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Surprising Study Finds Spectacular Fjords Are Keeping CO2 From the Air
Tourists are drawn to the stunning beauty of fjords, but you may be surprised, like scientists were, to discover the role these coastal regions play...
We Stumbled Upon a Lincoln Lovefest at Ford’s Theater 150 Years After His Death
The most fortuitous thing happened while I was entertaining an out-of-town friend in Washington, DC yesterday, driving her around to see the cherry blossoms...
After Years Apart, Watch This Mother Elephant Reunite With Her Baby
A mother and child reunion in Thailand proves nothing can match a mother’s love — and elephants never forget.
Baby MeBai was only three years...
Kitten Survives 3000-Mile Trip From Egypt to UK Locked in a Box
Curiosity nearly killed this cat. An 8-month old kitten became an accidental tourist after snuggling inside a shipping container full of linens in Egypt....
Vatican Completes Showers for Homeless in St Peter’s Square
The Vatican has now completed construction work on three showers and a barber’s booth for Rome's homeless under the colonnades of St Peter’s Square.
The...
The Boat That Landed on a Roof and Saved 59 People
When a tsunami swept through Banda Aceh in Indonesia in 2004, the Basyariah family became trapped on the top floor of a house -...
Photo of the Day – Bridge of Dreams
For nine years, a dedicated group of Amish neighbors, horsemen, businesses and Ohio politicians raised money and worked to convert a vacated railroad line...
70 Year Mystery Solved: Death Valley’s Moving Stones
Littered across the surface of a dry lake in Death Valley are hundreds of rocks – some weighing as much as 700 pounds (320kg)...
American Hero Impressed by Kindness of Irish Strangers
The US tourist whose phone and wallet were robbed while rescuing a man from the Liffey River in Dublin has said he is overwhelmed...
Orphaned Elephant Thrives With Buffalo Family That Adopted Her
An elephant named Nzou, orphaned when poachers killed her parents for their ivory, has become the towering gentle giant among her adopted family, a...
Baltimore’s Water Wheel Keeps On Turning, Pulling In Tons Of Trash
"Baltimore's Inner Harbor is a city landmark teeming with tourists, restaurants and — until recently — floating trash."
John Kellett walked by every day on...
Rescue Workers in Turkey Help Dog Rescue her Pups
A heroic stray dog has saved her puppies from a drainage canal after rescue teams asked for her help in the southwestern Turkish province...
Washington Monument Reopens After Years of Earthquake Repairs – Cool Photos!
After almost three years, the Washington Monument reopened to the public yesterday. A 2011 earthquake left gaping cracks that needed repair, so the 130-year-old structure...
17 Bears Rescued From Concrete Cages Now Roam on 60 Acres
No matter what you think of PETA, this animal rescue story will warm your heart.
Thanks to PETA, the Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, and the...
Dubai Metro Stations Will Double as Art Museums
The Dubai Metro stations are being turned into art museums to display artworks and creations from different themes and cultures, by order of the...
Toronto Hospital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the First Successful Lung Transplant
In 1983, Tom Hall was the 45th patient in the world to receive a lung transplant, but the first ever to survive more than...
Feds to Allow States to Pay to Reopen Some National Parks
With the threat of so many tourist dollars being lost in the wake of National Park closures during the government shut down, governors have...
Love at First Ride — Vancouver Couple Weds Aboard Transit Bus
Vancouver's downtown bus drivers - and their passengers - are quite a friendly bunch. The moment an elderly or pregnant person boards the bus,...
Paralyzed Montana Man Makes Fly Rods That Are One With the Universe
A man named Tom Morgan is making some of the most expensive and sought-after fly fishing rods in the world, which he does despite...
Spain’s Endangered Iberian lynx Brought Back from Brink of Extinction
Ten years ago the Iberian lynx was nearing extinction but today, thanks to an imaginative conservation programme that has brought hunters, farmers and the...