Recently, a solar-powered LED-lit bike path was opened in the town of Nuenen, Netherlands. Nuenen was once home to Van Gogh, so the path has been named after him by the design team from Studio Roosegaarde. The...
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Fox tossing. It sounds funny to read aloud, it looks funny written down, but unfortunately it’s not quite as nice as it first appears. Fox tossing (Fuchsprellen in German) was a bona fide pastime...
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Humans have a long and distinguished history of cruelty to animals. But, as time and culture has marched on we’ve become ever sensitive to other organism’s plight; this snail paced progress hasn’t stopped us...
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When I started writing this I wasn’t sure whether there would be enough examples of organisms named after famous people to fill an article. I was totally wrong. There are more animals named...
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Welcome back to section ‘K’ of the Awesome Photos From Russia With Love series. Above is what the people of Murmansk are calling “the lowest rainbow in the world”. I think they might be right....
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It doesn’t matter what species you are, if something comes between you and your offspring the gloves are off. The following photos demonstrate that squirrels, not normally famed for their hardcore attitudes, have...
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It’s been a while since the last installment of awesome photos from Russia With Love. So I thought it was high time to bring her back to the stables. Yesterday I wrote about the...
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I couldn’t work out what it was initially, it’s kind of like a dog, but there’s something not very dog-like about it. I’ll tell you: it’s a naked bear. Weird, huh? These pictures are...
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There’s nothing that isn’t great about this clip. Daddy Freddy, a Jamaican ragga vocalist, gets himself on Record Breakers and shows the world how you blast out the most syllables in one minute...
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These days, although I still revel in the idea of alien life, I can’t be bothered to hold out any hope. When videos surface like the one below I am more than happy...
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