Golfer Hits First Hole-in-one, Then Gets a Second the Same Day and Wins $500 From a Scratch-off
This particular day will be tough to beat. Anton Lawrence has been playing golf for 40 years and never once…
Son Receives 24-Year-old Letter Written by his ‘Hero’ Flight Attendant Mom who Crashed on 9/11
The mother’s letter survived four different moves and 24 years—it was destined to reach her son. Jevon Castrillo’s mother, Cee…
Born to be mild, celebrating banality with the Dull Men’s Club
In a world obsessed with speed, spectacle and social media sparkle, this cheerful band of anti-influencers find delight in the…
Rarest Monkeys Now Number Close to 2,000 Thanks to One Man’s Jane Goodall-like Passion
From the BBC comes the story of an intrepid and dedicated scientist who has spent decades working in China’s mountain…
112-Million-Year-Old Amber Samples Preserve a Snapshot of an Ancient Forest
In the blockbuster 1993 film Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s screenwriters tell the story of scientists who recover dinosaur DNA from a mosquito…
Citizen Scientists’ Makeshift ‘Coffee Filter Arks’ Help Prevent These Sparrows Chicks from Drowning
This is a saltmarsh sparrow, an Endangered species of bird that builds its nest in its eponymous habitat. A collaboration…
Three UK projects that offer offenders a second chance
From brewing beer to designing streetwear and earning law degrees, these three projects are giving offenders the tools to rebuild…