A 16-year-old girl from Istanbul, Turkey spent two years perfecting a plastic created from banana peels, substituting fruit waste for the typical petroleum base. On Thursday, Elif Bilgin's idea paid off when Scientific American named her the winner of its $50,000 Science in Action prize.
A compassionate cat named Radamenes has become the mascot of a Polish shelter and a devoted nurse to all its patients.
After a heartfelt adoption plea to a church in 2013, a 16-year-old boy's prayers were finally answered–by a woman who was there all along, his social worker.
You may not be able to put a price on happiness, but a $70,000 a year minimum wage might take your mind off your problems. A young Seattle CEO is willing to give it a try -- and he's cutting his own salary to pay for it.
It's been said that you never know when CPR will come in handy–including minutes after you've just learned it. A 10 year-old girl is glad she learned it.
30-40 million pounds of fresh produce were being thrown into landfills at the US border because it was too scarred, too ripe, or too small. Yolanda Soto found a solution.
The most fortuitous thing happened when I met an out-of-town friend in Washington, DC. We stumbled upon Ford's Theater on the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination.
For years, all 4-year-old Sophia White has dreamed about was building a snowman. Her Maryland neighborhood never got snow, until her grandfather hauled down a truckload from New England.
If doctors had a way to easily spot the difference between cancer and indigestion, it could save thousands of lives. A new breath test device shows promise.
For a small girl, Caydence has defied long odds, born a hole in her heart. Mogie is the hospital pooch that put a smile back on this 4-yr-old's face.
It's Tax Day in the US today, a time when stress mounts so much that it becomes almost dangerous to be on the road. Fortunately, there is something you can do to better cope with tax-time panic.
A New Mexico woman's engagement didn't work out, but instead of selling her diamond ring, she gave it to a deserving couple dealing with cancer. Video
Israeli researchers have discovered that a "Jekyll and Hyde" protein, long linked to causing cancer, may also be able to stop the disease from spreading in the body.
NASA releases GoPro video of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Terry Verts conducting spacewalks on the International Space Station (ISS).
For years, families seeking shelter from war and disaster have had to live in refugee tents made of tarps on metal frames. Now, IKEA has stepped in with 10,000 Better Shelters that even have solar panels.
A video artist set out to create an animation using a 6-ft dummy. The laborious movements were really hard, so he let strangers do it while they passed by.
She fought for girls' rights, survived an assassination attempt, and won the Nobel Peace Prize all by the time she was 17 years old. Now Malala Yousafzai has a celestial body named after her.
Astronaut Leland Devon Melvin is an engineer, athlete, and NASA mission specialist, but he's also a proud pup papa, and wants the entire universe to know it.
When she found out an emaciated dog was roaming in the woods, and no one could get close enough for a rescue, Amanda had to try. She feigned injury and risked getting bit to help the lost dog.
In Minnesota, Hennepin County sheriff's deputies are patrolling downtown Minneapolis carrying boxes filled granola bars and other goodies to hand out to anyone in need on the streets.