Old Hollywood screen siren Hedy Lamarr is trending thanks to a new biography that reveals details about her lesser known role as an inventor of technology that paved the way for wireless communication.
Lamarr became an MGM staple in the late 30s and 40s, appearing in Algiers and White Cargo, but s...

Started in 1988, World AIDS Day is an international global health day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS crisis. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, during which time fatal infections and cancers frequently arise.

"Have you ever had a gut feeling or butterflies in your stomach? Has hunger ever changed your mood? Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways. As a nutritionist, microbiologist and neuroscientist, Ruairi Robertson is passionate about the link between our b...

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...

Perhaps you've punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that's just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries, while also turn ...

Four out of 10 people worldwide don't have a safe way to poop. Find out why we need a toilet revolution. We need new ideas to help reduce disease and find find new ways to turn crap into valuable stuff, like fuel, fertilizer, and fresh water.

The first European infected by a strain of Ebola that has killed more than 932 people in West Africa, Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, has arrived in his homecountry on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Pajares, 75, was working for a non-governmental organization in Liberia and was repatriated along with his ...

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There is overwhelming evidence that humans are experiencing the effects of climate change, says a new report. Unless serious action is taken, this is likely to get worse, with growing risks of floods, food shortages, and threats to human health, warns the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on C...

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