US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
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Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’
In 1987, ground was broken on a grand new hotel in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang….
China’s Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest ever created. Was it worth it?
Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower project ever built. When construction began in 1994,…
Why it’s important to remember that Andy Warhol was working class
Written by Ananda Pellerin, CNNLondonFrom Marilyn Monroe to Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol’s portraits of the…
Archaeologists find rare artifacts under floorboards of English manor house
An archaeologist unexpectedly discovered medieval manuscripts, 16th-century clothing and Tudor books among the many artifacts…
The secret of Birkenstock’s enduring success
Written by Helen Jennings, CNNPandemic restrictions have meant one thing for most wardrobes: comfort. As…
The odds of catching Covid-19 on an airplane are slimmer than you think, scientists say
(CNN) — Sitting squeezed between a number of strangers on board an aircraft might feel…
Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it’s paying the price
(CNN) — Cracks and sinkholes are appearing alongside the waterways of Amsterdam. Bicycles are tumbling…
Nudes, prudes and swingers. Hedonism II adapts to the pandemic era
(CNN) — During the time I spent living with my husband next door to Hedonism…
Tokyo has a drive-in haunted house. And it’s terrifying
Tokyo (CNN) — We can all agree that screaming is a pivotal part of a…
Passports for purchase: How the elite get through a pandemic
(CNN) — For most people, the coronavirus pandemic has meant fewer travel options. Not so…
A Taco Bell employee saved a man’s life after he passed out in the drive-thru
Sonja Nixon Frazier, the night shift manager at a Taco Bell restaurant in Clarksville, doesn’t…
Fitness trainer uses his decade behind bars to inspire clients and help former inmates transform their lives
But he hadn’t anticipated the impact the situation would have on his clients.”Most of our…
American Girl honors pandemic heroes by turning them into one-of-a-kind dolls
The popular doll line, owned by Mattel, asked kids across the country to nominate an…
What is Kim Yo Jong’s exact role in North Korean politics? Top South Korean officials appear split
South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young told a committee of South Korean lawmakers Tuesday that…
NATO allies are facing off in the Eastern Mediterranean. The conflict could entangle the entire region
Naval vessels from both countries made a show of force in the contested region of…
Boris Johnson attempts to grip UK schools crisis as political disaster looms
The main charge is that Johnson’s government took too long to take the virus seriously,…
