26 words that have gone nearly 'extinct' in the English language

People share the '10 second decisions' that meaningfully improved their lives forever

6 alternatives to saying ‘let me know if you need anything’

Village’s Honored Oak with its Own Stone Wall Wins European Tree of the Year

Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream

College Commencement Speaker Announces He’s Paying Off Final Year of Loans For Graduates, in Honor of Father

Celebrating 15 Years of Matching Disabled Youth with College Athletes–Over 4,500 Kids Discover the Power of Belonging

Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study

Transforming girls’ education across the world takes a village.

Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young

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Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet

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Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird

Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station

Philadelphia Schools Now Guarantee Water and Bathroom Breaks and Daily Recess–With a Ban on Silent Lunches

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Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%

Students Use Makeshift Stretcher to Rescue Injured Hiker, a Skill They Had Been Practicing

Papyrus Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Found in 1600–Year-old Mummy is First Time Literature is Discovered in a Burial

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Women DJs over 60 Take Stage at German Music Festival Rocking the Crowd, ‘It Was Fantastic’ (WATCH)

Not 1, Not 2, but 5 Students Jump into Lifesaving Action as School Bus Driver Loses Consciousness

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Success! Sumatran Orangutan Uses Rope Bridge to Cross Road for the First Time Connecting Habitats

‘Lightning in a Bottle’ Transforms Methane into High-Demand Methanol Through Breakthrough Process

Apes Show Ability to Imagine in ‘Tea Party’ Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited

Scientists Discover How the Iconic ‘Twelve Apostles’ Rock Formations Were Created in Australia

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Researchers Develop Way to Get Natural Gas That’s Renewable Directly From Sewage

The Uplift: A power couple and a moving mentor

NASA Celebrates Decade of University Innovation in Aeronautics

First Ever Complete Skeletal Cast of 30-Foot Extinct Alligator–See it in Georgia

NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up

Teacher’s Opera Karaoke Goes Viral and Lands Him Audition on Britain’s Got Talent (WATCH His Nessun Dorma)

Unlikely Prom King Is School Principal Who Disarmed an Active Shooter in the Lobby (WATCH)

Endangered Bird Was Losing its Song, So Captive Breeding Now Includes ‘Singing Lessons’ from Wild Males

Study Debunks Myth of Native Hawaiians Brutishly Causing Bird Extinctions

Meet the Oxford Library Cat Who’s Purr-fectly Content Being the Unofficial College Mascot

Hawaii University Hauls 84 Tons of Derelict Fishing Gear from Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

Soaking in a Hot Tub Bestows Surprising Health Benefits, Even More Than Saunas, New Study Says

Chicago Turns All Public School IDs into Library Cards to Boost Student Access

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Researchers Turn Car Battery Acid and Plastic Waste into Clean Hydrogen and New Plastic

Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant

19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution

Toddler Loves Telling Stories, So Music-Teacher Dad Turns Them Into THE Catchiest Bops Ever (Listen)

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8-year-old’s ‘Sweet Monsters’ Drawing Chosen as Winning Design to Decorate Real Train

College Freshman Brings a Nostalgic General Store Back to Olde Towne Community in Virginia

Satellites Can Help Predict Bridge Collapses by Spotting Tiny Changes, Thanks to Scientist’s Solution

Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out

Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot

If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them

Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

High Schoolers Build Unlikely Friendships With Seniors Through Chair Volleyball

Students Bring Annie to Life and Wow the Entire Community

Amazing Ukulele Effort Raises Over £10,000 for Charity

Boomers and Generation Jones share the meals and foods they miss the most from the 1960s

We asked people what social rule they’d enforce during flights. One sweet answer dominated.

Whooping Cranes Came Back From the Brink of Extinction. Now, New Threats Are Converging on Their Texas Wintering Grounds

Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets

Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans