At the rush hour on Friday (Sept. 29) a red van hit at least three people near Penn Station at West 31st Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan at around 5:18 p.m. A woman was hit and rolled over on the road. Another woman who was walking with her, with no time to react, was […]

A group of Bangladeshi fishermen rescued a pantropical spotted dolphin that became entangled in their net in the Bay of Bengal. The captain of the vessel, Younus Kholifa, is part of a Citizen Science Fishermen Safety Network pioneered by WCS and supported by WorldFish through the USAID EcoFish Project. As part of the project, fishermen […]

Adygea is often compared with Switzerland or northern Italy. In the foothills of the Caucasus, the fragrant alpine meadows stretch by the village of Hodz. The diet of local cows is mixed herbs: thyme, mint, and tutsan. From the milk of these cows farmer Beslan Meremov makes the famous Adyghe cheese. “It’s an ancient tradition. […]

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. It was the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969). Situated near Brandywine Creek, Winterthur’s 1,000 acres encompass rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. Founder Henry Francis du Pont developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as […]

Legend has it, Long Ma, a half-horse, half-dragon cosmic creature on the ninth level of heaven, is having a fight with the sinister force which takes the form of a giant spider. And the fight is brought to the streets of Ottawa at the end of July, amid the cheers of 750,000 people. The Dragon-horse, […]

Amy Hooks posted a video to YouTube. From the video we can hear that the family gathered around the poor little thing to save him. They found it drowned in their pool. Amy used her fingers to do chest compressions and her husband offered instructions by the side. The lizard was not responsive. But she […]

Dogs can swim. Some can surf, too. On August 5, the second annual World Dog Surfing Championship was held at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, the popular surfing destination of San Francisco.  The event gathered dozens of talented dogs from California. They were put into three groups by weight. You might be surprised to see […]

A healing experience with mud. On Daecheon beach of Boryeong, 200 km south of Seoul, South Korea, a Land of Mud Experience is created. Every year in mid July, tens of thousands flocked in to experience the mud pool, mud slides, mud skiing, and even mud prison. Last year it boasted 4 million visitors, among […]

How can you find a food you like, which is also healthy for you? It all happened when an Italian is traveling in Mexico. He discovered Avocado. At the same time, his friend was struggling in Seattle to find healthy and satisfying lunch, caught in a dilemma between cheeseburger, pizza, and salads. Sparkle came out […]

The void left by Toys “R” Us in Times Square, New York, is filled today with the opening of LINE Friends. Mr. Brown, Cony, James, Sally, Pangyo, and of course, Moon, in different shapes, are no strangers to the 217 million LINE users in the world. Unfortunately only a small portion of them has the […]

Six pieces are made in the world, five sold. The last one is admired in the museum, or at the Grand Exhibition of Watches in New York till July 23, 2017.   That is Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300. A rarity for all time, it has 20 complications, among them five chiming functions and […]

On April 25, 2015 and again on May 12, two devastating earthquakes hit Nepal, taking the lives of nearly 9,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands without homes. The blessing in the misfortune is that the April earthquake hit on a Saturday, the only day children in Nepal do not attend school. Since then, people […]

Bathed in the splash of the fountain and endless colorful bubbles, kids and adults have found great fun on a hot summer afternoon in Washington Square Park, New York.

Wind Chimes dancing in the breeze send a crisp soothing sound, the sound of summer to the Japanese. In July and August, the Hikawa Shrine in Kawagoe, 40 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, displays thousands of wind chimes.   People write down their prayers and wishes on a small wooden plaque and tie it to the […]

A young child might carry past life memories, be it of this mundane world or above. To keep it alive and bring it out is what we call “creativity”. And here is the “PEN” to actually “draw” it—3Doodler. Press the button, and the biodegradable plastic “paint” will come out to “build” the objects. It can […]

Can you figure out their different shades of meaning? Sometimes, they sound impatient like people complaining. Sometimes, they are as obedient as a cat. Check out the sea lion family in Bronx Zoo, New York City, in a hot summer after noon.

150 bottles of rum, 100 cans of pineapple juice, 100 cans of coconut milk, and buckets of ice cubes. It takes all that and a cement mixer to make the world’s largest Pina Colada. It’s to celebrate National Pina Colada Day on July 10th. Pina Colada, or “strained pineapple” in English, is Puerto Rico’s national drink.   “We use […]

You’re never too old to have fun, or in this case roller skate. Carefully balancing his body, 85-year-old Zigfried Stuhl glided down the steep California Street, gracefully skating through the blocks. And proving that age doesn’t matter. He picked the old style rollers with smaller wheels to help control speed.   Stuhl said that he […]