The price of Brazilian Arabica coffee has just surged by 94 percent on the New York futures market. What's behind the rise? Well, its the result of bad weather in Brazil. That country's coffee harvest accounts for more than one third of the world's o...
The penny is costing the government a pretty penny these days. In fact, the US government lost over 50 million dollars last year in penny production. The culprit is the cost of the metal in the penny. However, contrary to common belief, the penny is...
Tablet Computers are very popular these days. We can carry them everywhere because they are small and light. They are more convenient than notebook computers because they start very fast. They use less power and the batteries last longer too, so we c...
Everyone knows that walking is good for your health. Well, now there is a way to make walking even healthier. It is called interval walking. There are various forms of this workout, but here is the most basic. Walk at your usual pace for three minute...
The way people study a language has changed a lot over the past 20 years. Thanks to the Internet learning a language has become much easier. For example, people can talk directly to native speakers online. They can have their writing checked by nativ...
Ra Paulette learned how to dig when he was working in Dixon, New Mexico in 1985. He was digging outhouses and building wells there. But Ra had a longing to do something more artistic. A short time later he found his perfect medium, the sandstone clif...
Guatap is a beautiful city in Colombia that is known for its bright coloring and beautiful art. From the moment visitors enter the city they are welcomed with a handcrafted, unique sign and encouraged down the road with bright paints and tile work. E...
Barney, a stray pooch, has a very unusual diet. This was discovered by some workers at a stray animal shelter in the UK, when the little puppy was brought there after he was found wandering the streets in early December. It turns out that the 9-month...
Dolphins are well-known for their playfulness and intelligence. They have many similarities to humans. They have large brains. They are extremely social animals. They use sounds to communicate. The list goes on. However, you will find this latest dis...
Thanks to a couple of musicians from Norway and their popular song, What Does a Fox Say? a lot of people are thinking about foxes these days. And why not? They are famously clever. Moreover, they are cute and cuddly. Its too bad we cant keep them as...
We all know that parrots are very clever animals. They are said to have the same level of intelligence as chimpanzees and dolphins. But what this parrot in Agra, India did, will blow your mind. The parrot was able to assist police there in solving a...
If you have small children in the house you know how stuffed animals can gradually take over. Well, thats not a problem with these incredibly tiny, incredibly cute crocheted animals from a family business based in Vietnam. Most of the items in their...
A mother and her small children faced a very tough choice when their car overheated and burst into flames on a visit to a safari park in the UK. Helen Clements and her son and daughter were visiting the Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England on l...
Almost any picture you see of a koala, they are hugging a tree. Its their classic pose. But did you know there was a reason for it? Well, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have discovered why they do it. According to the scienti...
A man was enjoying his day with friends at Torontos High Park the other day when one of them noticed something strange swimming in the water. No one is quite sure how the 80cm alligator-like creature found its way to the pond, but its figured that pe...
