Alzheimer’s disease is one of the biggest specters looming large in minds as the years pass. In a recent survey, 62 percent of people were worried that they would develop the condition in their lifetime. The National Institute on Aging,…

Implemented in 1966 by UNESCO, September 8th is International Literacy Day. Literacy advocacy groups have long worked to increase the number of children and adults worldwide who are able to read, write and communicate. Though it may be difficult to imagine, over…

You don't need to work at a big tech company to see the enormous discrepancy between women and men in the field. According to research, women make up only 20% of employees at tech jobs. This number is even more shocking…

When you think of humanitarian relief, what comes to mind? Is it the life-saving clean water brought into a community that's been devastated by natural disasters, like with the Red Cross? Is it the medical care that Doctors Without Borders provides…

Think about the last time you grabbed a glass of water. Did you pour it straight from your kitchen tap? Maybe you have a purifier, or even one of those nice refrigerators that dispenses filtered ice cold water. In fact,…