India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected. Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down.

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We got to Badwater at dark amidst a spectacular display of lightning bolts. The wind was blowing crazy the sand was blowing in our faces and stinging. Does Honey Badger care?

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer and author. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was well known for portraying villains, gaining recognition for appearing as Count Dracula…

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monolithic human figures

Transparent wood composites are novel wood materials which have up to 90% transparency and some higher mechanical properties than wood itself, made for the first time in 1992.

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Women almost ten times more likely to be convicted for not paying TV licence than men

Russian Christian sect

Bird was taught to alert criminals to officers’ presence, according to reports: ‘As soon as the police got close he started shouting’

overview about the Internet in South Korea

Here's some expert advice for would-be fathers: If possible, wait to have kids until you hit your mid-twenties.

Severe outbreak of cholera that occurred in 1854 during the 1846–1860 cholera pandemic happening worldwide

A competition to see who can urinate the farthest or highest.

John Harlan championed racial justice on a hostile Supreme Court. Robert Harlan, a freed slave, achieved renown despite the court's decisions

Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific ideas made his name a synonym for genius, but he was also famous for his pacifist views and support of the civil rights movement. Explore nine surprising facts about one of the towering minds of the 20th century.

The story of Katya the brown bear and other animals arrested for violence, complicity, and espionage