For high school students in the Boulder Valley School District in Boulder, Colorado, shop class just got an upgrade. As part of the Boulder MOD project, these students spend part of their school day ...

Most of us gravitate toward hot glue guns in the midst of an intense crafting session, but researchers at Sungkyunkwan University wondered: What if we brought this into the operating room? Their ...

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) is an annual celebration in the United States that honors the history, culture, and contributions of Americans whose ancestry can be traced to 20 ...

Find four hobbies you love: One to make you money, one to keep you in shape, one to be creative, and one to make the world a better place.

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As residents of Itamaracá, an island in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, mother and daughter duo Edna and Maria Gabrielly Dantas saw the first-hand impacts of tourism on the coastal area. Home to ...

For years, a vacant lot in downtown Los Angeles sat empty. It was once a parking lot and was slated to become a staging area for the construction of a new jail. But in 2019, county officials began ...

Your simple guide to the dozens of international days and weeks — plus, themed United Nations years and decades.

It doesn’t need to be Pride Month to see lots of different pride flags waving brightly in the wind celebrating the diverse range of identities and experiences among the LGBTQ+ community. While most of ...

They’re everywhere in mass media: filler images of nondescript models doing mundane activities (see: woman laughing while eating a salad) used as stock imagery for website articles, marketing, and ...

There are hundreds of national and international days dedicated to raising awareness for — and celebrating — groups and causes within the disability community. And now we're publishing this calendar ...

Making meaningful change in the world can come through many avenues. We have the ability to do good through volunteering, donating, and spreading the word online, but one of the most powerful ways we ...