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 — is
worthy of a mention. Measuring approximately 105
miles (170 km) long and 15 miles (25 km) wide, it
boasts a surface area of 1,660 sq miles (4,300 sq ...
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. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service biologists had never anticipated luring in the
granddaddy of all sturgeons — a massive, 240-po...
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
exception. A National Retail Federation (NRF) survey
of 7,818 people revealed that the approximately 83
percent of US adults who plan to celebrate the holi...
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 more
than a thousand picturesque islands in the Indian
Ocean. NASA researchers believe that parts of what
is "arguably the lowest-lying country in the world" ...
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"
happened to be a bright purple stuffed unicorn at a
local Dollar General store. The good news is that this
unusual love story has a happy ending!
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,
vanished from his backyard in the village of
Stoulton, England, on April 10, 2021. The local
police, who are frantically searching for Darius, beli...
With just one correct answer out of 43 quintillion
possible combinations, it is not surprising that most
people spend days, if not months, trying to solve
the Rubik's Cube. However, don't tell that to
speedcuber extraordinaire Atharva R Bhat. The
eight-year-old from Bangalore, India, just established
a new Guinness World Record (GWR ) by solving th...
King penguins, the second-largest penguin species,
typically sport a distinct black-and-white coat with a
yellowish-gold dash of color on their collar. However,
one young penguin in the South Atlantic appears to
have missed the memo on the dress code. It
decided to forgo the black feathers and retain just
the bright yellow plumage.
When RM Sotheby's was commissioned to sell a
Ferrari 330 P2 Junior, they expected it to fetch
between $6,000 and $12,000 (5,000 to 10,000
euros). As it turned out, the experts had significantly
underestimated the vehicle's value. On February 13,
2021, an enthusiastic bidder paid a record
$145,445 (120,000 euros) — including the auctio...
