The midnight zone of the ocean is so deep no light can reach it. It’s so far in and dark researchers have yet to fully explore it. They’ve already found nightmarish fish like angler fish, viperfish, and bristlemouth fish. However, there are so many more terrors to uncover. And in 2016, a new monster appeared...
Have you ever “borrowed” something from work and just not given it back? Maybe it was a favorite pen, a mug that you eventually “adopted”, or you used the photocopier for personal use once or twice. Well, in 2018 managers found out that this deli worker helped herself to over $9200 worth of sliced ham...
Many people use DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and the like to deliver food straight to their homes. As with many services, the question arises: How much to tip? One delivery driver posted a video on TikTok addressing a customer who didn’t leave any tip. In it, he asked the people why they expected someone to...
Many people have wondered what happens to sewage from boat bathrooms. Unfortunately, reports state that for the 200+ fishing vessels in the South China Sea, the human waste is dumped right into the sea, severely damaging the coral reefs nearby. A U.S. satellite picked up images of the refuse in the sea from space. The...
For centuries, humans have used the ocean as well as fresh waterways as a sort of dumping ground for various types of pollution, like factory farm runoff, oil, and sewage. As a result, in the United States alone, half of all rivers are too polluted to support healthy aquatic life. [1] And that pollution oftentimes...
When you think of the Caribbean, what do you think of? Pristine white sand beaches? Cristal-clear blue water? Tropical plants and wildlife? Well, the truth is a little less pretty. There is a literal sea of plastic floating in the Caribbean sea that is five miles long. The Caribbean Sea: Aka The Sea Of Plastic...
In many places in Africa, poaching is a real problem. Hunters sneak onto reserves and sanctuaries to kill animals for specific ‘precious’ parts, such as the ivory horns of elephants and rhinoceroses. Legal hunting, also known as “trophy” hunting, primarily done for sport and entertainment, is equally as problematic. The animals don’t just let hunters,...
Grief is often regarded as more of a human emotion, but there have been many examples of animals in the wild- like elephants, monkeys, and whales- who appear to be mourning the death of one of their family members. There is debate among scientists as to whether or not animals actually experience grief the way humans...
The Volkswagen brand is a household name when it comes to cars. The company has been around for decades and has evolved into a truly iconic brand. The Volkswagen microbus The Volkswagen microbus, also known as the Volkswagen Type 2 or the Transporter, is the second-ever model of the Volkswagen, built after the Beetle (Type...
Rodents and ‘creepy crawlies’ are always a concern for farmers. The unwanted visitors tend to eat the produce and potentially leave disease behind. Yet a field of cannabis fought back against a little intruder. In New Brunswick, Canada, where cannabis is legal, a mouse was found among the plants. It was laying on its back, “stoned”...
Flight Attendants have a very unique customer service job. They are tending to customer’s needs just like any other customer service job, except they’re doing so in a metal tube flying thousands of miles per hour up above the clouds. Unlike other customer service positions, when faced with an unruly client who is endangering both...
The California Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta) is one of the most beautiful and rare butterfly species in the world. With iridescent color tones and a vampire-like appearance, the caterpillar blossoms into an adult fly with stunning black forewings and hindwings spun with twilight blue hues and sea-sand beige that you could stare at for...
