Situated on Staten Island with stunning views of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, the Alice Austen House is a historic landmark that celebrates the life of a trailblazing queer photographer from the ...

When animation director Daniel Chong first started brainstorming for the Pixar film “Hoppers,” penguins kept popping up on his drawing board. But after another producer pointed out that animated ...

For many birds, survival depends heavily on their beaks. Beaks are used for eating, hygiene and even fighting, so a broken or deformed beak can often be a death sentence. But for one kea parrot, an ...

Ten years ago, a group of 26 women, ages ranging from early fifties to mid-eighties, decided to fulfill their dream: Living together in harmony, with no men in sight. They created Britain’s first ...

Samuel Weidenhofer is a self-described “kindness influencer,” known for surprising people in need through random acts of kindness for an audience of over 15 million people on platforms like Instagram ...

Jake Rosmarin has been a long-time traveler and content creator, going on exciting expeditions around the world and sharing professional photos and videos of his adventures. But one recent trip turned ...

Life is pretty easy for the four African elephants who reside at Zoo Atlanta. If Kelly, Msholo, Tara, and Titan lived in the wild, they would be foraging for food and remaining alert to keep their ...

This weekend, an event called Rededicate 250 will be taking place on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. Organizers of the event, a group called Freedom 250, describes it as a “national jubilee of ...

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Find four hobbies you love: One to make you money, one to keep you in shape, one to be creative, and one to make the world a better place.

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...

Your simple guide to the dozens of international days and weeks — plus, themed United Nations years and decades.