Smokejumpers’ most important job is fighting fires.They have specialized equipment that protects them and helps them put out blazes. But what happens if their parachute or gear gets a hole? Because their gear cannot be bought in stores, these firefighters…
Dogs can be trained to do many things. Bomber and Bronx have been trained to find bombs. These dogs rely on their sense of smell to find any suspicious materials. They are able to sniff out guns, bombs, and dangerous…
Moorpark College is the only school with an on-site zoo. Here, students learn how to take care of all sorts of animals, from tigers to birds of prey. Moorpark focuses on wildlife education. Students work directly with wild animals and…
Divers do a lot more than just dive. Students of the International Diving Institute (IDI) are trained in commercial diving. They learn how to clean and repair ships while underwater. Ships get very rusty when they sit in salt water.…
Social distance trick-or-treating. Mask wearing in haunted houses. Wider corn maze paths. Drive-thru attractions. This Halloween will be like no other. Some major cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago, have passed guidelines and restrictions on door to door trick-or-treating. Safety…
On Saturday, March 7, 2020, Sara Brewer reached the shores of Antigua along with her rowing partner Ann Prestidge. This date marks the last day of an 86-day journey across the Atlantic, making 64-year-old Brewer the oldest woman to row…
World War I ended on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918. Armistice Day, as the anniversary is known by, is celebrated around the world. Given the centenary, observances were bigger than usual in…
Rainfall from Hurricane Florence flooded rivers across North Carolina in September 2018. Nearly eight trillion gallons of rain fell during the storm, causing both organic and industrial waste to flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Pollution levels were so high that…
For years, China was willing to import and deal with huge amounts of plastic trash from other countries. Recycling plastic waste was a profitable business for them. But on December 31, 2017, China banned the import of most plastic waste.…
None of the US national parks focus on grasslands and prairie, despite these environments making up one third of the continental United States. Many people perceive these regions as being very flat and grassy, but that is not always the…