Embed from Getty Images Plushies are a common sight in ice skating competitions. Fans often bring them to the arena and throw them onto the ice as a tribute to their favorite ice skaters after a great routine.
Bill Nye the Science Guy will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts...
Many shelter animals are stuck indoors all day, waiting to be adopted; but the dogs at the Kaua`i Humane Society...
This may sound like the plot of the animated film Bee Movie, but some bees are now rights-bearing entities in real life. In late 2025 and early 2026, municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon granted legal rights to native stingless bees. No longer an entirely fictional concept, these bees can be legally represented by humans in court for their rights to thrive free from things like pesticides and habitat loss.
Some dreams can only be achieved with the help of those who love us.
After hours of discussing nuclear weapons, economic security, and rare minerals, the leaders of Japan and South Korea decided to...
Like many kids, a 9-year-old boy named Cai wanted a dog. So, at the top of his summer bucket list was a trip to the animal shelter. He and his mom Marvy went to PAWS shelter in Central Texas to “just look around,” but it was love at first sight when Cai locked eyes with a big, joyful pit bull named Waylon.
While bullfighting was born in Spain, its largest market abroad is Mexico.
With the rise of AI and algorithm-driven bias, fake news is everywhere—and alarmingly—it’s becoming increasingly harder to spot.
The Lynnwood Hygiene Center, in a suburb north of Seattle, was slated to shut its doors on December 12, 2025. That is, until one of its community members stepped in to help. Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves pledged to keep the center open and free for people who need it as a resource for hot showers, food, and clothing in south Snohomish County (where the center is located).
At the 20th conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on December 13, and the legendary actor has surprisingly simple advice for living...
