Photo by Fernando Aceves Article via Mail Tribune The best music performances aren’t always played at large venues. Eight-time Grammy Award-winning reggae artist and philanthropist Ziggy Marley said he enjoyed playing to the smaller crowd at Kids Unlimited in 2006 so much that he is back for another...
Photo by CNN Article via cnn.com No one expected Jamaica to beat or even tie Brazil in their opening Women's World Cup game Sunday. After all, Brazil is one of the best teams in the world.But while Brazil won 3-0, it was Jamaica's goalie -- in her first...
Photo by Ian MacNicol Article by Jeré Longman, via NY TIMES. Upon graduating from the University of Tennessee last month, Khadija Shaw allowed herself a quiet moment of self-congratulation. She was the first in her family to receive a college degree. She had persevered through tragedy, having...
Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez, AP Article via usatoday.com Cedella Marley, the eldest daughter of music legend Bob Marley, has played a key role in resurrecting the Jamaican women's soccer team after the country's federation cut the funding at the beginning of the decade. Marley was upset when...
Photo by Ibrahem Hasan Article by Michael Love Michael, via Paper. Johnson's career as a tea-blender requires her to give presentations on the history of tea, tea drinking trends, and more. For work, she travels internationally to lend her authoritative, poised voice to the community. Soon, the...
Photo by Bob Nichols Article via sciencedaily.com Published in PLOS ONE, the University of Minnesota-led study, conducted with researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Copenhagen, used weather and reported crop data to evaluate the potential impact of observed climate change. The researchers found that: observed climate...
Photo by Tech Sgt. Patrick Evenson/US Air National Guard Article via civileats.com The rain and floods that have plagued the Midwest since March have wreaked havoc on agriculture. In Nebraska alone, farmers lost an estimated $440 million of cattle. They’re still recovering from the blizzard–flood combination, as well as the sand left...
Photo by AMAZON EMPLOYEES FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE Article via forbes.com An open letter from these employees called for CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s Board of Directors to adopt a climate plan shareholder resolution that included setting goals for emission reductions, moving away from fossil fuels and prioritizing climate change in future...
Photo by Ajikumar/BCCL/Hyderabad Article via Weather.com Fungi are said to be grand recyclers of the planet and are considered vanguard species in habitat restoration. Now Indian scientists have found that they may also be the answer to one of the biggest environmental problems – plastic pollution. They have...
Photo by Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports Article via usatoday.com SKEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — In striking an agreement with the NFL Players Association this week that calls for further study of alternative therapies for pain management, the NFL is sending signals that it has an open mind on...