Siestas or mid-afternoon naps have traditionally been an important part of the Spanish culture, with most cities shutting down, while people snoozed, following a leisurely lunch...

The beautiful island country of Madagascar has a dire shortage of schools. About a third of Malagasy children have no access to education either because the schools are either t...

A sprawling seagrass meadow has just been declared the "world's largest single living organism" based on area. The Poseidon’s ribbon weed seagrass (Posidonia australis) is locat...

There are over 30 meteor showers annually. However, few are as spectacular as the Perseids. The  "shooting stars" have been blazing through the sky at a rate of about a dozen an...

On June 28, 2022, Carson Pickett made history as the first athlete with a limb difference to play on the US women's national soccer team (USWNT). The 28-year-old, who filled in ...

Freya, a 1,300-pound (600 kg)  walrus, has been on an epic adventure since leaving her home in the Arctic Ocean in 2019. Over the past three years, the juvenile female has visit...