Tennis legend Serena Williams is known for her record-breaking career on the court, but two secondary schools she helped establish in rural Kenya have left a legacy beyond sports. In 2007 and 2010, Williams partnered with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the nonprofit Build African Schools to fund and open two schools in the East African country….

A goldfish swimming inside a water tank has earned a Guinness World Records title after steering a motorised vehicle for 12.28 metres in just one minute. The unusual invention was created by Dutch computer engineer Thomas de Wolf, whose pet goldfish, Blub, became the unlikely driver of a motion-sensing car that translates the fish’s movements…

Image: Cactus Jack Foundation Travis Scott‘s Cactus Jack Foundation has partnered with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) to support aspiring fashion designers through scholarships, mentorship and practical design training. The collaboration, known as the Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101 programme, offers selected students $10,000 each and access to an online curriculum developed by the Cactus…

A suburban Georgia community became a model for urban wildlife conservation after teenager Malcolm Barnard led a two-year campaign to turn backyards, school grounds and public spaces into wildlife habitats. According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Johns Creek earned its Community Wildlife Habitat certification in 2012, becoming the organisation’s 60th certified community in the…