When Terry Brubaker saw thousands of dollars in cash fluttering through the air on the highway, she collected it all and brought it to the police station.
Researchers have discovered a way to make mosquitos feel more satisfied - and it could prevent thousands of infections around the world.
Cindi Decker was so proud of her bird painting, she sent a photo of it to her son - but she had no idea that her work would inspire more people as well.
Insulin shots may soon be a thing of the past now that MIT researchers have developed an oral capsule to deliver insulin.
When you stay at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, you can ask to hang out with their adorable "Chief Canine Officer" named Buster.
It has been 12 years since John Sumner first helped Chirpy with his broken leg – but the bird still visits him every day of the off-season.
This rare material was brought to Earth by the massive asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 millions years ago – and now, it could cure cancer.
About 150 communities in Guinea collectively abandoned the practice of female genital cutting - a landmark declaration in a country where more than 97 percent of women have undergone the ritual. Other countries are similarly abandoning the tradition...
This new study shows that pups are capable of sniffing out more than just Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer—and could be a new tool to fight malaria.
The incidence of malaria in Gambia fell substantially in five years -- between 50 percent and 85 percent from 2003 to 2007 -- thanks to insecticide-coated bed nets that protect children.
Rwanda won an award for engineering a major reversal in the trend toward declining forests with its massive reforestation program promoting indigenous species and involving the local population. The US and Gambia also won awards for forest policies enacted.
Feeling helpless during an asthma attack is what led Matt Fischer to develop a device that seeks to provide families with control over the disorder–until there's a cure.