After a routine mammogram and ultrasound missed a mass growing in her right breast, a family physician noticed the lump herself during self-examination and caught the fast-growing cancer early. After a successful double mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery, she is now sharing the simple self-check routine with other women in hopes of empowering them to…
Doctor Who Survived Breast Cancer Shares the Self-Check Technique That Led to Her Diagnosis
Giant Flying Insect Found on Walmart in Arkansas Turns out to Be Surviving Jurassic-Era Relic
A bug expert found a huge winged insect—misidentified as your average dragonfly—on the side of an Arkansas Walmart building years ago. The flying bug was, actually, far from average and turned out to be a Jurassic-era relic, the first of its kind found in the state. Prior to this epiphany, the specimen was mounted and forgotten for almost…
Cat Abandoned at Shelter With Heart-Wrenching Note From ‘Sorry’ Owner Is Finally Adopted
A one-year-old cat abandoned at a U.K. animal shelter was found with a heart-wrenching note from her former owner, hoping for a better home. Colorful calico Lilo was left at the Manchester & Salford branch of the RSPCA in northwest England. While shelter staff did not meet her former owner, they were able to learn…
A Gentleman’s Rules for Raising Kids With Morals, Based on a Handbook From the 1880s
OUR earliest and best recollections are associated with home. There the first lessons of infancy are learned. The mother’s heart is the child’s first school-room. The parents’ examples are first imitated by the child, whose earliest impressions are gained from them. In no way are evil habits more effectually propagated than by example, and therefore…
5 Best Immune-Boosting and Antiviral Herbs to Grow at Home
When we have a cold or feel unwell, we tend to visit a doctor or buy medicine from the pharmacy. However, some diseases can be cured with the help of the healing power of plants—specifically herbs—in natural remedies, without the worry of drug resistance. Furthermore, some herbs are well-suited for home growing. 5 Healthful and…
81-Year-Old Stranded in Car by Snowstorms in CA Mountains for Week Survives on Croissants, Snow—Rescued
It had already been four days since anyone had heard from Joe Jouret’s 81-year-old brother. His departure down a mountain pass in California was followed by a series of winter storms in the area, and a search and rescue operation began. After almost a week, an H80 search helicopter spotted what looked like a “rock”…
29 Winners of World Nature Photography Awards 2022 Feature Crocodile’s Flaming Eye Claiming Gold
Jens Cullmann staked out the largest pool for his dramatic shot of an enormous and dangerous reptile. The photographer from Germany would capture the brightly-pigmented flaming iris of a crocodile, otherwise invisible within the thick mud; and this would garner Cullmann the prestigious title of Nature Photographer of the Year 2022. The unforgiving dry season…
VIDEO: 8-Year-Old Boy Is Bitten by a Baby Shark During a Spearfishing Trip With His Dad
A shocking video has captured an eight-year-old boy who was bitten by a small shark during a spearfishing trip with his dad. Luckily, the shark’s opportunistic lurch did not cause any injuries. Manni Alam of Australia was out with his father, Radwan Alam, spearfishing near the central Queensland coast when he caught a fish. In footage…
Gray Horse and Alaskan Dog Form an Instant Bond, Star in Incredible Snowy Photoshoot
A gray horse and an Alaskan malamute who formed an instant bond the first time they met have starred in an amazing snowy photoshoot, showcasing the wonder and beauty of interspecies friendship. Russian photographer Svetlana Pisareva, 44, was enjoying a nature trek with her two Siberian huskies when they stopped at an equestrian club, where stunt horses…
This Western ‘Cliff Palace’ in America Was Built 750 Years Ago—to Help Defend Against These Fierce Tribes
Imagine entering a grand sandstone palace, erected high up in the alcove of a cliff in the western U.S. This dream-like place really does exist. Built way back in the 12th century, there is a vast dwelling made up of almost 200 angular and circle-shaped rooms, like something straight out of a “Game of Thrones”…
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