We had nothing to lose. We were guided by our instinct for survival when we closed the door of our home, this time forever.
In the blink of an eye a fishing trip turns into a matter of life and death.
Alone with a toolbox 563 kilometres above Earth, astronaut Michael Massimino describes the almost impossible task he has to face.
As well as being a delight for the senses, the humble daffodil offered hope and renewal.
It’s not just the winning that counts. Sometimes Olympic competitors add a different type of drama to their event.
A generation ago, letting your child play unsupervised was commonplace. Today it could get you into serious trouble.
We get very attached to the rules in English. Sometimes they help, sometimes they hinder, and sometimes you just need to take a lead from Elsa and Let It Go, writes Donyale Harrison.
Could turning our footsteps into electricity help meet our energy needs? One young eco-entrepreneur thinks so.
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Struck twice by a Mozambique spitting cobra, five-year-old Mikayla Robbertse was set to lose her arm – or her life.
We uncover the latest research and expert advice that will make life easier for teens – and their parents.
When skydiving instructor Sheldon McFarlane checked trainee jumper Christopher Jones’s logbook, he thought the 22-year-old’s first solo jump would be routine. Nothing prepared him for what [...]
When Ann Walmsley agrees to share her love of reading with a group of prison inmates, it reshapes her view of the world.
On April 21,2016, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday. As the longest-reigning British monarch, mother of four, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of five, her life has been [...]
When a neighbour pulls an unconscious toddler from an icy steam, the little boy’s family fears the worst. But one doctor won’t give up hope.
They’re the words that put the whizz bang into our language, writes Donyale Harrison.