Family Adopts Elderly Neighbor as 'Honorary Grandpa' for Holidays and Heartwarming Daily Moments (LOOK)

It didn't take very long for the family of eight and their new neighbor to become close and for Paul to take on the role of de-facto grandpa.

By Blake Isbell

25 June 69 Views

103-year-old Mainer 'Lobster Lady' Celebrates Birthday Marking Her 95th Lobster Season

Asked candidly when she planned to retire, she replied to News Center Maine that it would have to be when she dies, and not a moment before. 

By Blake Isbell

12 June 101 Views

Two Hikers on the Camino Del Santiago Find Lasting Love After Facing Uncertain Futures

Ten years ago, an American and a Dane went to find themselves on the Camino del Santiago—but they really found each other.

By Blake Isbell

18 May 88 Views

For New Rover, NASA is Swapping Buggy Shape for a Giant Snake in Hopes it Can Explore Icy Moon of Saturn

The autonomous robot is being tested in sand and ice, along steep cliffs, craters, underground lava tubes, and even within glaciers.

By Blake Isbell

17 May 70 Views

Grandmother Graduates 60 Years After She Began College-and They Planned a Moving Tribute for Her (Watch)

Angela Davidson graduated cap and gown in animal sciences with her daughter and granddaughter cheering her on.

By Blake Isbell

19 January 67 Views

Humans Are Living Longer All Across the World and the Male-Female Longevity Gap is Closing

In terms of life expectancy, researchers found that most countries in the world have seen improvements in longevity over the past two decades

By Blake Isbell

18 January 71 Views

NASA Summarizes What New Mars Rover has Found as it Finishes it's Mission at Just Over 1,000 Days

Ever since NASA's 5th Martian rover touched down on the Red Planet, it has been exploring a fan-shaped delta of an extinct water system.

By Blake Isbell

15 December 70 Views

Protecting The Great Wall of China From Erosion, Lichen Soil Crust Shields Monument from Weather Damage

Biological soil crusts are flourishing on the rammed earth sections of the wall, and indeed were found to cover 67% of the sampled areas. 

By Blake Isbell

17 December 66 Views

Learning to Just Say No to Unwanted Holiday Invitations Can Benefit Your Mental Health-New Study

In experiements of friends' parties, and special plans with a loved one, rejected invitations don't sting very hard at all, it turns out.

By Blake Isbell

12 December 84 Views

No More Robocalls for Many in the US

20,000 people complain to the Federal Trade Commission every month about robocalls, those annoying and persistent automated phone calls that are actually illegal but, until now, never-ending. The FTC announced a contest last year offering $50,000 to anyone who could come up with a way to stop the calls. Today one of the co-winners, Aaron Foss, who is a software programmer, launched his new service called Nomorobo.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 October 67 Views

Over Half of Americans Have Had Some of the Best Moments of Their Lives in a Car

A new poll of 2,000 drivers showed that 40% of Americans have had epiphanies or eureka moments while sitting in cars.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 August 63 Views

Life Really Does Flash Before Our Eyes in Final Moments, Brain Scans Suggest

A replay of life: What happens in our brain when we die? Researchers have the answer and it's been published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

By Jeanne Goddard

02 March 60 Views

Oregon Girl Starts Website to Feed Dogs Displaced by Foreclosure

A young Oregon girl has started an online movement to feed some unexpected victims of a failing economy, abandoned dogs. Like FreeRice.com, FreeKibble.com, donates a small amount of food every day that you come to the website and click. A Bow-Wow Trivia question appears every day.

By Diane Ellis

18 July 56 Views

Number of Child Deaths Cut Almost in Half Globally Since 1990,

The death rate of children – from birth to 19 years old – has dropped from 14.2 million to 7.2 million since 1990.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 April 61 Views

Man Takes Mom on Bucket List Adventure as Redemption for Unappreciative Younger Years

Rebecca's son has grown up to realize that he wasn't as kind to her in his childhood as he should have been – so now he's making up for it as an adult.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 June 55 Views