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Meet the woman who created a safe haven for Black and Trans women in NYC
Ceyenne Doroshow knows first-hand the struggle of being a trans woman of color living on the streets. Feeling unable to express her true self in her home neighborhood of Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York, she set out on her own as soon as she reached adulthood. Unfortunately, with no shelter Read More...
Meet the male doulas in Senegal fighting for gender equality
In the Republic of Senegal, there is a strict tradition that dictates that men must only spend time with men and women with women. This arrangement is even upheld in the home, which makes pregnancy and parenthood difficult for couples to navigate. Men who take their wives to medical appointments Read More...
Impossible Burgers get an affordable price drop at US grocery stores
If you’re intrigued by plant-based alternative meats but have been hesitant because of their expensive price tag, we’ve got good news for you. Impossible Foods has announced that it plans to cut the price of its plant-based burgers by 20 percent at US grocery stores. Impossible Foods has Read More...
Two-drug therapy for bone cancer could replace chemotherapy
Methotrexate is a commonly used chemotherapy drug employed to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer. Unfortunately, one side effect of traditional chemotherapy is the potential to harm perfectly healthy cells in the process of destroying cancerous ones. Researchers from Washington University in St. Read More...
Austin redirects police funding to buy transitional housing for homeless
Last week, the Austin City Council voted unanimously to purchase the Texas Bungalow Hotel & Suites for $6.7 million. The hotel is slated to become transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness. Where did the money to buy it come from? Redirected money from the city’s police Read More...
Newly discovered “nano-chameleon” fits atop your fingertip
In the northern regions of Madagascar, scientists have discovered the smallest reptile species known to humankind: the Brookesia nana, also known as the nano-chameleon. The tiny specimen is unlike any reptile you’ve ever seen, with its entire body being able to fit on the top of a fingertip. Read More...
This technique will help you read more books this year
Do you want to read more, but feel like you never have enough time? If so, writers Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren of the classic guide How to Read a Book have a solution for you: Skim reading. Adler and Van Doren say there’s no need to read an entire book since most of them aren’t Read More...
More than 60 global businesses make commitment toward greater transparency
As issues like climate change and social injustice become ever more prominent, corporates are facing increasing pressure from multiple stakeholders to transparently report their positive and negative impacts on society and the environment. The idea is that such transparency allows corporate Read More...
Finnish hockey club aims to become world’s first carbon-neutral team
Last year, we shared a story about the Forest Green Rovers, a small football team in England that prides itself on being the greenest club on the planet. Now, we are happy to introduce you to the Lahti Pelicans, a Finnish ice hockey team that is determined to become the world’s first Read More...
Study: Counties with more cannabis dispensaries suffer less opioid deaths
One of the darkest trends in America is the sharp rise in overdose deaths from opioids in the past years. In 2018 alone, there were more than 46,000 fentanyl-related deaths, representing over two-thirds of all US opioid-related deaths that year. While this is truly a disheartening figure to read, Read More...