St. Petersburg Gala 2024 truly embodied its theme, 'Let's Get Loud'! raising over one million dollars. Two special awards were given to Dr Bob Wallace Medical Director of "The Golden Rule, Inc" serving St Pete, and Caprice Edmond, member of the board of Pinellas County Schools. The vibrant ener...

Oceans cover 71% of the planet and are the source of life on Earth. Over a billion people, including some of the poorest in the world, depend on the oceans and wild seafood for survival. But our blue planet is under threat. Each day we remove more than the oceans can replenish. We are draining our o...

Mexico City is the 5th largest city in the world with population of around approximately 22 million, which classifies Mexico city as a mega city. It is situated in the The Central Mexican Plateau, at 2,240m in elevation. Mexico city is also slowly sinking at a rate of about 10 inches per year! The ...

Trees curb climate change directly by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Through the process of photosynthesis, forests offset 10 to 20 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions each year. Additionally, trees help protect against climate impacts such as flooding, which is getting w

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, and talks with documentary filmmaker Carl Kurlander ("The S

East Side Access is the massive mainline rail project New York City has been working on for the past few decades, and it'll bring a brand new terminal to Grand Central Terminal, alongside Long Island Rail Road services. The culmination of the East Side Access project will be the opening of Grand Cen...

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris has been completely enveloped in silver and blue fabric. The installation, named “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped”, was first conceived by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 1961. Six decades later, the project was finally brought to life with three months of construct

We are on the threshold of a new era. Our planet's climate is at risk. Natural resources are growing scarce. In 2050, the number of people living in cities will be greater than the entire population of the Earth today. That's why researchers, inventors, and engineers need to be more creative today t...

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, interrogates this question and its devastating implications in Totally Under Control. With damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, Gibney exposes a system-w

“If we want to leave our children, grandchildren and future generations a healthy planet, we’ve got to respond now to the challenge of climate change. “ – Robert Redford. From every part of our world, in our own way, we can do something to act on climate. But we need our world leaders to do the s