Software giant SAP yesterday announced a new employment push to hire more people with autism after a successful pilot program showed increases in office productivity and cohesiveness. "Only by employing people who think differently will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century," said a company official.
81 independent bookstores across the United States got an early holiday gift from bestselling author James Patterson, who earlier this year began his campaign to give one million dollars to some 170 booksellers.
A much cheaper fuel cell could be on its way thanks a new cathode built by Australian researchers made of special polymer plastic instead of expensive platinum, which conducts electricity equally well and is more stable.
Australia's Festival of Lights is transforming Sydney's famous landmarks using wild imagination and cutting edge 3-D projectors beaming images from a distance. The evening lit sails of the iconic Opera House overlooking the harbor suddenly appeared to break out in cracks and holes, with a giant woman tip-toeing across the surface.
The Baylor University Lady Bears left no doubt last night who reigns as the best team in the country. In fact, they're perfect. A dominating victory over Notre Dame (80-61) in the NCAA women's basketball championship on Tuesday night, capped a 40-0 season for the Waco, Texas team.
Buzzfeed threw together some tiny video clips of people doing amazing things, like turning one's morning toast-making experience into sublime artistic expression, and waterskiing on one's hands.
To the Nebraska college football team and fans, this play was truly one of your finest moments the school has ever seen. Little Jack Hoffman, who has cancer, led a very special Husker play into the end zone with the ball.
Coach Derek Herber had gone into the record books for having steered his boys track and field team to a second consecutive Division 2 outdoor championship, in his final season as coach. But when Herber checked the details of the scoring later that night he found that something didn't add up. He had uncovered an error.
The Broncos' decision to sign Manning in March 2012 — after he'd had four surgeries on his neck, missed the entire 2011 season and was released by the Indianapolis Colts — has paid off handsomely. They earned a spot in the final game of the season and a chance to win the Super Bowl trophy.
When the Philadelphia 76ers heard the news story on TV about an autistic boy in Mt. Airy who had his basketball hoop stolen, they sprang into action to replace the hoop, and more.
The highest-scoring American-born player in National Hockey League history officially bid adieu to the game on Friday. In a tearful speech, Mike Modano announced his retirement having scored 1,374 points, as the all-time goal-scoring and points leader of all American-born players.
A stray dog has run alongside cyclists on their 1000-mile journey across China after a rider gave him some food. He ran alongside them for 24 days, covering up to 37 miles a day. Remarkably, the dog was indefatigable throughout the rest of the adventure and climbed over 10 mountains along the route.