BBC's 60 seconds look at why Ebola is so deadly. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for "drastic action" to contain an Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed nearly 500 people. It is the world's largest outbreak in terms of cases, deaths and geographical spread.

Same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Brazil. New Zealand's parliament expanded the definition of marriage to include same sex marriage on April 17, 2013, increasing the n...

Just kidding! I think the robots of #BostonDynamics​ can easily dance the challenge of #jerusalema​ #Jerusalemachallenge​ #jerusalemadancechallenge​ and I think they know how to dance better than many of us!

This intense social drama from writer-director Thom Fitzgerald chronicles the spread of AIDS on three continents — Asia, Africa and North America — and the wrenching, controversial choices that three sets of people make to cope with the disease. An all-star cast including Stockard Channing, Lucy Liu

Giraffes are beloved of evolutionary biologists for a number of reasons. They are, of course, the tallest of all living animals, and that elegant neck is the primary reason why. The origin of that beautiful neck has also been attributed to sexual selection. This is where the sex lives of giraffes ge...

Taking Flight: This engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet’s most exciting rising stars.

MAKE ART/STOP AIDS is an initiative of the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, as well as other partnering groups around the world, including the Art & Global Health Center Africa. We're founded on the principle that artists are an essential part of anti-AIDS efforts. Artists are able to shape transfor...

KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

Animals Are Beautiful People, elephants, warthogs, monkeys, and other African animals feed on ripe marula fruit. The animals get intoxicated from the alcohol and stumble back to their homes.

Same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Brazil. New Zealand's parliament expanded the definition of marriage to include same sex marriage on April 17, 2013, increasing the ...