South African schoolgirls are helping to create Africa’s first privately-funded satellite in an effort to reset the gender balance in maths and technologyThe post The sky’s the limit for South African space project girls appeared first on Positive News.
In a city where violence is commonplace and local people – young Arab men in particular – are viewed with suspicion by the authorities, Genevieve Belmaker finds one group using parkour to not only improve their fitness, but find a sense of freedomThe post For Jerusalem’s young men, parkour is freedom appeared first on Positive News.
AltGen, the co-operative that supports 18 to 29-year-olds to set up their own co-ops, has launched a network of young entrepreneursThe post The network helping young people start co-ops appeared first on Positive News.
More than 3,000 young mothers and pregnant girls have registered for UNICEF's back-to-school programmeThe post New chance for young mothers appeared first on Positive News.
Big Tobacco companies like Phillip Morris STILL have to make public statements about smoking’s harmful effects. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said so in an 11-page court decision. She also slammed the industry’s fraudulent tactics to promote smoking and called the companies’ request to rewrite the public disclosures “ridiculous.”
Back in October, we reported on the growing lead crisis in Flint, Michigan’s tap water. Water had twice the amount of lead in it after it switched its water sources in April 2014 from the Detroit to the Flint River, all in the name of money.
Feeling excluded from traditional routes of marine protection, a new wave of young activists with an entrepreneurial spirit are going it alone and taking the future of the oceans into their own hands
Thanks to a growing awareness of sustainability issues, students around the country are swapping evenings on cheap beer for afternoons spent growing their own fruit and veg. Natalie Leal looks at the rise of edible campus initiatives
With the majority of UK schools now back after the summer break, we round up our favourite stories highlighting some of the positive changes being made in education
Of all the ways to stay healthy, having sex is undoubtedly the most entertaining option. But did you know that – to reference Marvin Gaye – that sex is also healing? It seems that “doing the deed” is a free and fun way to stay fit and boost both your mental and physical wellbeing. Keep reading to discover 7 awesome health benefits of sex. [1]
