Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory’ effect on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. Spotted on a planet that is 637 light years away from Earth, it may offer new information on how habitable distant planets could be. ‘Glory’ lights are concentric rings of…

A British man who six years ago built an adorable mouse village to cope with depression has added a pub, a book shop, and Hobbit homes so he could capture even more heartwarming photos. Simon Dell began creating the ‘mini shire’ when he spotted a wild mouse in his back…

41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie’s 15th studio album Let’s Dance. The album became Bowie’s greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and topping the charts in 9 countries. For many Bowie fans, his persona, lyrical content, and performance in Let’s Dance remain the most iconic of his long career, not…

A student who was picked-on for being an overweight teenager has shut down the bullies by becoming a cheerleading coach and Miss England semi-finalist. Sophie McGarva said she was mocked by cruel classmates after she reached almost 200 pounds during middle school by gorging on junk food and snacks before…

A teen diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic condition has become the first person in the world to be cured, thanks to a team of pioneering British doctors. 13-year-old Kai Xue is one of just 21 people in the world stricken with a disease called WILD syndrome, which impairs cells,…

Despite a huge amount of political opposition from the chemical industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its first regulations aimed at limiting quantities of PFAs, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in American drinking water. For decades, Polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAs have been used for coatings that resist fire, oil, stains,…

Today is Vaisakhi, the second most important day of the year on the Punjabi calendar, on which Sikhs from around the world celebrate a triad of events. The first, dating back to before the consolidation of Sikhism, is the first harvest of crops for the year, and as such many…

This tiny creature is a northern marsupial mole, a card-carrying member of one of the strangest landscapes on Earth. The Western Deserts of Australia bristle, slither, and burrow with life; much of it unseen by the few passersby. The extreme aridity and heat have caused these animals to adapt in…

Remember the free hanging rope climb exercise in PE class, remember how difficult that was? Well, evidently there are some people who turned that challenge into a passion. Frenchwoman Anouk Garnier’s new world-record rope climb is stunning. The arms of a normal fit person scream with lactic acid burn just…

Heat stored underground in caverns can be set aside in Finland’s summer months to be re-used during frigid winters thanks to a state-of-the-art ‘seasonal energy’ storage facility. Slated for construction this summer near Helsinki, it will be the largest in the world by all standards and contain enough thermal energy…