A simple request for beer money ended up turning into a massive fundraising haul for a children's hospital in Iowa.

The growing number of children arriving at Texas schools unvaccinated makes the state increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks in cities large and small, according to a computer simulation. The findings indicate that a 5% further decrease in vaccination rates that have been on a downward trend since 2003 would increase the size of a potential measles outbreak by up to 4,000% in some communities.

Across the globe today students led marches and rallies for action on the Climate Change crisis, agitating for radical change towards sustainability throughout society, from industry to government to farming practices to the military industrial complex. The march in NYC boasted upwards of 250,000 people, many of them children cutting school to participate, and culminated in a rally with musical performances and a speech from Greta Thunberg, the internationally famous child activist. Check out all the inspired home-made signs we saw today!

Millions of people join a global environmental strike led by schoolchildren.

Young people want politicians to act but they aren't leaving it to them. Here's what they're giving up.

Smith and his family have donated $34 million to a fund that wipes away student debt for parents whose children attend Morehouse

Many people in the US do not belong to Native American communities but still carry bits of Native American DNA, inherited from European and African ancestors who had children with indigenous individuals during colonization and settlement. In a new study researchers investigate this genetic legacy and what it can tell us about how non-natives migrated across the US.

Millions of people join a global environmental strike led by schoolchildren.

The rare and deadly genetic liver disorder, GSD type Ia, affects children from infancy through adulthood, causing dangerously low blood sugar levels and constant dependence on glucose consumption in the form of cornstarch every few hours for survival. If a cornstarch dose is missed, the disease can lead to seizures and even death. A clinical trial originally set out to simply test the safety and dosage of the gene therapy for three patients with GSD Type Ia. The dramatic improvement in their lives was unexpected.