Hero Who Prevented Nuclear Disaster Dies of Cancer

The ex-head of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Masao Yoshida, 58, died at a Tokyo hospital of esophageal cancer on July 9, 2013.

When the ...

18-Year-Old Woman Leads Hikers to Safety

As fire threatened people in Jasper National Park, Colleen Knull sprang into action. “I like to be able to help people,” said the 18-year-old. ...

Real-Time Map of Births and Deaths Gives Perspective

Need some perspective on the brevity of life? Here's a God's-eye view of the earth: Check out this real-time map of births and deaths around the ...

You Picked a Fight with the Wrong Guy

At first glance, Rolf Klasson, a gray-haired Swede who hobbles around on his walker, looked like an easy target. At least that's what two would-be ...

10 Meaningful Things to Give Up for Lent

Every year, Christians of various denominations observe Lent, a six-week period ahead of Easter, where participants "give something up" while ...

Half the World Has Fallen Victim to Cyberattacks

The Internet can be a dangerous place, and a new global survey is revealing that billions of people have likely been the target of cybercriminals at some ...

Who Still Buys Wite-Out, and Why?

In an article for The Atlantic, David Graham wonders, “Who Still Buys Wite-Out, and Why?”:

Christmastime is when the pens in my house get their ...

Why Storms Are Necessary for Survival

In the 1980s, a research facility called Biosphere 2 built a closed ecosystem to test what it would take to eventually colonize space. Everything was ...

The Town with No Hope for the Future

There was a small town that had been selected to be the site of a hydroelectric plant. The plan was to set up a dam across the river which would result ...

Money ‘Guru’ Faces the Brevity of Life

“Most of us will live an amazingly long life and should not worry so much about dying young.” Those are the words of Jonathan Clements, 61, ...