Friday
December 18, 2009
Though Jaws and its ilk made most people quake in fear at the thought of encountering a Great White, sharks should, by all rights, be far more afraid of people than we are of them. We’ve done far more damage to their population: each year, as many as 100 ...
Once upon a time, service dogs were only for the blind, the deaf, and the mobility-impaired. But these days, companion animals serve as essential helping hands for people suffering from all sorts of afflictions, from seizures to depression to allergic reactions...
Growing up in Ethiopia under a violent military regime, Alfa Demmellash knew what it meant to have a tough life. Many friends and family members were murdered, and her mother fled the country for the United States to seek a better life for her family, temporari...
There’s new hope in the world of AIDS research today, as Cambridge, Mass.-based software tycoon Phillip T. Ragon and his wife Susan announced a jaw-dropping $100 million gift, which will go towards setting up a new research institute dedicated to finding ...
On the 10th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, the parents of student victims reflect on the lives of their lost children, who would have been adults by now. But one of the students who lost their lives that day, a 17-year-old girl named Rachel Scott, lives ...
Thanks to the prevalence of wars, landmines, and disease, and a lack of advanced medical care, many people in the developing world have lost a limb. And in many countries, being an amputee isn’t merely an inconvenience—it can often be a deat...
There’s no shortage of water around the world. The problem, for many people in developing countries, is that it isn’t safe to drink. In many regions, water from lakes and rivers contains sewage, trash, and bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea, di...
We’ve all heard horror stories about what can happen when you’re convicted of a crime in a foreign country. You could be beaten with a cane, subjected to abusive treatment from guards, or thrown in a filthy cell with no access to friends or family. ...
When the story of the pregnant nine-year-old girl came to light in Recife, Brazil, the details kept getting worse and worse.
The pregnancy was a result of rape, and the perpetrator was her stepfather. The young girl was pregnant with twins—and, because he...
Every day, we read in the news about families losing jobs, homes, and health insurance. Yet the impact of the recession upon the family pet is rarely mentioned—even though domestic animals often suffer most of all. All over America, people are losing the...
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