by Jess Faraday | Mar 29, 2018 | Dangerous News, Disaster, Inspiring, Nature News, New, News
“Hero” is probably the last word thirteen-year-old Virgil Smith would use to describe himself. But that’s exactly what others are calling him after his heroic actions during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. And that’s also what the Congressional Medal...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 21, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, Nature News, New, News
Did it ever occur to you that there must have been a mad scientist who inspired Frankenstein? Or, whether there are any modern-day Dr. Frankensteins out there to inspire future fiction? We have the answers for you! Someone once said that fiction is a stylized reality...
by Wendy Gittleson | Mar 15, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, New, News
It’s time to run up your credit cards*, quit your job* and kiss all your loved ones goodbye. The world is about to end, again. According to some (okay, one), the end of the world will come on June 24. Yes, we’ve heard this before — several times, but...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 12, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, Disaster, Nature News, New, News
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Canada Lynx is no longer under threat of extinction in the lower 48. That’s great news! But environmentalists are dubious. Many see the delisting of the Canada Lynx as part of a pattern of actions aiming at...
by Victoria Foster | Mar 8, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, New, News
Some time in January, a fight broke out in a Colorado bar. Not the kind of scene where you’d expect to find a four-year-old child. Yet, there she is in the video as her father holds her with one hand and swinging punches with the other. The police of Jefferson County,...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 8, 2018 | Dangerous News, Disaster, Inspiring, Nature News, New, News, Useful
For unconditional love and support, there’s nothing like a dog. Some people joke that their dog is their therapist. But dogs really can be therapeutic for people suffering from anxiety and trauma. Which is why nursing homes, courthouses, and, increasingly,...