The Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi, Japan, is home to a famous wisteria tree that is deemed “the most beautiful in the world.” The massive tree measures an impressive 1,990 square meters and gives its environment a purplish-pink shadow when in full bloom. Its vertical flowers also hang so far down, they almost touch the …
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Millions of people all over the world were looking forward to seeing the gorgeous field of tulips in Lisse, Netherlands, during its annual Keukenhof Flower Exhibit. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the garden had to be shut down in March. The world’s largest flower garden was supposed to open on March 21, but it …
Products generally require a deluge of cardboard box packaging to ensure that TV sets, washing machines, stoves, and other appliances arrive at their destination in good working condition. The amount of packaging becomes even more daunting for larger luxury items. The boxes, Styrofoam protection, plastic, and bubble wrap all generally end up in the trash …
When you’re off to the market or grocery, what food and items do you put in your cart? The last thing someone would put in their list is sea turtles. But for Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark, they just had to put the reptile at top priority when they were at a local market …
A koala joey is now in the process of recovery in a Koala Hospital, thanks to the dog who saved him amid the raging bushfires in Australia. The relentless blazes have been burning the region’s forests since September, destroying thousands of homes and leaving more than 7.3 million hectares of woodlands scorched. We sit in …
Ongoing since September 2019, wildfires across Australia have ravaged more than 7.3 million hectares, obliterating entire towns and burning through habitats of the country’s wildlife. Those in the path of the wildfires do their best to save their properties, but one zookeeper went the extra mile – he took home most of the animals in …
After burning for months and ravaging nearly 18 million acres of land, people across the world are finally seeing the devastating effects of widespread fires in Australia. The impacts on people, property, nature, and wildlife are heartbreaking as seen through the images of burnt homes, forests, and injured and dead animals, particularly the koalas and …
This young hunter is being hailed a hero after he saved nine injured koalas from the wildfires in Victoria, Australia. After the fires have died down, Patrick Boyle went on a solo rescue mission in the eucalyptus forests outside Mallacoota to retrieve injured wildlife. He completely understood that entering an unsafe and scorched area in …
Hope came in the form of U.S. firefighters who arrived at Sydney International Airport last January 8 to help combat the wildfires ravaging Australia. As the firefighters came with their gear in hand, they were met with applause and cheers from the crowds gathered in the arrival area. Shane Fitzsimmons, the commissioner of New South …
As the devastating wildfires continue to ravage Australia, our hearts break for all the people and animals affected by this relentless inferno. Statistics provided by ecologists at the University of Sydney and World Wildlife Fund Australia estimate that over 1 billion wild animals have died in the blaze. While the rest of the world only …
American pop singer Pink pledged a donation of $500,000 to help local firefighters battling against the deadly wildfires in Australia. The popular artist took to Twitter on Saturday morning to announce her pledge: “I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am pledging a donation of …
Beneath the ocean’s veneer, there is a magical world filled with thousands of colors and brimming with marine creatures. When you descend to the aquatic realm, be prepared to be blown away by the majestic beauty of the underwater world. What makes our saltwater bodies alluring? The answer would be coral reefs. The ocean would …