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London’s Thames is Coming Back to Life With Whales, Dolphins, and Seals
If you mention whale watching, not too many people will think of London, but an environmental comeback has led to dozens of sightings in...
Two Cops Do Their Duty By Doing The Dishes When It Counts Most
We all know it’s part of your job when you’re a law enforcement officer–to protect and serve. But, serving egg sandwiches?
Two Dutch cops were...
Holistic Jungle Plants and Spiritual Work Improve Patients With Cancer
After eight very sick individuals volunteered to be flown to the Amazonian jungle to try a holistic treatment approach, five of them came back...
Filmmakers Find Amazing Optimism in Syrians Who’ve Lost It All -WATCH
Poets, illustrators, math teachers, students, writers, designers – these are the real faces of refugees leaving Syria for safety in Europe. Two filmmakers cycling...
Teens Create Pallbearer Program to Carry Homeless Vets in Final Hour
Dozens of high school students have volunteered to help give the homeless or lonely one last moment of dignity.
Their mission: carry the veterans who...
This Cop and Daughter’s Sweet Tea Party is Melting Hearts Everywhere
Beyond serving and protecting, police officers have other duties to perform — like attending a tea party when called.
This particular picture of Florida Deputy...
Designer’s Air Purifier Converts Smog Into Jewelry As it Cleans
A Dutch artist is turning smog into jewelry using the world’s largest portable air purifier.
Daan Roosegaarde first got the idea for the device while...
Van Gogh Themed Parade Dazzles With Amazing Dahlia-Covered Floats
The village of Zundert’s most famous native would have been awestruck at the sights, smells, and sounds of these 500,000 dahlia tributes.
Every year, the...
Man Sprinkles Compassion on Fallen Soldier’s Grave During Drought
Ever since his wife died last year, 86-year old Jake Reissig has visited her grave site every day, bringing a single rose – something he did...
Party Hats Placed on Surveillance Cameras Celebrate George Orwell’s Birthday
Dutch artists decorated surveillance cameras with party hats to celebrate George Orwell’s 110th birthday earlier this year.
Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, “1984,” warned about a...
Americans Can Donate AC Units to Seniors Who Can’t Afford Repairs
Instead of roasting in the oppressive heat of a Mississippi summer, an 81-year-old woman is breathing easier thanks to a donated air conditioner.
It’s more than...
Road Paved With Recycled Plastic Would Snap Together Like Legos
Plastic litter along roadsides may soon be used to make new roads. A company in the Netherlands has come up with a plan to...
‘We Are Family DC’ Offers Lifeline for Seniors, Dave Grohl Sends One, Too
For over a decade, We Are Family DC has been a powerhouse of volunteering, advocating and educating when it comes to the lives of...
Peanuts May Lower Your Risk of Dying From Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Disease
Nuts and peanuts may protect against several major causes of death, according to a study that began in 1986 involving 120,000 Dutch adults.
A paper...
Take a Stroll With Scientists Along Their “Smog-Eating” Street
Looks like an effective solution to air pollution might be right under our feet.
Dutch scientists have completed a full scale year-long test of smog-eating...
Brilliant Idea: Free Housing for Student Volunteers in Senior Home (w/ Video)
Talk about a win-win situation.
A special program at a Netherlands retirement home is offering young people free apartments on site, in exchange for spending 30 hours a month...
Cargo Ship Diverts 180 Miles to Pick Up Sick Girl
A Dutch cargo company ship went hundreds of miles out of its way to pick up a desperately sick child on St Helena, one...
Two Elderly Ladies Are Flying for the First Time – Watch Them Support Each Other
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A true gem of a short video produced by Vodafone features two Dutch grandmothers in their 70s who "agreed to do something they...
Caregiver Wins TEDx Award For Helping Others With Ill Relatives
I was a caregiver for my ill parents and my wife. I told my story on TEDx Amsterdam and I won a second place!
Now I'm...
A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast
The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there are using an innovative microcredit scheme to restore...