Peter Westbrook’s mother encouraged him to channel his aggression into the art of fencing at age 14. Her hunch paid off and Peter won not only a path away from drugs and street crimes, but 13 US National titles, three Pan American gold medals and a Bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics.
In a rare show of consensus, scientists, fishermen, environmentalists and area residents are joining together to restore the Chesapeake Bay's historic shellfish bars, or reefs, where oysters thrive.
Emotions ran high this week at Seoul's Convention Center in South Korea as 100 Korean families from both sides of the border were reunited for the first time in half a century following the historic June agreement to work toward better relations between the two Koreas.
A $150 million global fund has been launched to provide protection for environmental “hot spots†that contain the most dense array of plant and animal biodiversity around the planet.
Eloise Vincent founded SOFTLY International-- Securing Our Future Today Loving Youth -- to supply medical care, clothing and beds to families living in extreme One of her beliefs was tested and ultimately strengthened this winter when SOFTLY’s abundant funds ran out.
Children rode bicycles with signs exclaiming “Firefighters ROCK,†and dogs meandered with sandwich boards reading “Thank You,†-- all for the men and women who decided to stand as the only thing between the town’s homes and raging fires.
For the first time in history, ten captive-bred endangered Puerto Rican parrots were released yesterday to join the last 40 parrots existing in the wild.
The decades-old saga of the endangered Northern right whale has long stranded animal welfare advocates and the lobstermen on opposite shores of Cape Cod Bay. Until now.
Some good came out of the flooding that swept through Mozambique in 2000. At the same time as marooned Mozambicans on high ground were being rescued by soldiers in helicopters, historical stereotypes were being erased and the hated enemy was fast becoming a hero.
Last month, some of the internally displaced people from the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia planted 1,000 trees with the support of the Red Cross of Georgia.
If a frog is dropped into a pot of boiling water, it will leap out to safety every time. But if a frog is placed in a pot of cold water and the heat is turned up, its skin will become accustomed to the rising temperature until the frog is killed.
How did 47-year-old Zhang Xin go from working in a sweatshop to becoming one of the richest women in the world? She got her start on Wall Street, but missed her homeland and returned to become a real estate mogul, building the futuristic buildings that mark the distinctive skyline of Beijing.
Every day you can make a contribution to easing world hunger just by clicking on the donate free food button on the internet home page of The Hunger Site. Since its inception, millions of pounds of food have been donated.
After making their debut at New York City's Comic Con exhibition last week, seven new action figures for young girls are leveling the playing field.
This NFL All-Star never got too big to forget the kids who still need an assist in his New Jersey hometown.
Watch a pizza delivery driver's reaction after receiving a $1,000 tip from a church congregation practicing what it preaches.
These fans of the Ghostbusters movies aren't afraid of helping kids learn about science, leading food drives, or anything else to help their communities.
A photographer father has created stunning photos of his son flying as a way to raise esteem for those with Down syndrome.
A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but it'll only take about 150 to explain what makes this one out of Hamilton, Ontario is so beautiful.
The man who managed to buy the Google.com domain for $12 announced he'd be giving his reward to charity. Google doubled the amount after hearing that plan.