4-Year-Old Uses His Allowance to Do Good in the World: ‘I Want to Show Love’
Austin Perine may be a small four-year-old boy, but he is making a big impact. Every week, the Prichard, Alabama native donates food and drinks to the homeless. Austin’s story, published across multiple news outlets...
These Kids Can Swim Underwater Like Mermaids & See Like Dolphins. Here’s How
Every kid (and let’s be real, probably every adult) dreams of being able to swim like a mermaid, or see through the ocean like a dolphin. Over the years, we’ve invented equipment to help us...
First Ever Ocean Cleanup is About to Begin, and It’s a Big Deal
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest area of accumulated ocean plastic on the planet, measuring 1.6 million square km or 617,700 square miles across – three times the size of France. Located at...
Veganism Has Gone Mainstream, But It’s Not Just About the Animals Anymore
Thirty years ago, veganism was iconified by hippies and animal rights protests. Going vegan used to mean it was extremely difficult to have dinner at a friend’s house or go out to a restaurant. Doing...
Do Newly ‘Leaked’ Docs Prove the Government Secretly Funded Mind Control?
The idea that the government could have the means to control a person’s mind is certainly an unsettling thought. It’s definitely the kind of fodder that can open the floodgates for discussion among even the...
We Live in a Sad, Sad World According to This Artist’s Satirical Illustrations
Steve Cutts is a London-based illustrator who uses his talents to comment on the dire state of today’s world. Inspired by ‘the insanity of humanity’, his work shines a spotlight on the complacency of humankind, the...
Jail Time Might be Coming For Opioid Executives Who Profited From Addiction
With each passing day, more than 115 people in the U.S. die from opioid abuse. There were 63,000 opioid overdose deaths in 2016 alone— that’s more than the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam...
Why This Trump Supporter is Turning on Trump One Year Into His Presidency
During the 2016 Presidential campaign, Kraig Moss followed the campaign trail with a guitar and a cowboy hat. The amateur country singer attended 45 Trump rallies across the country, where he sang pro-Trump tunes to...
Teachers Have the Most Important Job. Why Aren’t We Fighting For Them?
In the aftermath of the recent teachers’ strikes in three states infamous for the lowest educator wages—West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky—teachers are planning to run for legislative offices next fall, students have transformed into outspoken...
These “Black Mirror” Scenarios Are Slowly Becoming a Reality
Welcome to the future! Artificial Intelligence was the stuff of sci-fi only a few years ago, but is now becoming more and more integrated into our lives. It’s in our phones, video games and in...
This 12-Year-Old Epileptic Girl is Suing Jeff Sessions to Legalize Pot
Last year, Alexis Bortell’s book advocating the legalization of medical marijuana was published and distributed by Amazon. There’s nothing especially surprising about that: activists often write books about the causes they’re passionate about. Now, the...
10 Blatant Lies About Refugees in the U.S. People Believe
Refugees have gotten a bad rap recently, especially after President Trump signed an executive order barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States until further notice, justifying his actions by saying it was “to keep...
How Sick Children are Trying to Change Medical Marijuana Laws in the U.S.
Marijuana might not have the sordid reputation it once had, but it’s still illegal at a federal level and medical marijuana is only legal in about half the states. Hundreds of families are working to...
10 Accidental Inventions That Ended Up Changing Our Lives
Scientists and innovators often work for years on their new invention. Sometimes however, all it takes is a little bit of luck, timing and careful perception. The revolutionary inventions listed below were all discovered by...
Scientists Might Have Just Accidentally Cured Our Plastic Epidemic
Plastic waste is creeping into every corner of the planet; but thanks to an unexpected ally in the form of a bacterial enzyme, we may have a chance at solving this growing pollution problem. Because...
New Childhood Cancer Treatment Has an Incredible 93% Success Rate
Two years ago, 13-year old Briana Ayala, an aspiring fashion designer, faced a life-changing dilemma. Doctors found a rare tumor wrapped around her aorta, the largest artery in the body. Although they were initially able...
This Carbon Negative House Produces More Energy Than it Consumes
By now, we all know how crucial it is for the well-being of our planet and survival of future generations to reduce our carbon footprint. But we all have busy lives, and sometimes, adopting a...
These Photos Offer a Glimpse Into Hermits’ Captivating Hidden World
For the majority of us who live in cities and towns, the idea of living alone, completely cut off from society can seem intimidating and perhaps terrifying. Yet, there are people who have chosen to...