Obesity and diabetes: 2 reasons why we should be worried about the plastics that surround us
Aug 14, 2018 04:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Today, nearly 40 percent of U.S. adults and 21 percent of youth are obese. This trend is on the upswing and the worldwide population is becoming more obese which is increasing the risk of other conditions like Type 2...
America has 1.5 million nonprofits and room for more
Aug 14, 2018 04:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
The nations 1.5 million nonprofits do everything from fielding Little League teams to funding orchestras. Despite all the good these organizations do, some donors worry that the nation has more nonprofits than it can...
The start of high school doesn't have to be stressful
Aug 14, 2018 04:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
This month, more than 4 million students across the nation will begin high school. Many will do well. But many will not. Consider that nearly two-thirds of students will experience the ninth-grade shock, which...
The ghost of Roy Orbison goes on tour – and some aren't happy about it
Aug 14, 2018 04:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In January, the production company Base Hologram announced its forthcoming Roy Orbison hologram tour, In Dreams, with the U.S. leg of the tour set to kick off on Oct. 1 in Oakland. For the unitiated: A computer-generated...
Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened
Aug 14, 2018 04:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
What a difference the birth of a granddaughter can make. For Lee Scott, who ran Walmart from 2000 to 2009, the arrival of his granddaughter not only convinced him the threat of global warming was real but set him on a...
Kabila's decision to step aside won't change the DRC's power dynamics
Aug 14, 2018 04:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The ruling party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Peoples Party for Reconciliation and Democracy, made an announcement recently that took everybody by surprise that Joseph Kabila will not be its...
Why the NAPLAN results delay is a storm in a teacup
Aug 14, 2018 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views
NAPLAN has caused much controversy this year, as has become customary. With the test in its tenth year, the New South Wales government called for it to be scrapped and there were calls for a review after a report found no...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects