Darius, The World's Longest Bunny, Has Gone Missing!
Darius, one of the world's most famous rabbits, has disappeared! The massive, 4 foot 3-inch long Continental Giant, who has held the Guinness World Record for the "longest living rabbit" since 2010,...
View ArticleAdorable Stray Puppy Gets The Stuffed Unicorn Of His Dreams And A Forever Home
The beauty of love is that it can happen with the most unexpected person in the most unlikely of places. In the case of a one-year-old stray puppy in Duplin County, North Carolina, that "person"...
View ArticleMaldives Unveils Plans For The World's First Floating Island City
The annual 3-to 4-millimeter rise in sea levels is expected to impact many coastal communities in the coming decades. However, few are as vulnerable as the Republic of the Maldives, a collection of...
View ArticleMother's Day Is Coming, Are You Ready?
Every year, on the second Sunday of May, Americans show their appreciation for the real-life heroes in their lives — moms — with special treats and lavish gifts. This Mother's Day will be no...
View Article100-Year-Old "Monster" Fish Caught In The Detroit River
When Jennifer Johnson and her team embarked on their annual quest to survey the sturgeon population in the Detroit River in mid-April 2021, they had fully expected to find some super-sized specimens....
View ArticleWorld's Largest Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf
Antarctica is surrounded by icebergs. However, the finger-shaped chunk of ice that recently broke loose from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf — one of the world's most extensive ice platforms —...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day Is On August 14!
Graphic novel lovers rejoice! Saturday, August 14, 2021, is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). This means you can walk into any one of the 2300+ participating retailers and obtain a copy, or two, of the 50...
View ArticleStranded Baby Elephant Gets A Helping Hand From The Herd's Matriarch
Wildlife filmmaker Kim Wolhuter was just hoping for some authentic footage of an elephant herd climbing a steep path out of the Majale riverbed in the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana. Instead, she was...
View ArticleRetired Circus Elephants Move To New Home With Plenty Of Room To Explore
After years of intense public pushback, the now-shuttered Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus finally announced the retirement of their Asian elephant performers in 2016. While the decision...
View ArticleAdorable Video Captures Black Bear Cub's First Playground Slide Experience
The school day had just ended at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina. Most students had left, and the ones in the school's "supervised homework help" program were inside the...
View ArticleMonterey Bay Aquarium's Resident Sea Otter Kit Invents "The Shrimp Game"
Most seafood lovers — animal or human — would find it hard to resist a tasty shrimp morsel. However, not Kit, a mischievous sea otter that resides at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium. Rather than...
View ArticleWalt Disney World Turns 50!
Walt Disney World's 18-month-long party to celebrate its 50th birthday began amid much fanfare on October 1, 2021. "The World's Most Magical Celebration" — extended across all four theme parks — is...
View ArticleOpen Your Hearts And Wallets — Giving Tuesday Is Tomorrow!
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are all designed to motivate consumers to spend money on holiday gifts for their loved ones. However, Giving Tuesday, which will be observed on...
View ArticleWestJet's 2021 Christmas Miracle Is All About Reuniting Loved Ones
WestJet Airlines' annual "Christmas Miracle" videos, which capture employees providing much-needed holiday cheer to those in need, are legendary. Past "miracles" include flying in gifts and snow to...
View ArticleGoodbye 2021, Welcome 2022!
On December 31, 2021, the world happily bid farewell to yet another year of COVID uncertainties and welcomed 2022 with high hopes. The celebrations were scaled back, or in some cases even canceled, due...
View ArticleAnimals At Smithsonian's National Zoo Enjoy Snow Days!
The season's first winter storm — which brought significant snowfall to the Washington, DC, area on January 3, 2022 — could not have come at a better time for the residents of the Smithsonian's...
View ArticleHow Pi Day Became America's Biggest Math Holiday
A holiday associated with a math constant may not seem very exciting. But Pi ("π") Day, observed annually in the US on March 14 (3/14), is an exception. That's because the celebrations may start with...
View ArticleRainbows Smile Too!
Mention rainbows, and the image that comes to mind is that of a beautiful translucent arc of bright colors bending towards the horizon. But in a recent image captured by Italian astrophotographer...
View ArticleSmile! It’s Almost April Fools’ Day
For pranksters, there is no better holiday than April Fools' Day. Celebrated annually on April 1, it is the only day of the year when fun, harmless hoaxes go unpunished. The mischievous holiday has...
View ArticleMonterey Bay Aquarium's Resident Sea Otter Kit Invents "The Shrimp Game"
Most seafood lovers — animal or human — would find it hard to resist a tasty shrimp morsel. However, not Kit, a mischievous sea otter that resides at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium. Rather than...
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