googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Each year, approximately 150 people are killed in avalanches. Although that number is relatively small, the prospect of such a tragedy weighs heavily on the minds of those working to keep people on hiking expeditions and ski trips happy and safe. Rescue missions to save adventurers trapped under snow, ice, and […]
The world is a cruel place. Every day when we wake up, there’s more bad news — another depressing trend on Twitter, another news anchor breaking down in tears, another war. It seems endless. Fortunately for all of humankind, dogs exist — and more specifically, Buddy the Rescue Dog exists. His life got off to […]
You know, I never really bought into the idea that quitters never win. Sure, you probably shouldn’t abandon your master’s thesis halfway through or give up on your childhood dreams, but there are some situations that merit throwing in the towel. It’s not usually the noblest thing to do, but for the sake of your […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); “I looked into a carpenter’s pencil and saw a tunnel.” That’s what artist Cindy Chinn told ViralNova when she was asked how she started carving intricate works of art into graphite. After leaving the corporate world behind, this creator began seeing art in everyday objects — tunnels, elephants, shoes, and trains […]
Universe, meet Stig. Stig is a smart dog. Stig enjoys doing dog things like playing with his mom and going for walks. And like any other red-blooded American, our boy Stiggy really, really loves dessert — so much so, in fact, that he will go to truly astonishing lengths to get it. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBP_ATF’); […]
When it comes time to decorate playrooms for their little ones, parents often find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. Do you create an adorable room that your baby will adore for five years until they outgrow the decor, or do you pare things back and give them a room that will […]
This is Pikelet Butterwiggle Stoll and he is, in fact, the cutest. IMP Features / Life of Pikelet This is not up for debate. Although it seems like being adorable is his full-time job, Pikelet has far more pressing responsibilities to deal with than wooing the masses. That’s because this do-gooder is an ambassador for […]
According to one study conducted by Plymouth University researchers, 80 percent of marine animals that become entangled in plastic debris are either injured or killed. The two main culprits are plastic shopping bags and six-pack rings. “An estimated one million sea birds and 100,000 sea mammals and turtles become entrapped in plastic or ingest it […]
Anyone who’s ever visited a wildlife reserve knows that approaching the animals is generally frowned upon. Even if you’re a park ranger, you’d be ill-advised to waltz up to bears and wolves in an attempt to make friends. And moose have a particularly bad rap when it comes to spending time with humans. After all, […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); No matter what your personal politics happen to be, denying the existence of climate change is pretty hard to do at this point. And that’s made even clearer when footage like this comes to light. Last month, composer Ludovico Einaudi created a piece called “Elegy for the Arctic” to raise awareness […]