The New Arecibo Message
Source: Planetary Habitability Laboratory
In 1974, our greatest minds gathered to craft a message broadcast to aliens. Look at a breakdown of what this message contained.
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Taking on Turtle Egg Poaching With Hollywood Decoys
Source: Great Big Story
Poaching poses a significant danger to turtle eggs. Watch the video to learn how one group is trying to put an end to this practice.
AR app lets kids with cancer escape into an imaginary world
Source: CNET
Watch the video to see how augmented reality can be used to help kids with cancer.
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland’s yacht found intact 8 years after her rescue
Source: CNN
Very few people expected Abby Sunderland’s yacht would be found intact after she abandoned it. Which makes its discovery 8 years after her journey so surprising.
Holocaust jacket found at tag sale leads to a life story
Source: AP News
One Holocaust survivor’s story is told after the jacket he wore at a concentration camp was found
Despite hurricanes, at-risk Houston students made gains
Source: AP News
After a devastating hurricane, the perseverance of students and teachers at one Texas school led it to succeed.
Schoolyard conflicts may be linked to serious health problems later in life, research shows
Source: The Washington Post
A decades-long study shows how children handle conflict early in life affects their health as adults.
WWII love letters tell of romance and tragedy
Source: The Washington Post
Letters from World War II reveal a love story that ended in tragedy.
The barrier-breaking power of learning someone else’s story
Source: PBS
Read how the organiation Narrative 4 pairs people around the world to hear each other’s story and then retell them.
Here’s what’s really going on in your brain when you experience ‘FOMO’ — the fear of missing out
Source: Business Insider
One negative effect of social media, at least for many people, is having the feeling that others are living better lives than they are. This article takes a deeper look at this phenomenon, known as the fear of missing out.