The Amazon rainforest is the most biodiverse region on Earth. There are thousands of tree species, most of which grow to between 24 and 30 metres tall, developing huge networks of branches that make ...

Queen Elizabeth II, as the head of the British state and sovereign, also acts as the head of the monarch, or the crown. The crown owns a great deal of property, including the crown jewels, a ...

Every country in the world has slightly different laws when it comes to what names you can and can’t legally give your offspring. These 13 sets of parents ran afoul of their nations’ governments with ...

Petroleum jelly isn’t absorbed into the skin so it’s not a moisturiser like lotion. Instead, it forms an ‘occlusive’ barrier on top of the skin. Putting a thin layer over moisturised skin will help ...

The world loves a royal wedding, and the one that took place on November 13, 1973, was historic. Princess Anne married army officer Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey in a televised event that ...

Sharing a grandfather, King George III, George IV and Caroline were first cousins. However, unlike Victoria and Albert, George IV and Caroline did not have a fruitful or a happy marriage. In fact, ...

The 1500-metre climb to the top of Half Dome is the most strenuous of Yosemite Valley’s day hikes, and it’s the last 120 metres that are the most dangerous. It’s a near-vertical climb, and while there ...

Police in Ossining, New York were called to a mini-mart, where they found Blake Leak, 23, trying to break in. They chased Leak through the streets until both cops took a tumble. Seizing the ...

The former 'starchitect' who designed gleaming towers for Pakistan's corporate elite now rebuilds villages devastated by natural disasters.

Stare at a visual puzzle long enough, and it can feel like you’ll never find the solution. You’d think that would be a reason to give up, but the challenge is exciting. And discovering the solution?

Devil’s Pool is a natural pool created by surrounding boulders and a waterfall that feeds it, and as beautiful as it is, people say it’s cursed. According to legend, Oolana, a young woman from the ...

You can learn a lot about trust from the people who violate it for a living. “A hood planning a bank holdup might case the treasury for rudimentary facts, but in the end he depends on his gun. A con ...