![A great white shark - the main icon of "Shark Week" - swimming in the ocean surrounded by fish.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/66981297dba340de2a342626_great-white-shark-week-female-host.jpg)
Shark Week is already eyeing a host for next year, and the future is 'female'
The show has run with a host for 24 years straight, and one thing has stayed the same. But as women lead the field of marine biology in greater numbers, the tides could be changing.
Read More![Three photos. On the left, Auli'i Cravalho smiles brightly in a black wetsuit while sitting on a boat, her two thumbs up in the air. In the center, a coral polyp under the sea. On the right, Aulil'i Cravalho speaks with a Hawaiian man about the area's coral reefs, while standing in front of the ocean.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/669560d1cd06c18a2bdc888a_moana-coral-reefs%E2%80%93aulii-cravalho-.jpg)
'Moana's Auli'i Cravalho speaks up for Hawaiian coral reefs in new short film series
The voice actress of the beloved Disney princess is partnering up with a Hawaiian coral restoration nonprofit to educate us all about the importance of the planet's reefs.
Read More![Two photos. On the left, Allyson Felix runs on a track, wearing a blue top and running bib. On the right, a rendering of a nursery provided by Pampers in the Olympic Village](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/668d8612b159f117277131d0_olympic-nursery-allyson-felix.jpg)
US track star Allyson Felix establishes first-ever nursery for Olympic parents
This year’s Paris Olympics will be home to the first-ever nursery in the history of the Games. And it’s all thanks to the most decorated track and field athlete in history.
Read More![Two images. On the left, a deer crosses a road, with oncoming traffic in the distance. On the right, four teen girls smile in front of a row of Samsung Galaxy tablets](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/6679c7e496c1bba8905f0412_ai-wildlife-detection-device.jpg)
Groundbreaking AI tech aims to reduce wildlife collisions — and it was invented by teen girls
A project created by four teen girls in Colorado uses AI and infrared technology to alert drivers of oncoming wildlife.
Read More![A group of women stand side by side outside and smile](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/616ba1bd9c30658d92770256_file-20210915-19-o4o0x9.jpg)
Art Is Helping Refugee Women Connect and Express Themselves
A new study in Australia has looked at the experiences of refugee and migrant women who shared creative art in community exhibitions. The women supported each other, learnt about each other’s cultures and taught each other new skills, including unique sewing techniques.
Read More![Afghan refugees posing together at Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/616724f7cb148bf82d321cfa_Afghan-Women-Launch-Refugee-School-on-US-Army-Base.jpeg)
Afghan Women Launched a School for Refugees on a U.S. Army Base
Concerned to see refugee children missing out on classes, three Afghan women set up their own school at the Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin.
Read More![Two photos. On the left, Taylor Swift wearing a light pink gown while singing on stage. On the right: a view of downtown Edinburgh](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/666883f90a0bc796fdd147fe_taylor-swift-edinburgh-donation.jpg)
Following major donation from Taylor Swift, Swifties offer their own £13 donations to Edinburgh food banks
After the singer made a sizable donation to local food banks on her Edinburgh Eras Tour stop, the Swifties are following in her footsteps.
Read More![Be A Hero: A Fan Activist Campaign in Support of Disney Workers](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/64b81b553b20e714b2f5ef4d_be-a-hero-disney-workers.jpg)
Amid Strikes, Abigail Disney & Fan Activists Seek To Protect Disney Employees
Abigail Disney and fan activists have joined together to launch a campaign that urges Disney to expand its legal obligations to employees.
Read More![Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/65d3ae88e1e5f5c1cfabde0c_the-women-who-stood-with-martin-luther-king-jr.jpg)
Meet the women who sustained the civil rights movement, though 'hidden in plain view'
Historian Vicki Crawford explains the contributions of women who influenced King and helped to fuel some of the most significant campaigns of the civil rights era, but whose contributions are not nearly as well known.
Read More![Polaroid of Dylan Mulvaney smiling at Pride, over a playful background of LGBTQ+ and happy illustrations](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/6480b7beb1d778beaef44ca4_dylan-mulvaney-first-pride-as-woman.jpg)
Dylan Mulvaney: 'My First Pride as a Trans Woman Felt Honest & Free'
Dylan Mulvaney is TikTok’s sweetheart, documenting her journey into girlhood. Read more about her very first Pride Month as a trans woman!
Read More![Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh speaks on the TED stage, a photo of a firefly projected behind her](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5f6cc9cd16d59d990c8fca33/6540130254aad4ebfc4889b7_ted-talk-fireflies.jpg)
Climate Change is Killing Fireflies; Here’s Why (and How) We Should Protect Them
Fireflies play a crucial role in ecosystems around the world but are on the decline. Fortunately, there’s still time to preserve them for future generations before they blink out forever.
Read More