uplifting

Canada Identifies 2,800 Indigenous Children Who Died Anonymously In State-Run Institutions

Canada forcibly enrolled an estimated 150,000 children in these institutions. Many experienced abuse or died without their families ever being notified.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 2, 2019

News

Canada Identifies 2,800 Indigenous Children Who Died Anonymously In State-Run Institutions

Canada forcibly enrolled an estimated 150,000 children in these institutions. Many experienced abuse or died without their families ever being notified.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 2, 2019

Message In A Bottle Saves Lives Of Hikers Trapped Atop 40-Foot Waterfall

If it weren't for the selfless help of two strangers and their own creative thinking, Curtis Whitson and his family may never have been found.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2019

News

Message In A Bottle Saves Lives Of Hikers Trapped Atop 40-Foot Waterfall

If it weren't for the selfless help of two strangers and their own creative thinking, Curtis Whitson and his family may never have been found.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2019

Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 12, 2019

Science News

Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • September 12, 2019

Emma Lazarus, The Courageous Jewish Poet Behind The Statue Of Liberty’s Famous Inscription

Emma Lazarus was a renowned Jewish-American writer whose most famous poem, 'The New Colossus,' is immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 29, 2019

Emma Lazarus, The Courageous Jewish Poet Behind The Statue Of Liberty’s Famous Inscription

Emma Lazarus was a renowned Jewish-American writer whose most famous poem, 'The New Colossus,' is immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

By Natasha Ishak • August 29, 2019

From Bullied Kid To TV Hero, Mister Rogers Really Was The Great Person You Think He Was

Fred Rogers, known as Mister Rogers, originally planned to become a Presbyterian minister. But he realized his true calling was teaching children how to love each other — and themselves.

By Daniel Rennie • Aug 28, 2019

From Bullied Kid To TV Hero, Mister Rogers Really Was The Great Person You Think He Was

Fred Rogers, known as Mister Rogers, originally planned to become a Presbyterian minister. But he realized his true calling was teaching children how to love each other — and themselves.

By Daniel Rennie • August 28, 2019

Meet The Edelweiss Pirates: The Little-Known Teenaged Resistance Fighters Of Nazi Germany

In stark contrast to the Hitler Youth, the Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazism in any way they could at a time when doing so was a criminal offense.

By Andrew Milne • Aug 18, 2019

Meet The Edelweiss Pirates: The Little-Known Teenaged Resistance Fighters Of Nazi Germany

In stark contrast to the Hitler Youth, the Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazism in any way they could at a time when doing so was a criminal offense.

By Andrew Milne • August 18, 2019

Remains Of Vietnam Fighter Pilot Shot Down 52 Years Ago Are Flown Back To The U.S. By His Son

The last time Bryan Knight saw his father was at the very airport to which he flew his father's remains.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 12, 2019

News

Remains Of Vietnam Fighter Pilot Shot Down 52 Years Ago Are Flown Back To The U.S. By His Son

The last time Bryan Knight saw his father was at the very airport to which he flew his father's remains.

By Natasha Ishak • August 12, 2019

Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 6, 2019

News

Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • August 6, 2019

Meet The Mother Of All Feminists, Philosopher Mary Astell

Through her sharp treatises and philosophical writings, the self-educated Mary Astell would galvanize the Suffrage movement.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • Jul 31, 2019

Meet The Mother Of All Feminists, Philosopher Mary Astell

Through her sharp treatises and philosophical writings, the self-educated Mary Astell would galvanize the Suffrage movement.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • July 31, 2019

Jamaican Doctress Mary Seacole Was As Heroic As Florence Nightingale

Mary Seacole faced adversity — and open fire — to help injured soldiers during the Crimean War. Now, more than a century later, she is being remembered for her heroic achievements.

By Hannah McKennett • Jul 27, 2019

Jamaican Doctress Mary Seacole Was As Heroic As Florence Nightingale

Mary Seacole faced adversity — and open fire — to help injured soldiers during the Crimean War. Now, more than a century later, she is being remembered for her heroic achievements.

By Hannah McKennett • July 27, 2019