A few of the lost species thought to be extinct have made miraculous reappearances in 2010, like the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, an earthworm that smells like lillies when handled, a slender loris, and the short tailed albatross.
With the new Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative, that state may be the first in the US to successfully build a fueling infrastructure that will support thousands of hydrogen fuel cell cars. expected to come on the market in 2015.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greeted members of the military and their families during Christmas dinner at the Marine Corps Base in Kaneohe, Hawaii. They are encouraging the public to support military communities, especially during the holidays when separation from family can be difficult.
Using only dryer lint, Laura Bell of Roscommon, Michigan created a 14-foot replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. She spent seven months doing 800 hours of laundry to get the lint she needed, buying towels of varying colors to supply the right tint.
Angelina Jolie is to blame, really. Because of something she said to me in India four years ago, I have quit my 13-year career as an entertainment journalist, have given away almost everything I own, and at 43, have joined the Peace Corps.
Using only dryer lint, Laura Bell of Roscommon, Michigan created a 14-foot replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. She spent seven months doing 800 hours of laundry to get the lint she needed, buying towels of varying colors to supply the right tint.
Researchers have a new tactic to save endangered whales tangled in fishing line: Get them to calm down with sedatives shot from a dart gun so they can pull closer and cut the potentially fatal gear away.
Google unveiled a new website that allows virtual tours of some of the world's most famous art galleries, featuring paintings photographed with extremely high-resolution gigapixel technology.
Clutching her groom, she looked like any beaming bride. But Emma Howard's trip down the aisle Friday almost didn't happen. Just 72 hours earlier she was trapped under a building that collapsed in the earthquake.
A record-breaking animal rescue operation ended Thursday when 25 Bolivian circus lions touched down at Denver airport in route to their new life within an 80-acre sanctuary. The humanitarian airlift, called Operation Lion Ark, began last year when the group Animal Defenders International (ADI) won their campaign to effectively shut down the animal circus industry in Bolivia.
Orders by U.S. companies for core capital goods like machinery, considered a proxy for business investment, rose 1.7 percent in October, the best showing since a 2.3 percent rise in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Traffic deaths for all age groups continue to plunge at a record-shattering pace across America. But, among teen drivers the decrease, of 64 percent since 1975, is especially important given that traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens.
Cheating, lying and stealing among American students are all less prevalent nowadays, according to a new report. The 2012 Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth suggests that young people's morals have improved in recent years.
After all six were left in a dumpster, puppies raised by inmates at a South Dakota prison were nursed back to health and trained for a brighter future.
Yoga gives inmates in West Virginia prisons the mindfulness tools to help them cope and find freedom within.
11-year old Tyler Sullivan never made it into school on Friday, but he has a pretty good excuse. After the boy and his dad watched a presidential speech in the front row at the Honeywell factory, the Minnesota boy was shocked when President Obama offered a hand-written note to give his teacher for excusing the absence.
The 25 year-old mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., has taken his exclusive downtown parking spot, which is reserved for the mayor, and he turned it into a mini park, with flowers and benches.
This photo posted on Facebook shows an El Paso Police Officer helping out a homeless man in need during a recent snowstorm. Officer Jose Flores noticed that he needed shoes, he went into the store and bought him a brand new pair of snow boots, socks, and gloves.
After being abandoned by his owner just over a year ago, a young mutt was finding it hard to fit in. The energetic hound-boxer mix would not stop jumping up on people. It took a trainer from a police K-9 group to spot the dog's real potential.
A brave German Shepherd puppy was badly injured after he pushed a boy out of the path of a runaway truck and took the impact himself. Eight-month-old Geo has been hailed a hero by his adoring family after he averted tragedy on a family walk in Clacton-on-Sea, England.
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