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Actors from "Law & Order" took part in a series of public service announcements to combat sexual assault.

Arnel Balbero is one of 26 crewmen kept hostage by Somali pirates for four and a half years. He tells of their survival. CNN's Farai Sevenzo reports.

Chelsea Handler tells CNN's Poppy Harlow why she's such a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton -- and why she'd never allow Donald Trump as a guest on her show.

Voice teacher Melissa Cross might be the most metal person around. The singing instructor, with a background in Shakespeare and opera, teaches people to scream effectively (without damage) for a living.

As far as he can remember, 10-year-old Pecos Tatum has wanted to be a professional cowboy. Ride along with a family fighting to keep a way of life- alive. This is a Great Big Short Film coming March 15.

Melissa McCracken thought everyone associated colors with music the same way she did. But she soon realized that her senses were unique. The Kansas City-based artist is a synesthete, and she is able to translate sound into vivid paintings. Talk about seeing the world in a different light.

The Galapagos giant tortoise is the largest living species of tortoise and can live for over 100 years. Today they exist only on two remote archipelagos. This is the Galapagos tortoise.

Dogs might have a shot at outliving us all, according to American Museum of Natural History scientist Dr. Jack Tseng. Look no further than inside their mouths to find out why they’re such evolutionary marvels.

Adrian Wellock lost his sense of taste. After suffering a cold, he started getting a metallic taste in his mouth, which took his palate with it. These days, he only eats foods that are simple to chew and adds spice and herbs to ratchet up the smell. Find out what it like when everything, actually tastes like nothing.

In a remote village of northeastern India, locals have been "growing" bridges from living trees for hundreds of years. You wouldn't be wrong to say that these looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

Drezus is a First Nations rapper who combines the traditions of his culture with hip hop. Once involved with drugs and violence, Drezus says music helped him turn his life around, and he hopes his art will inspire his people. ​Send it up​ to a true god​.

We all have superstitions. Some of us may even have rituals -- and that includes the players getting ready to hit the court for the NCAA Tournament. We got the lowdown on the lucky meals, special handshakes and other pregame routines of today's college stars. Let the madness of March begin. A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report. Watch all the tournament games on TNT, TBS, TruTV, CBS and March Madness Live.

For the past 16 years, Bruce Zaccagnino has worked alone to build what is thought to be the world’s largest HO-scale model railroad set. Featuring more than nine miles of track, Zaccagnino's masterpiece also boasts 400 bridges, 3,000 miniature buildings and 50,000 streets. Welcome to your childhood fantasy. Welcome to Northlandz.

March Madness is upon us, and students at the University of Cincinnati have a one-up when it comes to filling out their brackets. Dr. Mike Magazine teaches a course (yes, an entire course!) on bracketology. Is there a method to the madness? Or is it all just luck? A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report. Watch all the tournament games on TNT, TBS, TruTV, CBS and March Madness Live.

"The Saguache Crescent" newspaper in Saguache, Colo., has been printing its news the same way since the 1800s. Lay the letters. Ink. Press. Publisher Dean Coombs' family has had the business for three generations, and has helped print out the weekly broadsheet on a linotype since he was 12 years old. See how the news is made the hard way.

The Monroe County Detention Facility in Key West, Fla., is not a typical jail. At Monroe, inmates help run a zoo. The facility has 150 animals, like goats, sheep, sloths and kinkajous. Caring for the animals helps inmates with their rehabilitation and can also reduce their sentences.

TC Wait and her husband Dave are the proud caretakers of 23 huskies. But these dogs aren't the superstars that make Iditarod headlines. Rather, they are a hodgepodge crew of retirees, rescues and shelter dogs that love to run. Wait and her husband have tailored their lives to give these animals the opportunity to run the trails that their ancestors have run for generations.

Nylon stockings hit the market after the World's Fair in 1935 and people couldn't get enough of them. But during World War II, panty hose disappeared from stores. They became an essential material for the military, which cut down on consumer supply. Because nylon was so widely sought after, women created alternatives, which included painting their legs with gravy juice.

We're teaming up with Every Mother Counts, a non-profit dedicated to maternal health, for a new series on innovators in the field. Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts, tells us what to expect.

Meika Hollender is an MBA graduate of New York University’s Stern School of Business who recently launched a new brand of sexual health products called “Sustain.” These include Fair Trade condoms free of toxic chemicals. This is the third installment in our “Instigators” series, which profiles people fighting for change in women’s health.