SILENT HEROS

Not all heroes walk on two legs. Three years ago, photographer Charlotte Dumas took a look at the search and rescue dogs of 9/11, a decade after the animals worked to find survivors in the rubble of the twin towers and the Pentagon. The result is her...

THREE SISTERS

From left: Ruth Branum, Rubye Cox and Rose Shloss To live a long and happy life, just listen to sisters Rubye Cox, Ruth Branum and Rose Shloss, who are each over 100 years old.  So how exactly did the women – who survived the Great Depression and the World Wars and...

ANCIENT CHARIOTS

  An ancient burial containing chariots, gold artifacts and possible human sacrifices has been discovered by archaeologists in the country of Georgia, in the south Caucasus. The burial site, which would’ve been intended for a chief, dates back over 4,000...

RESILIENCE

    I I I I I I I Remembering the day I found out that my aunt had cancer. Although she was the most positive person I had ever met, I still worried about how she would handle such an overwhelming diagnosis. Looking back, now that her cancer is in remission,...

NEW BRAIN

A young American paralysed in a swimming accident has become the first patient to move his hand using the power of thought after doctors inserted a microchip into his brain. Ian Burkhart was able to open and close his fist and even pick up a spoon during the first...