1st grade teacher asked students to color their ‘favorite’ hat. She then secretly created each one for real.

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NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

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Wendy’s Worker is Going To Yale After His Bosses Fund Scholarship for the Immigrant Who Survived Violence

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Teacher told a 5th grader with gay dads that ‘homosexuality is wrong.’ Then 3 students stood up.

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97-Year-old is Overwhelmed to Attend Great-Granddaughter’s Graduation From Same Med School He Tackled 60 Years ago

NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies

Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways

A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away

After beating leukemia with support from his mentor, this teen stood by him through brain surgery

School Staff Treated to Ice Cream on National Thank a Teacher Day

Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients

Antiviral Chewing Gum Cuts Risk of Certain Head and Neck Cancers to Almost Zero in New Study

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These teachers asked kids one silly question before class. Behavior problems dropped 50%.

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century

When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are

New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks

Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain

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Unbelievable California 8th grader wins spelling bee after getting 32 difficult words right in 90 seconds

Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris

After 20 years in practice, a psychologist found ‘Practical Optimism’ is key to happiness

NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

Nottingham Scientist Wins EU Backing for Early Alzheimer’s Detection Breakthrough

NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston

64-yo Father of Five Graduates as a Nurse After Studying Alongside His Son as an Immigrant

University of Lancashire Donates Refurbished Laptops to Support Young People at Preston's Vault Youth Zone

New research explains why your dreams feel so strange

Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first

Daily Glass of 100% Fruit Juice Could Help Support Mental Wellbeing, Study Finds

Student tells teacher her ‘secret good news’ and it’s delightfully unexpected

Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway

NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles

Gaza sisters turn rubble into bricks to rebuild their community

Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients

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A Robot Is Unraveling the Secrets of How Some Bats Bounce Sound Waves Off Leaves to Find Insect Prey

American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History

Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age

On Brink of Extinction, the Vaquita Porpoise is Being Preserved By Digital Image

A single dose of psilocybin gave smokers six times better odds of quitting than the patch

Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Ending, With More States Revoking Them

People Aren't Born as Righties or Lefties—They Develop Hand Dominance With Practice, a New Study Suggests

Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table was Actually His Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’

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Lifelong Learning Might Lower Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease, a New Study Suggests

Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials

A teacher came back from vacation to find “concerned” emails from parents. She couldn’t stop laughing.

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Message in a Bottle Discovery on Tasmanian Beach Leads to 25-year Intercontinental Friendship

Community Dads Raise Thousands to Surprise Beloved School Crossing Guard with a New Car

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Abandoned Las Vegas Airport Dog Finds a Forever Home with the Officer Who Saved Him

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MacKenzie Scott Donated $7.1 Billion to Nonprofits in 2025, a Major Increase with More to Come

Japan’s Yogurt Delivery Ladies Serve as a Support Net for Country’s Aging Population

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Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Recovered Just One Day After Being Stolen from Australian Museum

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Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

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Swindon Hostel Residents Benefit from Generous Lego Donation from Local Toy Shop

A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week

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Hero Stranger Rescues Mom and 3 Kids After Car Flips into Canal Waters: ‘Nobody was around’

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£100, Two Hours… and a Whole Lot of Kindness! Londoners Spread Joy on Random Acts of Kindness Day

Giant Seed Vault Freezes Beneath Atacama Desert, Preserving Chile’s Floral Diversity For the Ages

Community Rallies to Save Poor Town’s Last Youth Center –And Succeeds with Government Grant

8-Year-Old Maryland Girl Becomes Youngest Grammy Winner Ever with Daddy-Daughter Album

A Passing ‘Angel’ Rescues Woman 8-Months Pregnant from Her Sinking Car

Right to Build Offshore Wind Power Upheld by US Judge for 5th Time Since Attempted White House Ban

Retired veteran teams up with nonprofit to build free ramps for senior and disabled neighbors

2 Dogs Rescued By ‘Animal Lover’-Plow Driver After He Saw Them Running Middle of a Blizzard

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Teacher Wins $1M Prize for Turning India’s Slums Into Hundreds of Open-Air Classrooms

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Manatee Stuck in Florida Storm Drain Showing Signs of Recovery After SeaWorld Rescued Him

Volunteers Save 51 Dogs in Large-Scale Operation Following Arkansas Shelter Collapse

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This Dinosaur May Have Used Its Strange Clawed Hands to Pilfer and Pierce Eggs

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This Fifth Grader Won a Gubernatorial Race

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The Cyclist With a New Heart & Medal for Team USA

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History at Home Plate: the MLB’s First Female Umpire

The Groundbreaking Surgery That Spanned Continents

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Chimps Loves Trends as Much as We Do

When the Flood Waters Came, So Did these Helpers

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You’re Invited to an Udderly Ridiculous Cow Wedding

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A Second Grade Conclave Elected a Kid Pope

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One Mom Turned Her Struggle Into a Movement

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