The founder of the Nepal Youth Foundation, profiled in a 2013 Monitor article, was preparing for a birthday party when…
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Yes, Animals Have Feelings
On Saturday mornings I drive 15 miles to a sanctuary in rural Maryland where I join a small team of…
In just eight weeks it can improve learning and memory
Meditating really is a workout for the mind, according to scientists who have found it can make the brain bigger. Practising…
Breast cancer for 30 Years, age 77 – and raised £1m for charity
A 77-year-old woman has spoken of her 30 year battle with breast cancer, in which she discovered a tumour almost…
103-Year-Old Sprinter Challenges Usain Bolt
3Closing in on his 104th birthday, a twinkle-toed Japanese sprinter has thrown down the challenge to the world’s fastest man…
The little boy who came back from the dead
Sound asleep in bed, his cheeks pink and his hair tousled, little Jago Worrall is the picture of childish health…
He is the world’s happiest man
A French genetic scientist may seem like an unusual person to hold the title – but Matthieu Ricard is the…
Baumgartner Breaks Skydive Record, Sound Barrier
“I’m coming home,” Felix Baumgartner radioed Sunday just before stepping off his 24-mile-high (39-kilometer-high) balloon capsule and into the history…
Our truly special friendship
On a blustery day, Lily Turley and Cara Hearst are sipping tea together in a cafe. Lily is still grieving…
“I knew God was telling me to do this” : kidney Donor
It was a chat with a stranger at a party that saved Manoly Viravong’s life. The mother of two, who…
Hicks launches groups that empower Africa’s poor and disabled
Photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks has a second vocation: He founds nonprofit organizations in Uganda and Tanzania that serve the needy. Paul…
How Love Lasts
Nothing compares to the rush of being newly in love. But even after a decade of marriage or more, some…