Back in May, a team of experts and University of Rhode Island students received national attention when they explored and documented 17 ships while conducting the first survey of known wrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. A lesser-known aspect of the story? Team member Jake Bonney had been partially paralyzed after a ski […]
Cooking and sewing aren’t often taught in school these days — but at a youth summer camp in California, seniors are serving up lessons with a side of intergenerational bonding. Throughout July, students learned skills like these from members at Olive Community Services in Fullerton, a nonprofit that offers programs and support services for older […]
Imagine that your wedding is coming up in a week, or that you’ve missed a deadline at work for the third time in a row. How would you feel? We’d bet that stress would be part of the equation, but we’d also imagine that the specific type and intensity of that stress would be quite […]
Eighteen-year-old Ella Woodland’s pet rats have a knack for artistic expression, and by guiding them to paint mini masterpieces, she’s helping their talents flourish. There’s a little something in this project for Woodland, too: She’s made around $2,600 to date selling the pieces online.
Guinness World Records is celebrating 70 years by recognizing some of the quirkiest and most jaw-dropping achievements from over the decades — and asking the public to go for the institution’s unclaimed titles.
The word “fan” is short for “fanatic,” and depending on the depth of your passion, being one can manifest in some pretty intense ways: Each of us knows (or perhaps even is) the football follower who blows their gasket at a foul call or the Taylor Swift stan who collapses in tears when she takes […]
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was one of the largest luxury ocean liners ever built and had been proclaimed “unsinkable” — making the disaster all the more shocking. As it lay in its final resting place on the ocean floor, the ship […]
This article was originally written by Ben Barry for at SWNS — the U.K.’s largest independent news agency, providing globally relevant original, verified, and engaging content to the world’s leading media outlets. Never-before-seen photographs have been released showing NASA astronauts testing the limits of human endurance and the technology needed to get humans to the […]
A lovely aroma can stop you in your tracks — maybe the smell of lavender reminds you of your grandma’s garden or a whiff of cinnamon whisks you back to baking snickerdoodles in your childhood kitchen. But scent is not only nostalgic: Studies show it can also influence your mood and work performance.
In 1975, “Bohemian Rhapsody” became an instant classic. While countless covers (from The Muppets to Glee) have paid tribute to what’s considered one of rock’s most enduring anthems, Queen has never authorized a translation of the song — until now. Fifty years after the single was released, a new version is delighting fans, this time […]
Octopuses rarely have access to cameras — but when they do, they turn into total divas. At least, that’s what happened when a giant Pacific octopus got a hold of a diver’s camera off the coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island and used it to conduct a mini video shoot underwater.
When I was in my early 20s, starting to make my way in the world and experiencing my first professional and personal achievements as an adult, my best friend and roommate said something — almost more to herself than to me — that’s stuck in my mind ever since: “Your successes are not my failures.” […]