Simone Scully

Growing up, reading books was my favorite activity (my father didn’t allow us to have a TV). And when my family moved from Minnesota to southern France for my dad’s job right before my fifth birthday, reading became a therapeutic means for me to…

For years, people hungered for the perfect red. The color has a long human history: Mesoamerican scribes used it to record their history, while the Old Testament paints it as the color of sin. In Europe, monarchs draped themselves in rich reds to…

For years, people hungered for the perfect red. The color has a long human history: Mesoamerican scribes used it to record their history, while the Old Testament paints it as the color of sin. In Europe, monarchs draped themselves in rich reds to…

When I found out I was pregnant in October 2018, I had planned to keep the news a secret from family for a little while — but my phone seemed to have other ideas. Within just a few hours of finding out the news, I was being bombarded with ads for…

With the COVID-19 Pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests nationwide, and the countdown to the 2020 Presidential election, there has been a flurry of online activity. We're tweeting about these events, we're sharing news articles about them on…

In 1997, we used the internet primarily for email and for the novelty of being able to look things up on the "worldwide web." The internet wasn't even 10 years old and was a tiny fraction of one percent the size it is now. Speeds that seemed fast…

This article was produced in partnership with the United Nations to launch the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of cooperation in building the future we want. Water is life. It grows the plants we eat, it keeps animals alive, and it…

Imagine you grab a cup of water to drink, and it’s so murky that you can’t even see through it. Would you drink it? For many people around the world, this isn’t a hypothetical question because they don’t have a choice. All images via P&G Children's…

For many of us here in the U.S., cholera is something we only know about from a book that we read in high school. But for millions of people around the world, this disease is a very real threat to their health simply because they don't have access to…

When Cleve Jones was growing up, he felt different from everyone else. Living as a gay teenager in Phoenix, Arizona, in the early 1970s was difficult to say the least. His dad, a psychologist, believed that homosexuality was something to be cured.…

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump made it clear what he plans to do to regulations. "I would say 70% of regulations can go," he was quoted as saying at a town hall meeting. According to his website, his vision for regulations…

We've heard this idea many times: industries must pay workers a minimum wage to keep their prices low and profits high. The argument goes that if companies are required to pay employees more, there will be fewer jobs available or prices will have to…

History is full of women who bravely fought to make a difference in the world. As activists, journalists, or fighters, women have stepped up to combat social injustice and defend their freedoms. Others worked their way into “boys clubs,” helping to…

If your livelihood depends on crops, which need water, and there isn’t any water ... what do you do? Borrie Erasmus struggled with this very problem just this year in South Africa. His family has lived on the same farmland for 50 years. It usually…

A white rhinoceros near Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Pledge to stand with Audubon to call on elected officials to listen to science and work towards climate solutions. The tables are about to be turned on poachers – they’ll soon be the ones being tracked. In…