Three years have passed since Arvid Ohlin was relaxing at his home in Stockholm when he received a message on his phone. However, this wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ text from a friend or a relative- it was a thank you note for the blood he recently donated and that has been […]
The Netherlands has no longer stray dogs living on their streets. They brought the stray dog population to zero by encouraging people to adopt instead of buying dogs. But, there have been other decisive factors too. Estimates show that there are more than 200 million stray dogs in the world. […]
Elephants in India are wearing colorful woolen jumpers knitted by villagers to keep them safe from nearly freezing temperatures. The women who knit the jumpers from the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura began making this pajama-like apparel after staff from the centre warned about temperatures approaching […]
If you ever find yourself in Rome and travelling from the Termini train station to the Vatican, don’t forget to pick up a few plastic bottles along the way to pay for your ticket. Rome is testing a new method where a subway ticket can be paid with plastic bottles. […]
In March this year, more than 6000 people came to bid and become potential stem cell donors for a young boy who was diagnosed with leukemia. The boy, aged 5 and named Oscar Saxelby-Lee, needed a transplant within a three-month period of his chemo; otherwise, his chances for recuperation would […]
Tory Ojeda is a 20-year-old woman living in Jacksonville, Florida and she’s in a polyamorous relationship with four men. Currently, she’s expecting her first child with one of the four partners as the biological father. She told that the five of them will raise the baby together as a family. […]
The first new drug in the world for the management of Alzheimer’s symptoms in almost two decades was approved by the Chinese government. This is probably the sole treatment with the possibility to reverse the condition. According to the National Medical Products Administration, the drug, named Oligomannate, is approved for […]
Rhea Bullos is an 11-year-old track athlete living in the Philippines who won three gold medals after running practically barefoot. She had ‘sneakers’ made from bandages featuring the Nike swoosh which the young girl draw by hand. After competing in a local running competition, the girl’s story went viral. She […]
A 5-year-old boy from Michigan showed up at the courthouse in Grand Rapids for his adoption hearing with his foster parents, but also with a crowd of ‘unusual’ supporters. Namely, all of his kindergarten peers were in the audience behind him and were waving big red hearts placed on wooden […]
Reebok has announced the launch of a plant-based performance shoe named the Forever Floatride GROW and this is one of the biggest innovations in sustainable footwear. After the brand’s vegan Cotton + Corn collection that was launched this summer, this new shoe will replace traditional materials used in running shoe […]