Kaia Minn at the National Academy of Inventors conference. Image Credit: kaiaminn.com A discarded citrus peel is not the sort of thing most people would associate with restoring forests. But for 13-year-old Massachusetts inventor ‘Kaia Minn,’ it became the starting point for a simple idea with potentially far-reaching environmental uses. Minn has developed a ‘biodegradable…

Picture this: You live in Provincetown, one of America’s most desirable residential areas, and watch a condo in your neighbourhood sell for a record $3.9 million. You joined the celebrations, shook hands with the new neighbour. But then, nearly two weeks later, the condo next door sells for an even more staggering $5 million, making…

An Indian-origin British Airways cabin crew manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague at his home in Berkshire after she woke to find him touching her without her consent.Amardip “Amo” Dhariwal, 55, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault by penetration following a nine-day trial at Reading Crown Court.The incident…

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author, journalist and activist who became one of the most prominent voices of the US women’s movement and a fierce advocate for gender equality, has died at the age of 92.Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, according to posts on her and her foundation’s social media accounts.A…