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Philadelphia man finds self on missing children’s website(0)

Steve Carter, 35, was adopted at age 4 from an orphanage in Honolulu. It was only years later that the Philadelphia resident grew more curious about his own roots. On a whim, he clicked on Missingkids.com. There, he found an age-progression image made from a photograph of him as an infant. Read More

From the Minds of Babes – Insights From the Youngest Intellects(0)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Seated in a cheerfully cramped monitoring room at the Harvard University Laboratory for Developmental Studies, Elizabeth S. Spelke, a professor of psychology and a pre-eminent researcher of the basic ingredient list from which all human knowledge is constructed, looked on expectantly as her students prepared a boisterous 8-month-old girl with dark curly hair for the onerous task of watching cartoons. Read More

Boston woman stops man who allegedly flashed her on train(0)

A Boston woman single-handedly grabbed a man by his collar and held him until police arrived after she says he exposed himself to her on a crowded Boston train during Thursday’s commute, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

Incredible – Girl Swept Away in Indian Ocean Tsunami Shows Up 7 Years Later(0)

MEULABOH, Indonesia — An eight-year-old girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami has been found alive — almost seven years to the day the giant wave hit her Indonesian village, Antara news agency reported Thursday. Read More

A Neurologist Asks – Can faith reside within the brain?(0)

Years ago my patient Joe brought me a photograph of a remarkable scene he had painted illustrating a vision that came as he lay close to death in the ICU. At the foot of his bed Satan and Jesus battled for Joe’s soul. Jesus won and Joe was saved.

Junior high school students build 358 mpg car(0)

Is Detroit looking for interns?

Childhood in Two Minutes: Why a Dutch Dad’s Time-Lapse Video of His Kids Went Viral(0)

Every parent wonders how to capture the ephemeral nature of childhood.

State troopers help save flier’s life on Delta Air Lines flight(0)

Two Colorado State Patrol Troopers are being credited for their role in helping to save the life of a Delta Air Lines passenger on a Tuesday flight from Denver to Atlanta.

A Medical First – Kidney gets transplanted twice in two weeks(0)

In what looks like a medical first, doctors reported Wednesday that a kidney transplanted into one patient, which then started to fail, has been removed and transplanted into a second patient, who is doing well.

Amazing – Teen Declared Dead By Four Doctors Makes Miracle Recovery(0)

Steven Thorpe was just 17 when he was injured so badly in a car accident that doctors told his family he was not expected to recover. Read More

Cassini Telescope sees ‘snowball fight’ in Saturn ring(0)

It is like a huge snowball fight and it is taking place in the outer Solar System around Saturn. Read More

Twins born after doctors keep brain dead mom on respirator for a month(0)

DETROIT — Vance Terrell offered encouraging words to his pregnant sister during visits to a western Michigan hospital. It didn’t matter that she couldn’t see or hear him, and would never hold her twin sons. Read More

Talking to Yourself May Help Your Brain(1)

Next time you’re chattering away to no one, just tell yourself (out loud) that you’re boosting your brain power. A new study has found that talking to yourself actually improves your memory, at least temporarily. Read More

Unbeknownst – You’re Always “Quoting” Shakespeare. (Happy Birthday Billy!)(0)

What would happen if we all spoke the way Shakespeare wrote? Would we fall in love more deeply and seek revenge more swiftly? Today just might be the day to find out.