30-day time lapse shows once-in-a-lifetime views of nature from a cargo ship
Have you ever wanted to be a sailor? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sail across the seas for months on...
China uses facial recognition to monitor ethnic minorities
In China’s northwestern autonomous territory Xinjiang, a predominantly Muslim region, facial recognition is being added to the surveillance systems, which critics claim is under abusive control....
Jeddah Tower is set to be the world’s next tallest building
The world’s next tallest building is rising from the sand and up into the clouds. Jeddah Tower (previously known as Kingdom Tower) in Saudi Arabia,...
Premature baby born weighing 0.88 lbs is one of the smallest ever to survive
After spending the first six months of her life in the hospital, one of the smallest babies in the world to ever survive is finally able...
Polluted snow in Temirtau creates serious worries for Kazakhs
Black snow has fallen on a city in Kazakhstan, leaving its residents worried over the coal-covered flakes. Locals have blamed the emissions produced by Temirtau’s numerous factories, leading...
Pictures of rare snowfall in the Sahara desert are breathtaking
The Algerian district of Ain Sefra is sometimes referred to as the “Gateway to the Desert”, which you can probably guess means that it gets very...
500 people flee as volcano Kadovar erupts in Papua New Guinea
More than 500 people have been evacuated from a tiny volcanic island after the eruption began without warning on Friday January 5. Kadovar Island, a...
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Frozen sharks wash up on Cape Cod beaches as bomb cyclone threatens US East Coast
Four frozen thresher sharks have washed up in Massachusetts amid a cold snap that has developed into a bomb cyclone, bringing heavy snow and freezing...
12 die in Costa Rica plane crash
Twelve people have been killed in a plane crash in western Costa Rica, officials say. The victims were 10 foreign passengers, including five members of...
Chinese mall unveils #TrumpDog statue to celebrate year of the dog
In anticipation of the Lunar New Year, a shopping mall in China has unveiled a statue called the #TrumpDog: a giant statue that bears an...
New Zealand gives Mount Taranaki same legal rights as a person
New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki is set to be granted the same legal rights as a person, making it the third geographic feature in the country...
India reveals anti-smog gun to combat air pollution
India unveiled a new weapon on Wednesday to combat air pollution called the “anti-smog gun”. Authorities in New Delhi hope it will clear the skies...
Trump bans US health agency from using “science-based” words, like foetus and transgender
The Trump administration banned the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) from using words like “science-based” in any official documents in the 2019 budget, expected to...