On one of the most remote islands in the world, Kure Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, albatross chicks are suffering from huge levels of plastic consumption. Joined by seals, turtles, and hundreds of thousands of sea birds, these albatrosses scavenge the area for flying fish eggs and other tasty morsels ...

Forty years after John Lennon and his new bride, Yoko Ono, wrote and recorded their song “Give Peace A Chance,” Ono is using the song’s anniversary to generate some serious cash for what else, but peace.

Recently, the Obama administration unveiled the government’s new strategy for dealing with the Sudanese government and addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region.

If you lose your wallet, how often do you think someone will be kind enough to return it to you, complete with cash and credit...

Climate change and global warming are not the same thing. Scientists first coined the term "global warming" in the 1970s to describe the effect of greenhouse emissions on global surface temperature. Climate change refers to the adverse changes to climate.

Kicking off this November, the Say No – UNiTE To End Violence Against Women campaign aims to put the global spotlight on the issue of violence against women and girls. An offshoot of UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the Say No campaign is setting some ambitious goals to eradica...

We’ve all read about the effects of the U.S. meat industry on our health, whether it is a question of added hormones or polluted run-off into our water. So, it seems a fair assumption that hospitals, a place dedicated to healing and health and the vow to “First, do no harm” would be wary when consid...

Give a blanket, save a life. That’s the principle behind the Portable Light iTeach Blanket, a solar-powered blanket that will ultimately increase HIV and Tuberculosis patients’ access to health care in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.

Electric Touch brings together three Texans and an Englishman to make solid, adrenaline-charged rock. The band is young, but already has a growing following addicted to their energy.