In a quest to realize his environmental impact, a man has been saving ALL his trash for the past year. He's healthier now too. picked by suebe 10 months ago

This nasty rescue is no fish tale. Rescuers cut through a filtration tank of dense fish feces to reach four workers who fell into the sludgy dung Friday while cleaning the 18-foot tank at a western Massachusetts farm. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It was to be the one and only cuddle Carolyn Isbister would have with her tiny, premature daughter. Rachael had been born minutes before - weighing a mere 20oz - and had only minutes to live. Her heart was beating once every ten seconds and she was not breathing. As doctors gave up, Miss Isbister lifted her baby out of her hospital blanket and placed her on her chest. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A Florida man who has been homeless for years dove into a canal and saved a stranger.

*image not related, video link picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Like most construction workers in China, he had little in the way of protective equipment except for his tough plastic safety helmet. It was to be enough to save his life. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

A woman is safe after losing control of her car and accidentally driving into the waters of the Oakland Estuary. But on the upside, she saved her morning coffee. picked by coldbladed 7 months ago

Donnie Register has a new reason to be thankful he's married — police say his wedding band deflected a bullet and probably saved his life. picked by punthe 10 months ago

An Oklahoma City woman spent 43 hours upside-down in a vehicle after a wreck along an Oklahoma highway was saved by her four dogs, rescuers said. picked by henkspaan 11 months ago

The Lipizzan, (or Lipizzaner) breed of horse, famous for their classical dressage, and highly advanced "airs above the ground", were in danger of extinction at the close of WWII. Gen. Patton and his 2nd Calvary saved them, costing the lives of two soldiers but preserving a truly amazing breed of horse, and the art of riding that comes with them. Nice historic story that many folks are ... read full post picked by marli 11 months ago

A grandmother who contracted a potentially fatal superbug in Scotland has been saved after a hospital fed her daughter's faeces to her. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Two cats are credited with saving lives for alerting residents to a fire on Monday.

*Image is of Scarlett. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

The family saw the cat several times and tried in vain to catch her. She disappeared for a week, and the Cains feared the worst.

*poor kitty. (Picture is not the cat in story) picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

A third-grader has been hailed as a hero after performing the Heimlich Maneuver to save his friend's life. The student said he learned the life-saving lesson from a cartoon. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

The 1 1/2-pound clawed creature is bright blue, the result of an extremely rare genetic mutation. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

"It was something that hit me. It was instinct that I needed to get them out and save them so they wouldn't die," she said. "When it first started, just the couch was on fire, but when I drug him out, by the time I got back in, the whole living room was black smoke and I couldn't see nothing." picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The train was bearing down, and Wesley Autrey Sr. was trying to lift Cameron Hollopeter off the wet, slippery subway tracks where the young man had fallen after suffering an epileptic seizure.

*Update to this and this. 1 year ago today picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

She was stuck for five days and still survived. Good deal. picked by moe 6 months ago

A 9-year-old boy looking for help after his mother crashed their van in the southern Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the U.S. illegally, who stayed with him until help arrived the next day, an official said. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Kevin Roy said he was pulling out of his driveway Tuesday morning when he realized he hadn’t kissed his 1-year-old son, Koby, and worried how he might feel if something had happened. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago