Charles Babbage invented the world's first computer. So why is it that you've probably never heard of him? More »
When 12-year-old Jake Olson was told he'd need surgery that would leave him completely blind, he had just one request: he wanted to see one more football game. He got far more than he had hoped for. More »
Through a project called Art Miles, a couple has inspired people all over the world to express themselves through the creation of collaborative murals. More »
Juan Manuel Pineda has been through so much trauma it could make you cry just thinking about it. But thanks to some generous strangers, his luck has turned for the better, and he recently achieved his dream of performing in a rock show onstage. More »
Learn about Andrea Ivory, a breast cancer survivor who created a nonprofit dedicated to helping low income women prevent and treat breast cancer. More »
After cancer survivor Allison Winn got a therapy dog, she made it her mission to raise money to help other kids with cancer get their very own therapy dogs. More »
By traveling the country on motorcycles in 1916, two sisters helped pave the way for the women's rights movement. More »
The inventor of the Segway has come up with a revolutionary invention that could provide access to clean water for millions of people. More »
After coming home from Iraq, Sergeant Gunnar Swanson was so haunted by what he had seen that he went on a mission to help Iraqi children escape the violence in their country. More »
A non-profit group called Clean the World is sending slightly used bars of soap overseas to save lives in developing countries. More »
A 16-year-old boy from India has created a free program to educate more than 800 children in his village. More »
To make it easier to deal with his chemotherapy and radiation treatments, a seven-year-old boy learned to imagine himself as a superhero. Now, there's a comic book featuring his adventures to help other sick children. More »
Wyatt Wilke grew a sunflower to enter in a contest in a nearby town, but died unexpectedly the day of the competition. Instead, his family took his flower to the show—and won the prize in his name. More »
When two of his tenants lost their jobs, a landlord decided to get a job to cover their bills, rather than kick them out. More »
After school, 16-year-old Akrit Jaswal spends time on his favorite hobby: trying to find a cure for cancer. More »