When the Griffiths' dog fell overboard during a sailing trip, the couple assumed she had drowned -- until she was discovered four months later on a small Australian island. More »
Donald Peters, a 79-year-old man from Danbury, Connecticut, passed away on November 1st -- but left his wife a surprise gift before he went. More »
Even the most indulgent luxury hotels might start looking a little bland once you get a taste of the new "hotel room of the future," an experimental room designed by German scientists. More »
12 days before Christmas, a disabled soldier discovered a gift from a mystery giver. And they just kept coming. More »
Amazingly, a woman who'd been lost in the woods was discovered three days later, still alive, buried in the snow. More »
We’ve all heard the stories of children being raised by animals, like the Jungle Book’s Mowgli, or the real-life Russian “wolf boy” discovered in a Russian forest last year. But a new discovery in Argentina reveals a nurturing spirit that you wouldn’t expect to see in one particular species: the common cat. More »
Last Tuesday, Gil Steward stopped in at his local Home Depot in Auburn, Maine to pick up a trailer part -- and ended up with a lot more than he'd bargained for. More »
Last week, a thief snuck back into a couple's house to return momentos from their deceased daughter. More »
How's your next door neighbor doing these days? The question may seem random, but in fact, a neighbor's happiness may have a bigger impact on your own emotional state than even your own spouse. More »
When a teenage boy whose arm had been almost completely ripped off entered the hospital, Dr. Nott knew he needed some help to save the boy's life. So he consulted with a fellow doctor back home in the UK -- via text message. More »
There's nothing worse than the sensation of soaking wet clothes on your body when you get caught outside in a heavy rainstorm. But thanks to a new development in fabric from scientists at the University of Zurich, wet clothing may soon be a matter of the past. More »
On Monday, a rare alignment of the planets created a vision similar to a smiley face, consisting of Venus and Jupiter as eyes, above a cresent moon in the shape of a smiling mouth. More »
No one would dispute the fact that Princeton students are a pretty smart bunch. But recently, some of Princeton's chess players got beaten by an unlikely group of competitors -- inmates from the maximum-security New Jersey State prison. More »
Sick of wasting thousands of hours and dollars on salon treatments to cover up those white roots? Soon, you may be in luck: scientists have created a new drug that can trigger the production of new pigmentation, which may allow hair to return to its former natural shade. More »
Last week, Iran Ahmed, an Indian food shop owner in Bristol, England, got a surprising gift: a letter and £100 cash from an anonymous man who had stolen from his shop seven years ago. More »