New Combination of Wood Fibers and Spider Silk Could Rival Plastic After It Outperforms in Tests
Since the new material is tougher than most other substances that we produce today, it could one day be a viable replacement for plastic.
Three-Story ‘Water Battery’ Has Already Slashed University’s Electrical Costs By 40% in One Month
By storing the energy from 6,000 solar panels, this university is powering all of its air conditioning—which is the largest contributor to energy costs.
Hundreds of Volunteers Are Tracking Santa’s Journey On Christmas Eve; Here’s How to Follow His Sleigh
Hundreds of jolly volunteers have stepped up to continue the tradition of monitoring Santa Claus's journey around the world for the 64th year in a row.
Listen to Actor Danny Trejo Describe How He Helped Rescue Special Needs Boy From Overturned Car
The 75-year-old actor says that he was able to form a bond with the boy because he has had experience working with special needs kids in the past.
Ben & Jerry’s Has Already Ditched Plastic Straws – And This Year They’re Going One Step Further
The ice cream brand has been using sustainable packaging since 2009 – but over the course of the next year, they're ditching plastic for good.
Woman Uses Old Tires And Turns Them Into Beautiful Playgrounds
Durable, cheap, and relatively safe, one young architect is utilizing some of India's 100 million yearly thrown-away tires to design colorful playgrounds for schools...
Engineers Have Just Finished Drilling the First Geothermal Well in the UK to Use Renewable Energy
Measuring in at 3.1 miles deep, this geothermal energy well is now the deepest and hottest well in the world.
He Was Quoted $50,000 to Fix the Church Clock But All it Took Was a Can of WD-40
Grimsby is a large port town in Lincolnshire where a 14th-century church clock has been stuck at two-past-twelve for twelve years.
Recently, when the church...
11-Year-old Girl With Autism Earns Guinness World Record for Mental Math Skills
Just because you’ve got “higher math” in your name, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have an aptitude for arithmetic, but for 11-year-old Sanaa Hiremath, numbers...
James Patterson Donates Heaps of Cash to School Classrooms—and Now He’s Donating $2Mil More
The best-selling novelist hopes that his donations will help encourage American students to fall in love with reading the same way that he did.
This Tasty Seaweed Reduces Cow Emissions by 99%—and It Could Soon Be a Climate Gamechanger
Cows love nibbling on this common pink seaweed growing off the coast of Australia—and it apparently reduces their gassy emissions by 99%.
High School Kids Praise Anonymous Man Who Paid for Their Dinner With One Specific Condition
A group of teenagers had a particularly memorable prom night after an anonymous man offered to pay for their dinner with a simple stipulation.
94-Year-old Veteran Has Spent a Decade Cheering on Students With Life Advice and Fist Bumps
Every day for the last ten years, Wally Richardson has stood outside of a local middle school so he can cheer up the youngsters with wisdom and fist bumps.
Lebanon Becomes First Arab Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana
The legislation could bring in as much as $1 billion in annual revenue, which would be a much-needed financial windfall for the nation's struggling economy.
Man Donated Hundreds of Thousands of Miles to Strangers, Reuniting Families for the Holidays
And his donation inspired dozens of other frequent fliers to donate their airline miles as well.
Reports Find Social Restrictions Are Working to Curb New COVID-19 Cases From Italy to Seattle
Numerous datasets from around the world are illustrating how self-isolation and lockdowns have been helping to curb novel coronavirus cases.
When Boy With Autism Was Overwhelmed By First Day of School, Kind Classmate Soothed Him
When a little boy with autism was overwhelmed by his first day of school, a compassionate classmate helped turn it around.
When Keanu Reeves Sees Sweet Fan Sign Posted in a Yard, He Hops Out of the Car to Leave His Autograph
Keanu Reeves fans are gushing over this most recent story of the actor's kindness in action after he jumped out of a car to autograph a fan's sign.
Culturally Wealthy: More Americans Visited Their Library in 2019 Than the Movies—By Far
A heartening survey of American activities in 2019 shows that adults visited libraries more than any other cultural institution.
After Making History With New Film Studio, Tyler Perry to Build a Shelter for Disadvantaged Women and Children
The shelter for disadvantaged youth and homeless women will be located on his new 330-acre film studio property in Atlanta, Georgia.