Awareness

Photo Credit: CDC.gov World AIDS Day, celebrated annually since 1988 on December 1, is the first ever global health day. HIV, which affects 36.7 million people globally and 1.1 million Americans, is one of the most destructive pandemics in history,…Read More

Even if you didn’t know it, you’ve probably had an interaction with NASA’s Hubble Telescope. Photos like the ones below are famous worldwide and explain never-before-seen astronomy phenomena. Do you recognize any?  The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, according…Read More

Every generation is defined by how people were raised and the events that marked the society they lived in while growing up: music, television, the economy, and key events around the world. Since 1960 there have been three distinct generations…Read More

Constantly hearing the news around the world can sometimes be devastating and heartbreaking. It makes you wonder if there’s any good left in humanity anymore. But with World Kindness Day, there’s a moment to take a step back and acknowledge…Read More

By Giselle Chollett Although it’s not a new issue, during the last six years we have witnessed a rise of sentiment against immigration. Since the 1600s, the United States has been a destination for people looking for religious freedoms, economic…Read More

Seventy-four years ago, the United Nations (UN) was created with the ultimate goal of maintaining world peace as a collective and a global effort to prevent another war like World War II. The pledge to protect human rights was a…Read More

The food retail and services sector weighs in with a  combined sales of $5.75 trillion. In modern America, food has undergone significant changes in the past 50 years, some good, some bad and others that seem to have gone in…Read More

Understanding or even relating to mental problems can be difficult, in part because it is not always visible or detectable with a simple blood test or scan. Many people live with mental health issues and do not get the necessary…Read More

Happy World Habitat Day, my fellow eco-friendlies! Today, across the world, the leading minds of sustainability will be discussing how exactly “innovative frontier technologies” can contribute to the efficiency of waste management worldwide. In 1985, the United Nations designated the first October…Read More

With the many decades of mining in and on the surface of the earth for minerals, some more valuable than others, it’s concluding that the rate of depletion of these riches’ will not meet future higher demand. Mining companies are…Read More