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Russia creates massive park for rare cats
Russia has created a massive national park to protect some of the world’s rarest big cats, the critically endangered Amur…
Osama tells his story to Israelis
Osama Abu Ayyash greets the classroom of Israeli teaching students in Arabic and then switches to Hebrew: “I am a…
Living life to the full with a new heart
After receiving a life saving heart transplant thanks to an anonymous donor, patient Joe Matthews pledged to live life to…
Back on track
A nurse who was once just weeks from death after suffering from anorexia has turned her life around – and…
Digital tools ‘to save languages’
Facebook, YouTube and even texting will be the salvation of many of the world’s endangered languages, scientists believe. Of the…
Deng Fei goes beyond journalism to right wrongs
Investigative reporter Deng Fei won plaudits and nearly 3 million Chinese microblog followers with a string of articles on sensitive…
Our truly special friendship
On a blustery day, Lily Turley and Cara Hearst are sipping tea together in a cafe. Lily is still grieving…
MIT to offer free, online courses to all
The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are…
Grandmothers to Grandmothers!!!
When Janet Siddall first visited Africa in the 1980s, she was bowled over. “I was absolutely captivated by the landscape,…
Ten-year-old takes on KFC for destroying US forests
Cole Rasenberger’s quest to save forests in the US South started as a school assignment to ‘be an activist’ about…
More volunteers ‘prepared for death’ at Fukushima
In the scramble to avert catastrophe at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, selfless workers are volunteering to repeatedly endure high…