This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. Named RCW 7, the nebula is located just over 5,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis. Nebulae are areas rich in the raw material needed to form new stars. Under the influence of gravity, parts of these molecular clouds collapse until they...
Nebulae are areas rich in the raw material needed to form new stars. Under the influence of gravity, parts of these molecular clouds collapse until they coalesce into very young, developing stars, called protostars, which are still surrounded by spinning discs of leftover gas and dust. The protostars forming in RCW 7 are particularly massive, giving off strongly...
Photo credit: University of Michigan Less than half (42%) of children in the United States meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day, with even lower rates reported in under-resourced communities. This lack of physical activity puts kids at a higher risk for obesity, anxiety, depression, school absenteeism and lower academic performance. Children...
Above: Federal receiver Robert Sillen in the prison yard at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, on June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)CONDEMNED Timothy James Young is a wrongfully convicted prisoner on San Quentin’s death row who writes about social justice issues. He is a visionary and a thinker who uses his pen to fight for freedom...
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Our nation’s food system is broken. At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we’re working with organizations and people involved in the growth, production and distribution of food to re-envision a system that reflects values we all care about, from racial equity to better health to environmental sustainability and economic justice. Together, we’re imagining a new food system...