College Students Invent Device That Curbs Microplastics Emitted From Tires-And They Won a Dyson Award
The Tyre Collective's students have scooped up a James Dyson Award for their invention that collects microplastics from vehicle tires.
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This Rat Sniffs For Landmines In Cambodia-And Has Just Won A Gold Medal For His Life-Saving Work
Magawa the HeroRAT has been trained to detect landmines in Cambodia. Now he's been given the PDSA gold award for his life-saving work.
Army Ranger Patrick Payne Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor For Heroism in Liberating 75 Hostages
Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism and selflessness that helped liberate 75 hostages in Iraq.
His Invention For Renewable Energy Inspired by the Physics of Northern Lights Just Won the 2020 Dyson Prize
Carvey Ehren Maigue'sAuREUS invention harvests UV light and converts it into visible light to generate electricity.
Tiny Chihuahua With a Huge Heart is Named the American Humane Hero Dog of the Year
The 2020 American Humane Hero Dog Awards winners have just been revealed. Come meet the winners, including teeny Chihuahua MacKenzie.
Nigerian-Irish Teens Develop a Dementia App for Sufferers Coping With Lockdown-and It's Won Awards
The Memory Haven app recently took first prize in the Technovation Girls competition at the 2020 Technovation World Summit.
'Woweee' Says World's First Nobel Prize-Winning Mascot as He Reacts to Big Win
Foxtrot the UN World Food Programme mascot had the most adorable Instagram reaction to his team's 2020 Nobel Peace Prize win.
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their 29th annual Highway Hero Awards for North America.
It's 'The Oscars' for iPhone Photography: See the Stunning Winners for 2021
The IPPAWARDS 2021 winners have been unveiled as part of the longest-running iPhone photography contest in the world.
Youth is Fighting Microplastic Pollution with Magnetic Liquid After Winning Google Science Fair
Fionn Ferreira is young, but that hasn't stopped him from creating a potentially-groundbreaking cleaning method of microplastics in the ocean
Wood Alternative Made From Sustainable Kombucha Waste Wins 2021 Dyson Award
A wood alternative sustainably made from kombucha waste has won the American 2021 Dyson Award for Gabe Tavas.
His Passion For Protecting the World's Most-Trafficked Mammal Just Earned Him a Major Award
2021 winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize have just been announced—and the list includes Vietnamese conservationist Thai Van Nguyen.
Hungarian Scientist Wins â¬1 Million Prize For Groundbreaking Research That Could Eventually Restore Sight in Blindness
Hungarian scientist Botond Roska wins the Kí¶rber Prize for European Science after his gene-therapy treatment cures degenerative blindness.
Young Girl Accidentally Runs a Half Marathon, Wins Medal (WATCH)
Determination can carry you a long way – even if it's ten miles further than you originally bargained for.
New Crop of MacArthur Fellows Get Half Million Each to Expand on Their Genius
23 people heard recently that they had been chosen to receive $500,000 each to fund their work, with no strings attached. Known as genius grants, the MacArthur Fellowships, given annually, are meant to provide recipients with the freedom to pursue creative activities and ambitious projects unburdened by financial concerns.
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their 29th annual Highway Hero Awards for North America.
Meet the 22 MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners for 2011, From Science to Music
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars in no-strings-attached support for their creative endeavors. Among the 'Geniuses' chosen were an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian.
3-Legged Dog Awarded Highest Military Honor For Bravery
Even our military dogs deserve happy endings – and Lucca the German shepherd is guaranteed a good one.
Bob Dylan Awarded 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature
Beloved folk musician and poet Bob Dylan has earned the Nobel Prize for literature following a 54 year career in lyricism and prose.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ended 50 Year Colombian War
This year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize is Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos now hailed for ending a bloody battle lasting half a century.
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