Cole Rasenberger’s quest to save forests in the US South started as a school assignment to ‘be an activist’ about…
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Why Tracy Cosgrove opened day-care centers
One afternoon in 2004, Tracy Cosgrove decided to follow a lumbering old truck. The British expatriate had just dropped by…
‘Super Sherpa’ Completes 21st Everest Trip
A 51-year-old Nepalese climber scaled Mount Everest for the 21st time on Wednesday, extending his own record for the number…
‘Jetman’ Soars Over Grand Canyon
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy, also known as “Jetman,” successfully completed a flight above the Grand Canyon on Saturday with his…
‘Mother Robin’ delivers for poor women
At dawn, two women rise after sleeping on mats outside an Indonesian hospital. They’ve waited all night for a chance…
Hilton Kelley helps clean up Texas Gulf Coast town
Hilton Kelley stands on a playground in front of the Motiva oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Kelley has just…
11-Year-Old Boy Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
World traveler Nico Saporito has been to the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon rain forest, and he just completed his…
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…
Protecting villagers from deadly mudslides
In rural Guatemala, all it takes is a few minutes for tons of heavy mud to plow into a vulnerable…
90-Year-Old Yoga Teacher Tries to Break Guinness World Record
At 90 years old, most people can barely move a muscle, but one age-defying great-grandmother can bend and flex her…