"This May, Sila, now 38 years old, underwent a simple but profound operation to undo the past. She traveled to Trinidad, Colorado, where Dr. Marci Bowers, a gynecological and pelvic surgeon, has recently begun to perform "clitoralplasty" or "female circumcision reversals" on African women."

The Breakthrough Institute works to make fascinating and innovative technologies like the ones described in this article a reality.

"Reaching a substantive global agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the UN-sponsored climate-change conference this December on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is a necessary step, but it is not sufficient. In order to avoid catastrophic tipping points, we need to effectively manage key Earth system processes, and we need to do it now."

Newsweek rightly declares, "Berlusconi's policy failures are everywhere." Putting PD in power is Italy's best shot at cleaning up the corrupt, totalitarian mess of Burlosconi's crypto-fascist regime.

Adrian Sudsbury lost his battle with leukemia last year -- I find his blog to be so inspirational and heartbreaking. It makes me want to donate not just money but bone marrow too.

"'Disabled children -- they're really the forgotten ones in this war,' said Blauser, 43. 'They are often not seen in society.'" One of CNN's "heroes," please vote for Brad on cnn.com/heroes and give generously to his cause!

For all the talk about 'kids these days,' these students in Boston are some of our best and brightest - using their words and minds on their way to a successful college career.

Hyperbaric oxygen is a cutting-edge treatment for many children with autism. Unfortunately, many insurance companies won't cover the cost of the sessions.

Instead of waiting for Washington to fix the credit crisis, here's a way to make a sound investment that helps Americans who need these loans to survive.

This is a really cool, innovative health care model. The Clinic is trying to serve high-need & poor populations while at the same time providing high-quality care to wealthier client-benefactors who desire more personalized care. I hope it works!