On April 25th, more than 12,000 students, teachers, and parents from 10 Ottawa-area high schools joined together in a supersized group hug sure to break world records. More »
If you think goldfish don't have talent, check out Comet, a fish who can play football, basketball, and even knows how to limbo. More »
When a softball player became injured after hitting the ball out of the park, her opponents lifted her up and carried her across the field to help her make a home run. More »
It would be nerve-wracking enough to stand in front of a lecture hall and spout your knowledge to a group of students. But what if your students were the same age as you – or worse yet, even older? More »
Most of us have run across a backpacker or two. But there’s one small group of German backpackers who might make even the most jaded adventurer raise an eyebrow: The journeymen. More »
An ecologist recently discovered a beaver dam in Canada so large that it's visible from outer space. More »
Everyone knows music brings people together – but in Venezuela, hundreds of thousands of children are joining a classical music program which offers them all a chance to escape from poverty. More »
On a recent visit to a golf course, paralyzed golfer Frank Peter scored a hole-in-one on a Par 3 course. More »
If System of a Down singer Serj Tankian has his way, the band’s next tour may be live, up-close – and completely digital. He is so concerned with reducing his environmental impact on the earth that he’d like to avoid touring from city to city, and play concerts via holograph instead. More »
Sally Field may have been the Flying Nun -- but could she swim 2.4 miles through the ocean, bike 112 miles across a lava desert, and wrap it up with a 26.2 mile run, all within a single day? More »
Airports aren’t generally the most eco-friendly environments, what with all the gas-guzzling planes around – but Paris’ Orly Airport is about to gain some brownie points for going green in a most unique way. More »
A new polymer varnish will turn squares on roads pink in icy weather to help drivers make it through the snowy season, accident-free. More »
When a plane crashed in the Congo before takeoff last week, it caught fire with passengers still on board. But a 14-year-old girl, April Mosier, led the way to safety. More »
Most musicians want fortune, fame, a bowlful of after-show M&Ms with the brown ones removed, and the license to smash up hotel rooms whenever they feel like it. Not Feliciano dos Santos: He just wants people to wash their hands. More »
Last May, the small town of Modbury, England decided to rid their lives of plastic bags, creating an eco-friendly oasis. Now, other towns are eager to latch on to the cause. More »