Eleanor Igwe

Due to lithium’s central role in electric vehicle batteries, its demand is predicted to reach the level of two to four million metric tons by 2030. In addition to the stresses this will put on mining production and the environment – issues of water security are likely to become a key challenge. photo/Otavio Piske

The fact that she never became a gallery artist may have saved her work from obscurity.

In the three weeks since the harrowing and seemingly unanswered pleas for help first emerged after the train derailment, the nation has watched the environmental disaster in East Palestine continue to play out. What is the long-term view?

As governments and corporations ramp up their financial and regulatory commitments, the creation of more standardized metrics that can increase transparency and accountability is already a priority for the United Nations. art/Oracle

Describing Rachel Held Evans' death as having sent shock waves through the Christian world might sound like a cliché, but it doesn’t begin to describe the impact of her passing. art/Kanae Chalk Art

Catch her directing on "Hacks" and "Ramy." The Sundance winner for "Miseducation of Cameron Post" talks about her college years.

Compassion for others and compassion for ourselves.

Loyal Nana takes a look at the American Social Hygiene Association (ASHA), an innovative organization that prioritized supporting scientific research and pushing past embarrassment to educate the public.

Helmed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who is still hailed for Love & Basketball (2000), it succeeds as a romance drama, while making deft observations concerning the sexualization of women in the music industry. Prince-Bythewood's writing also addresses a lot of ideas that have just come into the fore about self-care, mental health, and healthy relationships.

Frank Bourassa might not be as well known as Catch Me If You Can’s infamous Frank Abagnale, but he's the most prolific counterfeiter in American history.

From legal studies to interior design, this "gothic priestess wearing crocs" shows no signs of stopping.

The heavyweight cinematographer behind "The Handmaid's Tale."

Investigative journalist Nellie Bly kicked off her writing career responding to a sexist columnist.

Computer scientist Evelyn Berezin passed away this past week at the age of 93.

I had a conversation with Recy Taylor’s brother Robert Corbitt. The documentary The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017) is available on Hulu.