Christmas time is so much fun as it engages creativity and the whole family can come together to work on decorations. If you would like to gather people for fun and low-budget activity, you can invite them over to make Christmas decorations out of pasta. It sounds like a peculiar idea, but you can make beautiful Christmas stars by using pasta, glue, and spray paint. Continue reading “How to Make Pasta Snowflake Christmas Ornaments” »
Many great photos manage to write history once published, and this one of a total eclipse is from this category.
The total eclipse from 2017 that was visible in America, was caught on camera by Jon Carmichael, who spent years to come up with the perfect plan for this unique moment. He started studying the eclipse’s path in advance and concluded that Southwest Airline’s flight from Portland to St. Louis was the place to be. Continue reading “This Image of the Total Eclipse Is Called “History’s Most Amazing Photo”” »
2020 seems to be the year of groundbreaking events, and this next one will be every amateur astronomer’s favorite.
The Northern Hemisphere’s Winter Solistice will be the beginning of a very special occasion this year, namely that Jupiter and Saturn will have a very close encounter. Continue reading “Jupiter and Saturn Will Align to Create the First Super Rare “Christmas Star” in 800 Years” »
Zip n Store is a storage solution that turns seal-top storage bags into a practical means of food management. Zip n Store also rescues those zippered pre-packaged foods (think shredded cheese) from that pile in your crisper drawer and lets you organize them like books on a shelf. If you’re into food prep, plastic storage bags are glanceable, convenient, and also preserve food longer Continue reading “The Zip n Store Is a Slide-Out Organizer For Ziploc Bags In The Fridge” »
Even the tiniest creatures can lead exciting lives and once captured on camera, viewers get intimate insights into their lives in the wild.
Squirrels, for instance, have been caught on camera by many photographers in funny, sweet, and even dangerous moments. Dick van Dujin, gives the public the sweetest wildlife photo, capturing a squirrel in the very moment of smelling a flower and inhaling its sweet scent. Continue reading “A photographer captured the moment a squirrel stopped to smell a daisy” »
The melting of ice caps and global warming is the biggest environmental threats humankind is facing in these modern times.
What would happen if all the ice would melt and raise the sea levels? Continue reading “Maps of What the Earth Would Look Like If All Ice Melted” »
Two new species of greater glider, a cat-size marsupial that lives in the forests of Australia, have been discovered Down Under after scientists ran DNA tests on new tissue samples of the animals. A new study published in Nature’s public access Scientific Reports journal details the findings. Continue reading “Two new mammals discovered in Australia” »
Shortbread cookies are delicious, but shortbread cookies with flower décor are extraordinary. Loria Stern, a baker from Montecito makes the most beautiful shortbread cookies which she decorates with handpicked edible flowers.
Some of the flowers and herbs are grown in her garden and others require a trip to the farmer’s market where she selects them piece by piece. The idea first came to life when Stern was asked to bake desserts for a friend’s party that had a “Flower Power” theme as a homage to Georgia O’Keeffe. Continue reading “Edible Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookies” »
Around 2,000 elephants are living in the wild in Thailand, and one of them made headlines this week. A baby elephant was captured on camera in Chiang Mai, north Thailand, committing the cheekiest “crime” ever—the playful elephant was apparently feasting on some sugarcanes in a farmer’s field when approached by local people. In order not to get caught, Continue reading “Adorable Baby Elephant Gets Caught Eating Sugarcane, Tries To Hide Behind A Narrow Light Pole” »
