Jessica Johnston was lucky to have survived after plummeting from the top of a 180-foot waterfall while hiking in the mountains. But when she lost her footing—she also lost her dog. They were enjoying one of the world’s richest landscapes, New Zealand’…
Reaching the milestone just before Earth Day, Ecosia, the nonprofit search engine, is celebrating 250 million trees planted worldwide, becoming the world’s largest planter of native trees. Since its founding in 2009, Ecosia has built the world…
A teacher’s pub karaoke rendition of the opera classic Nessun Dorma was so good that it went viral—and also earned the attention of producers from Britain’s Got Talent. 37-year-old Benjamin Gillham had been out drinking in Liverpool, celebrating …
A museum in Georgia is now home to the world’s first complete and scientifically accurate mounted skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri, one of the largest and most dangerous reptiles to ever live. Deinosuchus schwimmeri, which walked the eastern Un…
An Englishman whose grandmother took her own life while suffering from loneliness has started a turbo-charged effort to reduce social isolation. Called “Granborghini” the charity connects seniors and elderly in the UK with the owners of sup…
At an Oklahoma High School, an unlikely candidate was recently crowned Prom King: Principal Kirk Moore. Moore was recently hailed as a hero by the students after he disarmed a gunmen entering Pauls Valley High School, receiving a gunshot wound in the p…
