New Sustainable Roofing Material Can Naturally Keep Buildings Cool Without A/C
Turning on the air conditioning to its highest setting can bring sweet relief. But your resulting energy bill? Not so much. What if your...
Teacher Swaps Shoes With Student To Save Him From Missing His Graduation Ceremony
High school graduations are one of the most important rites of passage in a teenager’s life. Four years of hard work, friendships, and dreams...
Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts
One of the biggest California fossil discoveries ever made has been found to include the remains of ancient mastodon, fish, and other mammals.
Encased amid...
Brave 7-Year-old Boy Swims an Hour to Rescue His Dad and Little Sister
In life and death situations, the instinct to save those we love can grant us near superhuman powers. On the eve of this past...
2-Year-old Girl With a Genius IQ is the Youngest American to Become Member of Mensa
Could you recognize all 50 U.S. states just by looking at the outline of their shapes? How about naming rapid-fire every element on the...
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...
100-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise Found on Fernandina Island is Indeed Member of ‘Extinct’ Species
The high hopes of scientists who found a 100-year old female giant tortoise on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos have been confirmed: genetic tests...
From Miniature Sushi to Tiny Cakes, Mom Makes Exquisite Dollhouse Food — LOOK
A Scottish dollhouse enthusiast creates tiny dishes—including takeout and sushi—which are sold to collectors as far away as America.
41-year-old Roz MacLean started selling tiny...
Homeless Nigerian Boy Becomes U.S. Chess Champion at 10-Years-old After Immigrating to US
Tanitoluwa Adewumi—more commonly known by his nickname “Tani”—may be just 10 years old, but he's already become an official Chess National Master, with an...
In Learning to Use Her Left Hand Following a Stroke 60-Year Old Chen Lie Discovers She’s an Expert Painter
At the age of 60, Chen Lie suffered a hemorrhagic stroke which arrived "without my invitation or permission." But the temporary paralysis of her...
Unaware She Was Pregnant, Lucky Lady is on Same Flight As NeoNatal Crew When She Gives Birth Prematurely
Some planes land late and others make it to the gate on time, but a recent flight from Salt Lake City to Honolulu is...
79-Year-old Diver and This Fish Have Been BFFs for Nearly 30 Years After He Nursed Her Back to Health
In fishing lore, tall tales abound. Whether it’s ‘the one that got away’ or ‘the one that jumped right into the boat,’ pretty much...
How One Developer is Turning Farm Storage into Soaring Yet Affordable Apartments
Produced by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II, and now consigned primarily for storage use on farms, the Quonset hut is...
India’s Richest Man Retools Factories to Provide FREE Oxygen to 1 in 10 COVID Patients Across Country
As India grapples with an unprecedented new wave of COVID-19, one of the country's major companies is working round-the-clock to get free oxygen out...
‘The Manta’ Sailing Vessel is Designed to Feed on Plastic Waste for Power – While Cleaning Oceans
A professional yacht racer in France, annoyed by the constant sightings of floating mats of plastic garbage in coastal waters, has designed an ocean-cleaning...
Tiny ‘Mouse Deer’ Born at English Zoo is the Height of a Pencil — And Adorable
A husband and wife were taking in the sights at the Bristol Zoo Gardens when they came upon a tiny creature that stood about...
She’s Starting College at Age 12, With Plans to Be a NASA Engineer
Over the course of the pandemic, the landscape of education has drastically changed, but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never...
Family Builds Giant Dinosaur From Take-Out Containers During Hotel Quarantine: Naming It ‘Bagasaurus’
A new species of dinosaur was recently discovered in a hotel room in Perth, Australia. While the origins of most recognizable dino specimens date...
Irish Farmer Stumbles Onto ‘Untouched’ Ancient Underground Tomb of Stone Near Dingle
A farmer on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula was surprised to find a stone-lined passageway beneath a rock he had turned over in his fields.
Many stone...
Stuck At Home on Earth Day? Here’s How to Connect with Nature Right Where You Are
There are dozens of ways for you to connect with nature while you're stuck in quarantine—but here are just a few methods to celebrate the 50th Earth Day.