Dutch students 'grow' a biodegradable car made of beet sugar and flax

The only components not made of bio-based materials are the wheels and suspension system. Weighing just 684 pounds, the lightweight, eco-friendly vehicle can travel up to 50 miles per hour.

Meet Mohamed Bzeek, a cancer survivor who has a home for just dying children

Mohamed Bzeek started doing this when he was 62 years old and was diagnosed with cancer. He is a foster father who only takes in terminally ill kids.

First Ultra-Accessible Waterpark for the Disabled Just Opened its Doors in US

America’s first ultra-accessible waterpark has just opened its doors to the public. Every visitor with disabilities is given free admission.

On World Environment Day, Volunteers Remove 160 Tons of Filth From Beach

In honor of the holiday, over 2,000 volunteers gathered on Versova Beach, India, collecting over 160 tons of accumulated trash.

18-Year-Old Kid Builds World’s Lightest Satellite

An Indian teenager makes the lightest satellite to be launched by NASA next month.

Student creates first synthetic retina for the visually impaired

A synthetic, soft tissue retina could offer fresh hope to visually impaired people. Until now, all artificial retinal research has used only rigid, hard materials.

17,000 Indian Doctors Pledge To Deliver Baby Girls For Free

This gesture from the doctors comes as a remarkable and much needed move in a country where female foeticide and torture to mothers delivering girls is rampant. The neglect of female child is the accomplice for firm desire of having a boy child in their family.

Colombian town turns down $35B gold mine - prefers a clean environment

The town of Cajamarca, Colombia said no to what could have been the biggest gold mine in South America.

A Teacher received $1Mil Prize For Life-changing Work in Isolated Arctic Community

Maggie MacDonnell has just been recognized for her astoundingly compassionate 6-year career in an isolated, fly-in village nestled in the Arctic Circle.

Travelling telescope educates Kenya's children

Two years ago, Kenyan astronomer Susan Murabana and her husband decided to travel the country, taking their telescope to tens of thousands of children.

The people who help you die better

Pain is just the visible part of the iceberg of suffering. A network of compassionate volunteers caring for their terminally ill neighbours is helping more people in Kerala, India, to end their days at peace and at home.

This 7-year-old from Maryland might be the next Einstein

Romanieo Golphin, Jr. may only be 7, but there are already whispers that he could be the Albert Einstein of his generation.

World's oldest yoga teacher is 98

She is the World's Oldest Yoga Teacher who, at age 98, still teaches five classes a week. But above all, Tao Porchon-Lynch is a poster child for health and positivity in a world obsessed by wellness and longevity.

8 teenage inventions that could save the world

Sometimes the brightest ideas come in young packages. Teenagers from around the world demonstrate you don’t need a high school diploma to come up with a life-changing invention.

The Woman Who Convinced Us That Dark Matter Existed

Vera Rubin, one of the most important astronomers of the 20th century, died on December 25th at age 88. She played a seminal role in our understanding of dark matter, and should have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics, but never was.