When you need to escape the city life, why not skip the touristy spots and head to lesser traveled places that have just the right amount of peace and beauty. No need to Google where those places are, we have them right here for you. These 18 exquisite alpine towns will give you the perfect … Read more
This is the story of Jadav Payeng, the inspiring man who planted a forest larger than Central Park. Dubbed the “Forest Man of India”, Payeng, a forestry worker, started planting trees in 1979 and single-handedly created one of the most unusual woodlands in the world – the 1,360 acre Molai Forest on Majuli Island. The … Read more
Imagine… You are in a rush for an appointment that could make or break your career. But you are stuck in traffic. No matter which way you go, you can’t move an inch. With beads of perspiration running down your forehead, sometimes blurring your vision, you reach for your cell and dial their number. After … Read more
On Thursday, high winds allowed Denmark to meet all of its electricity needs, with plenty to spare for neighboring countries.
Though the Andromeda Galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope (a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency) is powerful enough to capture this high-definition panoramic view of the galaxy which resolve individual stars in a 61,000-light-year-long stretch of Andromeda’s pancake-shaped disk. “This sweeping bird’s-eye view of … Read more
There’s always that one particular place in every country that sticks out like a porcupine at a nudist’s colony. You have your own reasons not to visit Michigan. None of them positive. Here’s ours: 1. Consider this a PSA to everyone thinking about visiting Michigan: Don’t. umich.edu Grand Portal Point, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Lake … Read more