It's not just football helmets getting a full examination and overhaul; shoulder pads are also getting a redesign. Carbon fiber -- the stuff they use in lightweight super cars and the Batsuit-- is now ...

The silent barrier to girls' education in many regions isn't a lack of resources but a natural and recurring biological event: menstruation. Still a deeply entrenched taboo, this monthly cycle ...

Meet the eight-year-old boy helping fight period poverty - by making reusable pads for an international charity. Elliott Lonigro first heard about The Pachamama Project through his mother, Alanna ...

When students at Brown University head to their first class or hit the gym for their first workout this week, they'll find something new in many campus bathrooms: free tampons and pads. Brown's ...

Eben Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer, has shown off a new piece of hardware that’s likely to expand the ecosystem around its single board computer — namely a touchscreen display.

ATLANTA (AP) - The NFL's move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them. Not long after Atlanta Falcons ...

In the Silver State on Election Night, voters decided that women should not be required to pay more for feminine hygiene products under a sales tax code. According to NBC News, the "pink tax" in ...

At 13, she stood up in class to find a red patch on her pink uniform. It changed her destiny. Interacting with Lucy Mary Athieno reveals a warm passionate young woman. Her infectious smile ushers you ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The NFL's move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them. Not long after Atlanta Falcons ...