Lewis Pugh recently completed a swim beneath the icy summit of Mount Everest to raise awareness of glacial melt. More »
Emily Hawley, the valedictorian of Centenary College, proposed to her boyfriend in her graduation speech. More »
A group of ninja fighters from Sydney, Australia's Ninja Senshi Ryu scared off some would-be muggers. More »
Scientists have discovered that a tiny crustacean called the copepod is stronger and faster in relation to its size than any other animal. More »
In Fribourg, Switzerland, drivers going too fast will get a warning from a real-life angel, thanks to a new campaign. More »
Ella Haag, a toddler from Minnesota, caught a 20-pound muskie while fishing on Saturday. More »
Tracy Woodhouse and Graham Peck of Scarborough, England wanted a nice home without spending a fortune. So they converted a public toilet into a stunning cottage. More »
13-year-old Erik Martin has liver cancer, and he asked the Make a Wish Foundation for one wish: to become a superhero. Last week, hundreds of people helped him in his mission. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
According to a new study, handling money (even if it's not your own) can lessen both physical and emotional pain. More »