Nevada Rescue: 5 Things Family Did Right to Survive
Source: CNN
A family of six spent two days stranded in the freezing Nevada wilderness. Read this article to learn how they survived their ordeal.
Health & Medicine
Sarah Hendrickson Jumping Back In
Source: ESPN
An American athlete has rushed through the rehabilitation of her injured knee so she can compete in the first Olympic women’s ski jumping competition.
The Quest to End the Flu
Source: The Atlantic
Every year, thousands of people die from the flu. However, the methods used to make flu vaccines are slow. Read this article to find out about the researchers who are on a quest to find new, faster ways to make vaccines.
Top 10 Most Poisonous Plants
Source: How Stuff Works
Trees that seem to reach out to sting you? A plant that poisons milk and killed Abraham Lincoln’s mother? A bean used in assassinations? Check out this list of plants we should fear, some of which may live in our very own homes!
Texting May Be Taking a Toll
Source: The New York Times
Thumb cramps, sleeplessness, distractions, falling grades. . . . Is it possible that texting teens are too busy making their voices heard? Read this article to discover what some experts suspect. It may be time to turn off that phone and get some rest.
Sunflowers Melt Fukushima’s Nuclear “Snow”
Source: Reuters
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami severely damaged Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Read this article about how local residents are planting sunflowers not only to help absorb radiation leaked from the damaged reactors but also to bring hope to local residents.
Teenage Stress
Source: The Press Democrat
Students should be encouraged to work hard at school. But at what point does the pressure to succeed become counterproductive?
Creativity in the Wild
Source: PLOS One
Is it time to drop that controller, switch off that television, and head outdoors? This article reports the results of a scientific study of whether exposure to natural settings improves cognition. Perhaps the American Romantics were right about the effects of nature on imagination and thought. Read to find out.
What Happy Teenagers Do Differently
Source: Psychology Today
The author of this article argues that healthy risk-taking can prepare teenagers to lead happy, successful lives.
How MRI Works
Source: How Stuff Works
If you’re afraid of small, confined spaces, spending time inside an MRI scanner might terrify you. Still, this incredible invention has changed the face of medicine forever. Learn how MRI scanners “see” inside patients, why doctors use them, what it took to develop them, and much more.