Breast milk’s effects on health has more to do with its impact on early formation of the gut, which has been found in recent years to benefit the body and brain long term.

“We gain from peace and stability. They gain from lawlessness.”

Less than 24 hours before, it was discovered there weren’t enough properly-sized space suits.

India has experienced a 22 percent reduction in its maternal mortality rate since 2013. Here’s one major reason why.

Learning about how her body works helped this Ugandan student feel emboldened.

Experts are hoping elephantiasis doesn’t spread in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Women are the hardest hit by this disease, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

Puberty can make “exercise awkward,” says teen Kiera Wright. This is one of the reasons teen girls fail to meet their physical activity recommendations.

Jasmin’s blindness makes it hard for her to hide her eating disorder in social situation. Here, she questions why others must draw attention to a situation that is awkward for everybody.

The focus on getting girls in STEM is working in life sciences, less so in math and engineering. “I really don’t enjoy math,” says one 17-year-old. “So I plan on pursuing a career in biology.”