known for The Drop,...

Do you have a secret admirer? Perhaps, you have someone who you openly admire. It could be a charitable celebrity or even a family member.... Whoever it is, we'd like to know. Who do you admire most? And what is their most valuable...

With all the turmoil in the world right now, it is good to know that there are things that can be done by each of us individually and collectively to make the world a better place. Whether you live in Seattle Washington, Berlin Germany...

The Human Library is not your typical library. Yes, there are stories waiting to be shared, but not in the way that you're used to.



The Human Library is a global movement, where you can check out HUMAN books! It is...

Safe Water Network was co-founded in 2006 by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. In 2008, Safe Water Network established field offices in Accra, Ghana and New Delhi in India. Paul's dream has made is possible to give...

Howcast - Learn about ESP, aka extrasensory perception, from renowned psychic Paula Roberts in this Howcast video.

The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique identifier to published books. Here's how you can obtain one.

Shaban Darwan was a television presenter in Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power following the exit of coalition forces. Standing up for her right to continue to work in TV, Shabnam made a video that went viral and forced her to...

After traveling the world witnessing people struggling in poverty, 18-year-old Maya Dayal decided she was going to find a way to raise money to help people in need.



Inspired by her trip with her mom and sister to the...

The Michelin Guide has awarded more stars to British and Irish restaurants.

Recession in China, uprest in Bulgaria, new inventions from Russia, these are just some international occurances that can affect your business. Here we look at how international macro effects can impact our business. #marketing...