Category: News
The Illegal Mining and Selling of Mammoth Tusks
Poachers in Russia have discovered a legal loophole in the sale of ivory; they are selling mammoth ivory. The first known piece of mammoth ivory…
How to whistle loudly with your fingers – It’s a lost art but it could be a life saver
What do you do if you need to catch the attention of someone in the wilderness; shout at the top of your voice, or you…
Steven Abraham’s Fight with the Most Miles Cycled in a Year Record
To break a world record, you have to be committed. Everyone knows that. But to keep trying and trying, attempt after attempt, takes something else.…
Hermit hid in the woods for 27 years stealing to survive
Christopher Knight, a 47-year-old man, was arrested in April and spent his first night indoors in 27 years in the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in…
This happens when you Free Willy your pet fish into the local waterways
We have all felt the desire to bring out the inner animal activists in us and to help those animals around us that we feel…
‘Britain’s Atlantis’ found at bottom of the North sea – swallowed up 9000 years ago
Doggerland was an area of land, now lying beneath the southern North Sea, that connected Great Britain to mainland Europe during and after the last…
Pearl worth ‘millions’ hidden under a bed for a decade
The next time you go fishing or diving – keep an eye out for massive pearls and you could be worth millions overnight. A Filipino…
10 Environmentally friendly decisions that backfired in strange ways
Ever since Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth, the world has jumped on the bandwagon to become more environmental friendly. However, some backfired in some…
The Sad Fate of the People Who Died Climbing Mount Everest & Were Left Behind
The opportunity to climb Mount Everest is an adventure you will not forget. However, setting out to climb the mountain could end up being the…
The tragic death of Ueli Steck, one of the best climbers in the world
Ueli Steck, a Swiss alpinist, was probably one of the best mountain climbers in the world. He managed to combine an Olympian’s physique and a…