25-year-old Mariah Bell won the US women's figure skating national title this past week, making her the oldest champion in 95 years.
☰ read
In 2017, India planted 66 million trees in 12 hours. About 1.5 million people were involved in the huge plantation campaign. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash
☰ read
The bongs of Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower above the Houses of Parliament, are to be silenced for four years for conservation works.
☰ read
Customs officials in Kuwait have apprehended a pigeon carrying drugs in a miniature backpack, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reports
☰ read
Chinese material scientists have created the world’s lightest material: A graphene aerogel that is seven times lighter than air, and 12% lighter than the previous record holder ( aerographite ).
☰ read
Yamato Tanooka says he is looking forward to returning to school, and police say his parents will not be prosecuted.
☰ read
An anonymous artist has been leaving delicate paper sculptures made from old books at locations in Edinburgh and around Scotland for more than three years. The identity of the woman has remained secret de…
☰ read