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In Nepal, Every Dog Has Its Day. Literally.

Most dog owners would do just about anything for their canine companions. In Nepal, Hindu populations take that affection to another level. Coinciding with the traditional Hindu festival of Diwali, the people of Nepal reserve the second day of the annual five-day Tihar Festival to honor man’s best friend. On...

By Erin Kelly • Oct 5, 2015

In Nepal, Every Dog Has Its Day. Literally.

Most dog owners would do just about anything for their canine companions. In Nepal, Hindu populations take that affection to another level. Coinciding with the traditional Hindu festival of Diwali, the people of Nepal reserve the second day of the annual five-day Tihar Festival to honor man’s best friend. On...

By Erin Kelly • October 5, 2015

Berlin’s AquaDom Tower, The World’s Fishiest – And Coolest – Hotels

Love the sea but hate the beach? The fantastic Aquadom of Berlin is just for you.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 23, 2015

Berlin’s AquaDom Tower, The World’s Fishiest – And Coolest – Hotels

Love the sea but hate the beach? The fantastic Aquadom of Berlin is just for you.

By Erin Kelly • September 23, 2015

Photo Of The Day: An Emaciated Polar Bear Reveals Its Species’ Grim Future

One photograph paints a bleak future for polar bears throughout the Arctic.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 10, 2015

Photo Of The Day: An Emaciated Polar Bear Reveals Its Species’ Grim Future

One photograph paints a bleak future for polar bears throughout the Arctic.

By All That's Interesting • September 10, 2015

De-Extinction: The Who, How, When, And Why Of Bringing Extinct Species Back To Life

In 1598, the Dutch landed on the island of Mauritius, just off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Here, they were met by a massive population of flightless, naive, meaty birds. Salivating, the sailors happily began killing them, kindly bestowing the name “dodo” upon the shell-shocked animals. Over...

By Callie Stewart • Sep 3, 2015

De-Extinction: The Who, How, When, And Why Of Bringing Extinct Species Back To Life

In 1598, the Dutch landed on the island of Mauritius, just off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Here, they were met by a massive population of flightless, naive, meaty birds. Salivating, the sailors happily began killing them, kindly bestowing the name “dodo” upon the shell-shocked animals. Over...

By Callie Stewart • September 3, 2015

28 Interesting Shark Facts That Reveal The Ocean’s Most Dominant Predator

Did you know you're more likely to get bit by a New Yorker than by a shark? Wow your friends with these interesting shark facts!

By Kiri Picone • Jul 11, 2015

28 Interesting Shark Facts That Reveal The Ocean’s Most Dominant Predator

Did you know you're more likely to get bit by a New Yorker than by a shark? Wow your friends with these interesting shark facts!

By Kiri Picone • July 11, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski • Jun 26, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXVIII

The First Color Photographs Of The United States On some subconscious level, most of us imagine that the world before, say, 1920 existed in black and white. And why not? That’s what the photographic record of the era would have us believe. But as far back as 1889–14 years before...

By John Kuroski • June 26, 2015

Jigokudani Monkey Park: Where Snow Monkeys Go To Hot Tub

You won't be able to resist these adorable snow monkeys hot tubbing in a natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

By Kiri Picone • Jun 12, 2015

Jigokudani Monkey Park: Where Snow Monkeys Go To Hot Tub

You won't be able to resist these adorable snow monkeys hot tubbing in a natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

By Kiri Picone • June 12, 2015

Go Below Sea Level With These Gorgeous Underwater Pictures

Writers and artists often use images of large bodies of water to symbolize the unknown. One look at nature photographer Jorge Cervera Hauser’s photography, though, and it seems that the ocean and its inhabitants are something Hauser knows incredibly well: Hauser’s stunning underwater pictures builds on a body of impressive...

By Erin Kelly • Jun 9, 2015

Go Below Sea Level With These Gorgeous Underwater Pictures

Writers and artists often use images of large bodies of water to symbolize the unknown. One look at nature photographer Jorge Cervera Hauser’s photography, though, and it seems that the ocean and its inhabitants are something Hauser knows incredibly well: Hauser’s stunning underwater pictures builds on a body of impressive...

By Erin Kelly • June 9, 2015

Artist Guido Daniele Turns Your Arm Into Your Favorite Animal

And you thought that jewelry was the only way to transform your hand into something more exotic.

By Savannah Cox • May 19, 2015

Artist Guido Daniele Turns Your Arm Into Your Favorite Animal

And you thought that jewelry was the only way to transform your hand into something more exotic.

By Savannah Cox • May 19, 2015

The Violent Ways Humans Have Used Animals As Weapons

Humans have used animals as weapons in war for thousands of years. Many of these plots have been violent and, frankly, disastrous for both man and animal.

By Kiri Picone • Apr 26, 2015

The Violent Ways Humans Have Used Animals As Weapons

Humans have used animals as weapons in war for thousands of years. Many of these plots have been violent and, frankly, disastrous for both man and animal.

By Kiri Picone • April 26, 2015