(June 5, 2025) In the cold February of 2021, Texas was hit by a series of brutal winter storms that brought the state to a standstill, causing the biggest energy failure in its history. Millions were left scrambling for essentials as power grids collapsed, leading to...
(May 28, 2025) In early May, Shreya Mishra Reddy was preparing for what should have been a proud moment. The 33-year-old entrepreneur from Bengaluru had completed her coursework in Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and was looking forward to...
(May 16, 2025) In parts of the world—even in the United States—people still drink water that can poison them. That’s not an exaggeration. It’s the reality for millions who rely on wells contaminated with arsenic, a toxic chemical that causes cancer and other serious...
(May 2, 2025) In first grade, Shruthi Kumar tried yoga for the first time as part of a community program in her small Nebraska town. Surrounded by “cattle ranches and cornfields,” she never expected that gentle stretches and breathing exercises would become a...
(April 25, 2025) When Prisha Prakash Bhat visited her ailing grandmother in India a few years ago, she discovered a shocking culprit behind the illness: chronic arsenic poisoning from rice. In parts of India and other South Asian countries, rice can absorb arsenic...
