The Magic Cubes Protecting Greece’s Most Endangered Animal
Marine biologist Suzanne Raqbi and Captain Loukas Gurchogiannis have spent two months sailing across 26 Greek islands on a desperate mission to save one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. With fewer than 1,000 Mediterranean monk seals left in the wild, half of them living in Greek waters, every tourist interaction could mean the […]
This Beloved Kids Show Host Just Created Something Adults Desperately Need
Steve Burns never expected his pandemic TikTok videos to prove he still had a direct line to the hearts of the generation he helped raise, but those viral moments sparked something bigger than he imagined. The former Blue’s Clues host is launching “Alive,” a podcast that treats adult listeners with the same respect and curiosity […]
This Shih Tzu Got Adopted by 75 People
Chewy the Shih Tzu was found wandering Austin’s streets with matted fur and no one looking for him, a sad sight that broke the heart of an employee at The Philomena assisted living center. When they tracked down his original owners through his microchip, the response was crushing – they didn’t want him back and […]
The Persian Cat Who Became A Viral Football Sensation
When a serious injury devastated the Bowling Green University football team during practice, player George Carlson knew exactly what could lift everyone’s spirits. He carried his fluffy Persian cat named Pudge into the locker room, believing the tawny feline could work some magic on his heartbroken teammates. What happened next surprised everyone as these tough […]
Zombie Urchin Wasteland Turned Into Underwater Paradise
For 13 years, an extraordinary army of volunteer divers from the Bay Foundation has been descending into the waters off Santa Monica armed hammers to wage an epic underwater battle against millions of “zombie urchins” that had devastated California’s magnificent kelp forests. These purple spiny sea urchins, freed from natural predation after sea otters were […]
Scientists Can’t Believe This Animal Is Thriving
When researcher Gerardo Ceballos began Mexico’s first national jaguar census in 2010, he expected to find around 1,000 of these magnificent big cats and document a species teetering on the brink of extinction, but instead discovered four times that many, with over 4,000 jaguars thriving across the country. Fast forward to 2025, and the results […]
Woman Wins Lottery and Immediately Gives It All Away
Carrie Edwards of Chesterfield, Virginia, experienced the kind of lottery luck most people only dream about when she matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball on her September 8 ticket, but what she did next is the real story that’s capturing hearts everywhere. Her $50,000 win tripled to $150,000 thanks to the […]
The Surprising Brain Benefit Hidden in Acts of Kindness
Scientists have uncovered something remarkable about the connection between helping others and brain health that could change how we think about aging. New research reveals that people who regularly volunteer or help others experience significantly slower cognitive decline compared to those who don’t engage in altruistic activities. The study found that acts of kindness and […]
World’s Longest Dinner Table Builds New Friendships
The nonprofit organization Longer Tables created something magical in downtown Denver when they set up the first-ever “Mile Long Table”, a 5,280-foot dining experience that seated over 3,400 strangers at the Auraria Campus for a community feast celebrating connection and belonging. Named as an homage to the “Mile High City,” the extraordinary event featured tons […]
The “Tooth-in-Eye” Surgery That Sounds Like Science Fiction
When 13-year-old Brent Chapman took ibuprofen for minor illness during a basketball tournament, he had no idea it would trigger Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a life-threatening autoimmune reaction that would leave him in a coma for 27 days and permanently blind in both eyes. After 20 years of failed treatments including 10 corneal transplants, Chapman became one […]