September is usually a month when the atmospheric
concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) are at their
lowest levels in the northern hemisphere. That’s
because plants suck up a lot of the gas as they grow
during the summer. But this year, the level of the
greenhouse gas has remained stubbornly above the
symbolic “red line” of 400 parts per million. This h...
The Rio 2016 Olympics will be remembered for
many things — Katie Ledecky’s dominating
performance in the 800-meter freestyle, Simone
Biles’s flawless gymnastic routines, Abbey
D'Agostino’s and Nikki Hamblin’s sportsmanship
during the 5000-meter qualifying run, and the list
goes on. However, the moments that will be foreve...
After years of planning and months of anticipation,
the 2016 Summer Games finally kicked off in Brazil
on August 5. The beautiful opening ceremony, held
at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium, featured lots
of great music and dancing, and even a supermodel.
The highlight of the evening, however, was the over
10,000 athletes from 207 countries that marched ...
On Friday, June 10, over 100,000 fans lined up
along the streets of Louisville, KY and chanted “Ali
Ali” as the hearse carrying legendary boxing icon
Mohammad Ali’s cherry-red casket made its way to
the Cave Hill National Cemetery. The 74-year-old,
who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for 32
years, passed away at a hospital near Phoenix on J...
Thanks to strict regulations imposed by the US
Environmental and Protection Agency, clean tap
water is something Americans take for granted. But
such is not the case for the residents of Flint,
Michigan. Their water supply is so tainted that
President Obama declared a federal state of
emergency in Flint releasing up to $5 million USD ...
Every year on the third Monday of January,
Americans celebrate the life and legacy of the
extraordinary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). It is
thanks to the vision and courage of this tireless
clergyman turned civil rights activist that America is
today a nation where everyone has equal rights,
regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin.
Most 20-year-olds are still trying to figure out what
they want to do in life. Not Boyan Slat. Ever since he
was 16-years old, the Dutch teenager has had one
mission - To clean up the trillions of pieces of plastic
that are polluting our oceans and killing precious
marine life. What's amazing is that this young man
who started with what sounded like an outlandish ...
About two years ago, recreational cave explorers
Steven Tucker and Rick Hunter, were crawling
through the tight crevices of a popular cavern called
Rising Star near Johannesburg, when they stumbled
upon a hidden chamber. Inside was a plethora of
perfectly preserved fossilized bones, many of which
looked almost human.
Leaving one's home country is never an easy
decision. But it is especially hard when the journey is
fraught with danger and uncertainty and there is no
guaranty of a successful outcome. Yet, unbearable
conflict or repression forces thousands of people to
take the plunge each year However, over the past
two years, the number of refugees has escalated t...
