In a moving display of how animals can touch our lives, people are celebrating Bruges' most famous dog. Fidel, a yellow Labrador Retriever, was a well-known sight in the city. He could often be seen at his perch on the window sill of the Côté Canal Bed and Breakfast.
In a world-first, Luxembourg has made all public transportation free of charge.
With an estimated population of nearly 14 million people, it's hard to imagine Tokyo without crowds.
Did you know that, just like a mood ring, some minerals can change color? Instead of being affected by temperature, however, these minerals magically transform when exposed to light. The phenomenon, known as tenebrescence, might be more familiar to people when they think of light-adaptive sunglasses. Just as these lenses lighten and darken according to the type of light they're exposed to, tenebrescent minerals change color in the same way.
From a pool of over 190,000 photographs, the Sony World Photography Awards have selected one standout image to represent each...
Photographer Heiko Gerlicher has always had a love for the forest.
Once again, Twitter is proving to be a great source of interesting facts about science. The latest talking point centers around the tensor tympani, a muscle in the ear that has a big impact on what we hear. Used to dampen sounds like claps of thunder or shouting or chewing, this muscle reduces the volume when things get too loud. But did you know that some people can actually flex this muscle voluntarily?
Documentary photographer Alegra Ally has dedicated her life to telling the stories of indigenous people around the world.
As one of the world's most traded products, leather is part of a booming $80 billion industry.
Giving birth is an incredible experience, but certainly isn't easy. Both mother and child go through quite a bit before being united, and one baby in Brazil wasn't amused by the process. As captured by professional photographer Rodrigo Kunstmann, baby Isa was not too happy after being birthed via a c-section. Her scowling face has now gone viral after the photo was shared by Kunstmann, becoming the internet's new favorite meme.
Hieronymus Bosch is one of the most intriguing painters of the Northern Renaissance.
For zookeepers, there's nothing more important than the routine checkups their animals receive—and this often includes x-rays.
