Berliners jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming Posted July 19, 2025 A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted, it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water.…
A digital mask could help speed up oil painting restoration Posted July 16, 2025 A high-tech breakthrough could speed up the restoration of centuries-old paintings using a digital mask. Scientists say the method, tested on a 15th-century work, took hours inste…
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year Posted July 3, 2025 More than 1,000 people gathered in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual—the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) pencil was …
Old curiosities, a history hunter’s mission to salvage a bygone age Posted July 1, 2025 Everything from rusty typewriters to vintage cameras can be found at anthropologist Aditya Vij’s home in New Delhi. In an age of new technology and innovative products, walking in…
Jury convicts New York-Paris flight stowaway who slipped past gate agents Posted June 26, 2025 A jury convicted a woman who sneaked onto a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass by slipping past security and airline gate agents at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Intern…
Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport Posted June 21, 2025 Two border collies named Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia's busiest airport. The border collies and their handler make daily patro…
Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star Posted June 15, 2025 Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers—more than a million on TikTok and Instagram—ar…
Liam and Olivia dominate—again—with top baby names for a sixth year in a row Posted June 5, 2025 Liam and Olivia dominate. Still. The two names have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024. The Social Securi…
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again Posted May 31, 2025 A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, …
‘World’s oldest’ restaurant celebrates 300th anniversary Posted May 24, 2025 Dozens of tourists gather outside a wood-paneled restaurant in Madrid’s oldest neighborhood. They’re here for more than just the food. Botín claims to be the oldest continuousl…