A prize-winning gourd tipped the scales at 2,507 pounds (1,137 kilograms) during the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair on Oct. 4, 2025.(Image credit: Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Every autumn, cultivators…
Vegan streaker Peter Janssen, left, and parliamentary candidate Kevin Nuijten (Picture: Kevin Nuijten) A contender vying for a seat in the Dutch parliament was escorted from a televised debate when authorities confused him with a widely known, audacious animal rights…
Last Sunday, October 26, a new spacecraft was successfully launched from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The satellite, named Gaofen-14 02, was launched into space at 11:55 a.m. Beijing time on a Long…
In some places, dolphins act as doctors, but most often, it's those nearby—ordinary, familiar pets: cats, dogs, and horses—who do the work. It's believed that domestic cats are natural-born doctors. Their gentle purring is wonderfully calming, lowering blood pressure and…
When it comes to “Slavic gods,” we often look for simple answers: thunder has Perun, the underworld has Veles, spring has Yarilo… So, should autumn also have its own patron? The name Avsen (or Ovsen, Usen, Tausen, Bausen) appears in…
The cat is a unique creature. One of the greatest mysteries associated with this amazing animal is its astonishing ability to survive falls from great heights without sustaining fatal injuries. A kitten named Sabrina became famous for surviving a 32-story…