‘Salmon Cannon’ Allows Safe Migration Around Hydroelectric Dams

While hydroelectric dams are able to generate electricity without coal or oil, they act as obstacles for wildlife, and migrating salmon in particular. When salmon are ready to reproduce, they migrate from the sea back upstream into rivers, where they spawn on gravel beds. Swimming upstream requires the ability to fight against obstacles including rapids and up over drop-offs. Traditional ladders f

What WAS this bright circle of lights over Houston? Bright, oval UFO photographed hovering above city’s stormy skies

Could a UFO have visited Texas this week? Several people have taken it to Twitter to post pictures showing a strange object floating through the Houston clouds during a storm last Monday. Some of the pictures show a bright oval object hovering. An unrelated picture shows a similar object through clouds. There are others, some showing what appears to be lights underneath the 'thing.' Several

Seaworld To Build Better Orca Enclosures After Blackfish Documentary Hits Profits

photo credit: Milan Boers. Tilikum, the orca that has fathered many of SeaWorld's stars may also be the reason its profits are falling over SeaWorld profits are, er, tanking and the company has blamed the bad publicity from the documentary Blackfish. SeaWorld denies it is mistreating its stars, but is still planning to build bigger and better enclosures for the orcas in the hope of turning th

I Walked In On My Husband Doing THIS With Our Dog! He Had NO IDEA I Was Filming!

Everyone likes dancing, but when was the last time you saw a dancing Frenchie? In this funny video, a man has taught his dog a few hip hop dance moves, and after a little prompting, the dog is able to bust them out just as good as his owner! I love the Frenchie head tilt! There is just nothing cuter! My favorite part of this video is the end, where the guy realizes he’s being recorded! Tha

Russia, “Romeo and Juliet” bronze age found.

Romeo and Juliet of the Bronze Age: two in Russia are embracing human skeletons The work of a team of Russian archaeologists had an unexpected finding: during excavations in the Russian region of Rostov, were two skeletons from the Bronze Age embraced each other perfectly. Correspond to two adults who were so carefully stationed to stay with their arms and legs intertwined, facing each other.

More Than 30,000 Elephants Are Killed Every Year. These Are The People Working To Save Them

More than 30,000 elephants are killed per year for their ivory. The number would probably be higher, if it weren't for the diligent work of conservation organizations in Africa that are dedicated to protecting and preserving the endangered and threatened species. Just last week, a newborn elephant who had followed a herd of cows became separated from his family and had to be airlifted from a re

Man Fights Off Great White Shark In Sydney Harbour

When this dude decided to dive from Manly jump rock at Sydney Harbour in Australia, he never imagined he would land right next to a great white shark. Lets face it, Jumping off cliffs is fun but dangerous anyway, so landing next to a shark makes it just a little more hazardous. What would your first reaction be?

I Had NO IDEA You Can Do This With Strawberries! AMAZING!

This is great! There are more tips than just strawberries in this video, but the strawberry trick was definitely my favorite! I’m usually painfully cutting the strawberry stems off, and that usually means that I trim off quite a bit of the strawberry, just like the video shows. I definitely wasn’t aware of this hack – were you? Please sound off in the comments below, do you do it this w

ASL Lesson – Learning Emotions

Learn ASL signs for emotions such as hope, feel, happy, funny, sad, love, hate, exciting, angry, mad, like, don't like, tired, bored, and many more. This ASL (American Sign Language) lesson is about emotions. Our guest speaker for lesson is Renee Trempe. Here are just some of the words you will learn: emotion, hope, feel, better, all right, happy, sad, love, hate, exciting, angry, mad, like

5 Alien Creatures Left Behind on Earth

Do aliens exist? Maybe they left a few friends behind... Presenting 5 monsters, creatures, aliens and cryptids of extraterrestrial origin including the Chupacabra, Mothman, Flatwoods Monster, Hopkinsville Goblins and Dover Demon.