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Meet Naoto Matsumura, The One Man Who Cares For Fukushima’s Abandoned Animals

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, panicked citizens evacuated the nearby towns. At first, Naoto Matsumura was one of them. But with nowhere to go, he went back home to his pets.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 11, 2020

Meet Naoto Matsumura, The One Man Who Cares For Fukushima’s Abandoned Animals

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, panicked citizens evacuated the nearby towns. At first, Naoto Matsumura was one of them. But with nowhere to go, he went back home to his pets.

By Erin Kelly • February 11, 2020

50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That’ll Change The Way You Look At Famous Movies

From Jaws to Psycho, movie sets can be exhausting, tragic, and beautiful all at once — and these photos prove it.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2020

50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That’ll Change The Way You Look At Famous Movies

From Jaws to Psycho, movie sets can be exhausting, tragic, and beautiful all at once — and these photos prove it.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2020

Ireland’s Great Blasket Island Is Seeking A Seasonal Caretaker — Room And Board Included

After being left virtually uninhabited, Great Blasket Island has now accepted more than 38,000 applications from around the world for the position of its next caretaker.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 31, 2020

Ireland’s Great Blasket Island Is Seeking A Seasonal Caretaker — Room And Board Included

After being left virtually uninhabited, Great Blasket Island has now accepted more than 38,000 applications from around the world for the position of its next caretaker.

By Erin Kelly • January 31, 2020

Welcome To The Yangtze: A Source Of Life, And Now Death, For 400 Million Chinese Residents

China's Yangtze River, the third-longest in the world, is now so polluted that nearly half the people who depend on it are without safe drinking water.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 30, 2020

Welcome To The Yangtze: A Source Of Life, And Now Death, For 400 Million Chinese Residents

China's Yangtze River, the third-longest in the world, is now so polluted that nearly half the people who depend on it are without safe drinking water.

By Erin Kelly • January 30, 2020

200 Billion Locusts Invade Kenya In The Worst Infestation In 70 Years

These unbeliveable photographs capture the horrifying locust invasion that is sweeping Kenya and other parts of East Africa.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 27, 2020

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200 Billion Locusts Invade Kenya In The Worst Infestation In 70 Years

These unbeliveable photographs capture the horrifying locust invasion that is sweeping Kenya and other parts of East Africa.

By Natasha Ishak • January 27, 2020

33 Iconic James Dean Pictures That Show The Man Behind The ‘Rebel’

James Dean was just 24 when he died in a car crash back in 1955, but his legacy lives on forever. These iconic photos are all the proof you need.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 24, 2020

33 Iconic James Dean Pictures That Show The Man Behind The ‘Rebel’

James Dean was just 24 when he died in a car crash back in 1955, but his legacy lives on forever. These iconic photos are all the proof you need.

By Natasha Ishak • January 24, 2020

The Bizarre History Of Sex Toys, From Ancient Butt Plugs To Steam-Powered Vibrators

With the oldest-known dildo clocking in at 28,000 years, sex toys are older than civilization, religion, and marriage combined.

By Hannah McKennett • Jan 21, 2020

The Bizarre History Of Sex Toys, From Ancient Butt Plugs To Steam-Powered Vibrators

With the oldest-known dildo clocking in at 28,000 years, sex toys are older than civilization, religion, and marriage combined.

By Hannah McKennett • January 21, 2020

From Dogs To Radioactive Boars, Animals Are Thriving Inside’s Fukushima’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone

Despite the danger from radioactive fallout inside the Fukushima Evacuation Zone, animals from wild boars to feral cats are living their best life free from human interference.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 20, 2020

From Dogs To Radioactive Boars, Animals Are Thriving Inside’s Fukushima’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone

Despite the danger from radioactive fallout inside the Fukushima Evacuation Zone, animals from wild boars to feral cats are living their best life free from human interference.

By Erin Kelly • January 20, 2020

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 8, 2020

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting • January 8, 2020

33 Science Pictures That Amazed The World In 2019

From a 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice to the first black hole ever fully visualized, this year's best science pictures left us astounded.

By Leah Silverman • Dec 31, 2019

33 Science Pictures That Amazed The World In 2019

From a 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice to the first black hole ever fully visualized, this year's best science pictures left us astounded.

By Leah Silverman • December 31, 2019