Along with more traditional methods, people are using mushrooms and human hair to help clean up oil spills, including in the Gulf Coast. More »
33 years ago, Oliver Vandevalle sent a message in a bottle out into the ocean. He's finally received a reply -- via Facebook. More »
An organization called the Endangered Language Alliance is working to preserve dying languages in New York City. More »
To stop three baby owls from becoming tame, a group of rescuers came up with a creative solution: a hand puppet called Super Mum. More »
Einstein, a 6-pound miniature horse, is in the running for the record of world's smallest horse. More »
After a California couple, Jaci and Eric Hasemeyer, began fostering and adopting children, their decisions set off a chain reaction throughout their neighborhood. More »
Bicyclist Steve Wheen was worried about bicyclists getting hurt driving over London's potholes, so he made them impossible to miss by planting flowers. More »
Recently, a German shepherd dog named Buddy helped officials reach a house fire by leading a state trooper there on his own. More »
Amy Palmiero-Winters, a runner who uses a prosthetic leg, has become the first American amputee to make the U.S. national track team. More »
Dogs are known for being loyal companions – but we've never met any as faithful as Hachiko, an Akita from Japan who spent 10 years waiting for his master. More »
Anna Bullus, a 25-year-old designer from England, has invented Gumdrop bins made from recycled gum to collect used chewing gum. More »
When Miriam Starobin realized her best friend Allyson Golden was choking on her gum, she used the Heimlich maneuver, which she'd learned from an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. More »
While working on The Serpent Project, a group of scientists discovered the Stygiomedusa gigantean jellyfish of the Gulf of Mexico. More »
When Ben and Kimberly Sherwood realized they wouldn't make it to the hospital to deliver their baby, the bride's mother at a nearby wedding party stepped in. More »
When Juraj Hegyi and Zuzana Marcekova were stranded in Taiwan after the eruption of Iceland's volcano, the Orchard Park Hotel threw them a free wedding. More »