Ebola, or formally known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, is a deadly disease suspected of being passed down to humans from bats and spread by infection. As of 2014, a massive Ebola outbreak has spread across West Africa. The main...
Sixteen of the world’s twenty cities with the highest pollution rates are in China. Pollution is a major environmental issue in China, especially now, due to the country’s “toxic air” pollution which is so bad that it ...
Regardless of whether you call it the Big Dance, March Madness, or even are a fan of basketball, the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament will have you glued to the T.V beginning March 20th. The allure of the tournament comes largel...
Bitcoin. It is a currency without a bank. It is strictly managed, without a central regulatory authority. The creator is to this day unknown, working under the alias "Satoshi Nakamoto." It has been used everywhere, from pizzerias to d...
Every four years, one city has the opportunity to showcase itself on the world stage by hosting the Winter Olympic Games. With events such as figure skating, luging, snowboarding, ice hockey, and alpine skiing, the Winter Olympics...
On January first of this year, Colorado became the first state to legally sell marijuana for recreational use. “Cannabis,” the official botanical and international term for the green, star-shaped plant, is also known as mar...
It only takes a single test to know that you have it. To know that you are living on borrowed years. To know that you have a disease that is without any known cure. To know that you have AIDS. In 2011 alone, there were 1.7 mill...
Pope Francis-- the “people’s pope,” and Time magazine’s “Man of the Year,” is a person that is profoundly powerful through his humility. “True power is service. The Pope must serve all people, especially the poo...
Over the past three decades, the number of people living in extreme poverty, or earning less than $1.25 per day, has been cut in half. Despite an ever increasing population in the developing world, the number of these peopl...
