News & Features Archive

• May 08 2011

  Teen Lui Shi Ching Has Carried Best Friend on Back for Eight Years

  Because his best friend Lu Shao has a disability that makes it difficult to walk, Lui Shi Ching has carried him to and from school every day for eight years. Read More

• April 06 2011

  Bananas Are the Key to Greener Cars

  Fruits like bananas and pineapples can be used to develop nanocellulose plastics, which can create lightweight, fuel-efficient cars. Read More

• April 05 2011

  Couple Survives Six Natural Disasters On Honeymoon

  Stefan and Erika Svanstrom took a worldwide honeymoon -- and came face to face with the worst of what nature has to offer. Read More

• March 31 2011

  Lotto Winner Mike Barth Wins $28.9 Million for Being Nice

  Mike Barth didn't make a fuss when someone cut in front of him to buy a lotto ticket -- and now, he's almost $29 million richer as a result. Read More

• March 27 2011

  College Student Uses Tech Skills to Track Down Computer Thief

  College student Mark Bao used tech savvy to track down the thief who stole his laptop. Read More

• March 06 2011

  Meet Roadrunner, the Long-Distance Running Cat

  A personal trainer, Michael Greenblatt, adopted a cat after she started tagging along on his daily runs. Now she's a pro. Read More

• February 24 2011

  Daily Pizza Habit Saves Woman’s Life

  Pizza delivery driver Susan Guy was surprised that a regular customer hadn't called in a few days -- so she went to the woman's home and alerted rescue officials, saving her life. Read More

• February 16 2011

  Portland, Maine Restaurant Creates “Biggest Loser” Challenge for Employees

  Restaurant owner David Turin knew that he and many of his employees had put on too much weight -- so he launched an optional challenge that's encouraging his staff to get into top shape. Read More

• February 03 2011

  6th Grader David Sukhin Invents 100% Accurate Snow Day Calculator

  A student invented an online calculator to predict the odds of schools calling snow days -- and in five years, he's never been wrong. Read More

• January 25 2011

  Intellidrive “Talking Car” Technology Can Prevent Collisions and Save Lives

  A new technology called Intellidrive can alert drivers to potential accidents in their path. Read More

• January 23 2011

  Phantom Sculptor Leaves Guerrilla Art In Boulder, Colorado

  Donna Coughlin received a surprise lawn sculpture, which she believes to be from Mark Guilbeau, a "phantom sculptor" who'd struck her house 23 years earlier. Read More

• January 18 2011

  Residents of Stony Stratford, England Clear Shelves to Save Library

  Townspeople organized a protest through Facebook to prevent the closure of their beloved public library. Read More

• December 30 2010

  Sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott Released from Prison on Kidney Transplant Condition

  The Scott sisters' life sentence for robbery has been overturned, with the condition that Gladys Scott must give a kidney to her sister Jamie. Read More

• December 29 2010

  Amazon Patent Lets You Exchange Bad Gifts Before They Arrive

  There may be no need to return an unwanted Christmas present from Amazon in the future, thanks to their new Bad Gift Exchange patent. Read More

• December 21 2010

  Instead of Echinacea, Try Chocolate for a Cough or Cold

  Theobromine, a chemical found in chocolate and cocoa, could be more effective than echinacea in curing a cold. Read More

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