For one stray dog living in Durban, South Africa, saving the life of his friend led to his own rescue. When the golden retriever mix Hero and his doggy pal were both hit by a train, the heroic pup bravely stood by his friend’s side. He comforted her and brought her food until the SPCA […]
Sometimes medicine can only do so much, and what a pup really needs to get better is some tender loving care. That’s what one technician at the Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter realized when a beautiful girl named Sokka came out of surgery. Nobody thought she would even survive. After her family had ignored a […]
For thousands of years, they have lived beside us, but when humans starting living in homes with two floors, it really threw dogs a curveball. Imagine that you’ve made it all the way up a flight of stairs, only to discover that your favorite human has moved to the bottom floor once again. As these […]
Watching your children grow is simultaneously the hardest and most joyous thing about being a parent. But one mom seems to have reacted to her son’s changes in the most mom-like way possible. As her son reached puberty, knitting fiend Marieke Voorluijs found that she didn’t get to cuddle her son nearly as much as […]
We can laugh at Bigfoot believers and Loch Ness loyalists all we want, but if they ever turn out to be right, we’re going to look like idiots. Oh, how the tables would turn. And it wouldn’t be the first time. Here are a few urban legends that people once thought were bogus, but actually […]
Spring break is almost here for students, but as a parent, you can teach your kid that learning doesn’t have to stop for the Easter bunny. The cool thing about science experiments is that they can be super fun for kids….and adults! Here are some simple but awesome ways to teach kids how the world […]
For decades, we’ve been trying to unlock the secrets of what may be the second most intelligent creature on the planet — dolphins. Structurally, in fact, dolphins have more complex brains than we do. So let that sink in. Researchers recently made an unprecedented discovery in the realm of dolphin communication. Scientists from both the […]
Way up near the top of the globe lies Iqaluit, the city capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. This “city” only has about 7,000 people, however, and the Iqaluit Humane Society has a hard time finding homes for the over 25 dogs that it houses every month. Yet, it still manages to be the […]
When the Wadi Sura II cave (also known as the “Cave of Beasts”) was discovered in 2002, it was a monumental breakthrough in the anthropological study of humans living in Egypt 8,000 years ago. The cavern is filled with drawings done by our ancient ancestors, offering a window into their lives. But a recent discovery […]
Instagram doesn’t have to be all selfies and pictures of brunch. Take the consistently amazing National Geographic Instagram account, for example. Each day, Nat Geo collects the best pictures from their photographers and determines which jaw-dropping shot will be crowned their “Photo of the Day.” The 2015 roundup was published earlier this month, so we […]