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FIFA World Cup Begins Today
The FIFA World Cup begins today, and runs through July 13, with host country Brazil playing Croatia.
This is the 20th FIFA World Cup, an...
New Fund Protects Amazon Rainforest for 25 Years
An agreement signed May 22 will commit $215 million for expanded protection of the Amazon rainforest.
The move will guarantee funds for the next 25...
‘Good Will Students’ Take Action for the Environment
World Environment Day is June 5. What are you doing for the planet?
Some great American kids in Orange, New Jersey are taking to the streets...
One-legged Athlete Equals One Powerful Ad for the World Cup
Born with only one leg, Nico Calabria didn't let his disability keep him from any sport he was passionate about, especially soccer (football). Now...
Sharp Decline in Maternal and Child Deaths Globally, New Data Shows
Since the start of an international effort to address maternal and child mortality, millions of lives have been saved globally, a new study shows.
In...
Dolphins Protect Long-Distance Swimmer From Great White Shark
Long distance ocean swimmer Adam Walker was midway through his crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait when he saw a great white shark approach...
Soft Landing: Skateboarders Add Floating Ramp to Lake Tahoe (WATCH)
How do skateboarders learn to do those aerial flips without breaking their backs? Well, now they can use the ramp built by Bob Burnquist...
Rio Slums Transformed Into Canvas Bursting With Color
Two Dutch artists are transforming a shanty town clinging to the hillside in Rio de Janeiro using buckets of bright neon colored paint.
With the...
Purring Monkey Discovered in the Amazon
A purring monkey and a vegetarian piranha are among the new species of animals discovered during scientific expeditions in the Amazon rainforest. Discovered by researchers...
Chinese Olympics Fan Pedals Rickshaw Around the World for ‘Spirit of the Games’
Three years ago, a Chinese farmer packed his worldly possessions into a rusty rickshaw, and, after pedaling 37,500 miles (60,000 km) through 16 countries...
Swedes Are Such Good Recyclers They’ve Run Out of Garbage
With the highly successful recycling habits of Swedish households - they sent just 4% of their waste to landfills in 2011 - comes the...
Brilliant Ad Agency Enlists Superman to Rebrand Chemo Drug as ‘Superformula’
The first step in overcoming disease might be believing in the cure. But how can such a positive mindset be nurtured in scared children...
Italian Ingenuity: Europe’s First Zero Waste Town
Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and...
One-of-a-Kind Racing Car Simulator Cheers Kids in Hospital
A generous gift is making life more enjoyable for children at UNC Children's Hospital. It's a video game built with the same materials as...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
Contest Produces 5 Outside-The-Box Ideas To Change U.S. Cities
The Mayor’s Challenge is a contest run by Bloomberg Philanthropies to find the best ideas bubbling out of our cities--from data mining to turning...
Christmas Paying it Forward – a Sweet Coincidence
I was struggling to find the Christmas spirit this year and hoped a short trip to Vermont to meet my son for skiing might...
4 Quick Tips to Find—and Keep—Happiness
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly...
Saving Endangered Golden Monkeys Helps Forest
That the cries of Brazil's endangered golden lion tamarins should fill the air at all on a recent afternoon was cause for celebration, the...
Olympic Heroes Join British Prime Minister for Hunger Talks
Britain's double Olympic gold hero Mo Farah on Sunday helped launch a "hunger summit" with other athletes aimed at tackling malnutrition worldwide, held at...