FIRST PLACE CONTEST WINNER: Lise Meitner observed a tremendous, double-edged energy source capable of destroying the planet, while boosting the development of human industry.

An underrated 20th-century hero, Vasili Arkhipov harnessed brave determination to save the world from the Cuban Missile Crisis.

SECOND PLACE CONTEST WINNER: Hedy Lamarr has helped the world in battle, and was one of the key contributors for the human race to become an online, interconnected society.

SECOND PLACE CONTEST WINNER: A leader of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin organized the march on Washington, changing America forever. Why did he disappear from the history books?

FIRST PLACE CONTEST WINNER: The power of an unsung hero who steers with endless purpose and passion.

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the greatest astronomers of all time, and an unsung hero.

Elon Musk, a rogue rocket, and the future of the Earth: a new episode of The Twilight Zone.

We saw a gigantic black wolf slowly walking out of the path. When it stepped on the sand on the beach, the shadows around it smoothly faded into the sunset, and I did not want to imagine who was behind the dark shadow.

The sky is not quite blue today. No, today it is frosted gray: hints of a pale, pale blue slipping through the glassy, cold sky. It makes me want to fly, fall back into the clouds and never-ending gray. Instead, I am here, sitting at the old coffee shop, my fingers numb and my face frozen. 

TOP ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: Golden Tate broke out in his fourth year in 2013, where he got almost a thousand yards and five touchdowns while being one of the most fun to watch players in the NFL.

TOP CREATIVE WORK OF THE MONTH: A virtual world of shepherds and sheep. And one man determined to control everybody.

RADIO SHOW: How far will Dawoud go to bring his family to America? How many millions will he steal?