Everyone knows the universal symbol of breast cancer: the pink ribbon. Promoted by the Union for International Cancer Control, it pops up everywhere, from retail shops to government offices, each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Awareness ribbons now exist for a multitude of causes, but experts trace their beginnings back to a single source With Monday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although people typically associate the month of October with spooky season and the beginning of fall foliage, the month is also ...

We all know that the light pink ribbon stands for breast cancer awareness. But did you know that each of the other types of cancer have a colour of their own? As World Cancer Day approaches (May 14), ...

But have you ever stopped to wonder why? Why the ribbon? Who chose the color pink? Half of this story started in 1979, when a wife of a hostage who had been taken in Iran was inspired to tie yellow ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

A red ribbon hangs on the White House on World AIDS Day in 2013. Courtesy of Ted Eytan/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar ...

This sociological study of the recent charity-ribbon trend examines the symbol’s meanings, transformation, and commodification, and explores the wearers’ reasons for publicly displaying their vaguely ...

Every year on December 1, people around the world mark World Aids Day to raise awareness about the symptoms, causes, and preventative measures of HIV/AIDS, which has claimed an unprecedented number of ...