The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s Weather Predictions for This Year’s Winter Are…Chilling
Ready for winter? After you read this year’s weather forecast, you might not feel so prepared. The Old Farmer’s Almanac — a traditional source of weather predictions that was founded in 1792 — says that this winter is going to be a real mess. The Almanac was first created to help farmers anticipate how the...
Ten Tons of Trash Have Been Trekked down from the Slopes of Mount Everest
Good news! The “highest dumpster in the world” recently had a big clean out. More good news: the trash is getting upcycled into goods for homes and hotels all over Kathmandu. Everest had a serious trash problem – thousands of climbers were bringing stuff up that they weren’t taking down with them. Nepal recently forbid...
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15 People Share the Stories Behind Their Scars
I have a few quality scars on my body. One is from when a kid on the school bus in 8th grade (he shall remain nameless) cut me on the hand with his homemade wooden knife. Another is from getting burned by a piece of plastic that melted onto my right-hand ring finger. That was...
Couple’s Wedding Photo Captures the ‘New Normal’ of California Wildfires
One couple’s California wildfire wedding photo has taken the internet by storm, as it’s the perfect example of the “new normal” of many Californians. California is once again being ravaged by multiple fires across the state, including the Getty fire, the Hill fire, the Maria fire, and the Easy fire. One of the largest fires...
Roaming Charges on Eagles’ GPS Trackers Bankrupt Russian Researcher Team
Some steppe eagles got into trouble with their researchers for sending text messages that resulted in huge cell phone bills. Bad, bad birds! Researchers at the Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network were studying the steppe eagles to learn more about their summer migratory patterns. To track the eagles, researchers tagged the birds with GPS monitors...
Playgrounds for Elderly People Are Super Adorable – Plus They Increase Activity and Decrease Loneliness
It’s a fact that as people get older, they become more isolated. After all, it’s just harder to get out an about, and the people you know have the same trouble. It’s also a face that often times aging people exercise less, if at all. So how do we solve the problem? Playgrounds! I have...