The structure and toughness of a mollusk shell has inspired scientists at McGill's University to create glass that doesn't shatter. Instead, the glass bends with flexibility that comes from a network of microscopic cracks, significantly increasing the toughness of glass.
Due to a rule in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, US health insurers generally have to spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars on health care and quality, not administrative overhead or marketing. Insurers that don't meet or exceed this standard, are sending millions in rebates back to consumers and businesses.
In one of the most stirring descents in Olympic downhill skiing history, Lindsey Vonn ignored the pain to win an Olympic gold.
The first worldwide double-blind experiments to test the power of intention have produced extraordinary evidence that we can change the physical properties of plants and speed up their growth when we harness the power of 'group mind' over matter.
This month, Sears Optical has delivered new eyeglasses to students whose parents have lost their jobs. In partnership with OneSight, the Sears team provided vision screenings to 1,579 students in Delaware and provided dozens with prescription eye glasses.
With Italy in the deepest, longest recession since World War II, the nation is turning to its reputation among gourmet chefs and building a tourist mecca for foodies. The Eataly chain of food emporiums announced in February a new plan to help rescue the economy: Fico Eataly World, a theme park devoted entirely to food and wine.
A growing number of successful Indian entrepreneurs, like the Malkani family, are blazing a new trail: charitable giving.
An American Idol hero has emerged. Not only can he sing, the young man, Chris Medina, lives life with a loving heart, caring for a fiancee who was crippled and left with brain damage after a terrible car accident just two months before their wedding.
IBM has decided to donate a new automatic portable software device for Arabic-English translation to help US forces in Iraq. The donation, worth approximately $45 million, was made in honor of an employee's son who was badly wounded while serving there.
Amazon unveiled a new Housing Equity Fund, investing $2 billion to preserve and create 20,000 affordable housing units in three U.S. cities.
An update on the Great American Rail-Trail, and how cycling's taken off around the world during the pandemic.
Countless lives have been saved over 40 years since pollution regulations were signed into U.S. law—but they've also saved millions of birds.