Emergencies: Plan ahead for your pets
One heroic vet in Los Angeles opened up her home and an old, vacant pet hospital to take in 41 animals as the wildfire in the Palisades incinerated a…
Category: General Interest
What happens to wild animals in a wildfire?
A wildfire takes a serious toll on wild animals, leaving them with scare food, habitat loss and injuries. In the California wildfires, affected areas were…
Confusing geography
Two Chinas, two Koreas, two Sudans, and don’t call it Turkey anymore. Maybe you were just too busy to read the news when Eswatini retired their old name….
Drones search and find lost pets
A dog breaks his leash and takes off across a park, quickly disappearing from view. What do you do? You run, walk, call, search, but to no avail. A dog…
Wet dog shaking? Why he does it
One of the world’s great questions has finally been answered by Georgia Tech researchers: Why do dogs shake when they’re wet? Their article, titled “The…
Happy New Year! Here’s how to sing Auld Lang Syne
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. The Babylonians celebrated about 4,000 years ago, though they had no written calendar. They…
Winter getaway: Sun + par 3 golf
If you are looking for a winter excursion, consider a par 3 golf course in a sunny climate, a combination that is becoming increasingly popular. In the…
A winter treat: Ice carving and snow sculpture
As cold weather descends, an artistic phenomenon occurs, ice carving competitions and the fun of snow sculpture. Ice sculptures range as far as the…
What to consider when buying new furniture
When holiday shopping ends, furniture stores will be offering some nice bargains in January. To find the good deals, however, it takes patience and…
The village with the world’s longest winter
The village with the longest winter Every December, one place on earth is starting its second month of complete darkness, a long, cold winter during which…