In mid-January, Cape Town officials announced that the world-class South African city of four million residents would run out of water on April 12. The date, nicknamed “Day Zero...

When two German hikers stumbled upon a dead body, buried in ice in the Italian Otzal Alps in 1991, they had no idea that the pristine remains were those of a male who had inhabi...

The modern-day version of the hula hoop, introduced by the Wham-O toy company in 1958, has inspired fans to set numerous world records. These include the longest hula hooping ma...

Stargazers get ready to witness the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st Century! On July 27, our moon will transform into a red orb for 1 hour, 42 minutes, and 57 seconds! T...

On October 20, British adventurer Tom Morgan soared over South Africa seated in a camp chair strapped to 100 helium balloons. During the two-hour flight, the balloonist covered ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a federation of seven monarchies on the Arabian Peninsula, is mostly a desert. However, this has not deterred the leaders from setting and achiev...