It was announced earlier this week that Amazon had applied for a license to open a liquor store in San Francisco’s Dogpatch section. Having a brick-and-mortar wine and spirits outlet would give the online…
According to a study conducted last year by the American Pet Products Association, some 68% of American households — about 85 million families — own pets. We love our cats and dogs and birds…
Summer may be waning, but there are still plenty of beach days left. Beaches define summer — sun, sand, and surf; a beach towel and a colorful umbrella; ice cream, or maybe (depending on…
It is often said that marijuana is healthier than alcohol. A 2018 study, for instance, found that alcohol use can change brain structure, while marijuana has no apparent long-term effects on the brain. Does…
For more than a decade, the bee population has been dying at an alarming pace in the United States and around the world. Bee colonies have been dying off at an average rate of…
We all know the dangers of driving when we’ve been drinking. Just imagine how perilous flying an airplane under those circumstances would be — for the passengers and crew as well as for other…
El 15 de agosto de 1969, medio millón de personas viajaron a Bethel, Nueva York, para asistir al legendario festival de música de Woodstock. El evento fue el punto de partida para la contracultura…
Health care spending in America reached a stunning $3.5 trillion in 2017, but that’s just the beginning. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that figure is projected to shoot up to $6…
The most popular potato preparation in America is the French fry. That’s according to an analysis of food ordering data between January 2018 and July 2019 by DoorDash, America’s largest food delivery service (and…
The buzz of bees is the soundtrack of summer and spring, like the hum of a lawnmower or the soothing cadence of a sprinkler. Bees zip by your ear, hover over food at picnics,…
There are about 465,000 elephants left in the wild in Africa and Asia today. An estimated 415,000 elephants plod through the forests and grasslands of Africa, with the remainder in Asia. The elephant population…
Few animals are more beloved or have more of a mystique than the elephant. The world’s largest land animal, whose scientific name is elephas maximus, these ponderous pachyderms can grow can grow to more…
Expats are people living outside of their native country. The reasons they are doing so include jobs and career, lifestyle choices, education, and for love and family. For many expats, the decision to live…
For thousands of years, people have been fascinated by dolphins. In ancient times, seafarers developed a relationship with these aquatic creatures. Dolphins were playful, intelligent, and social. They’re mammals and they bear their children…
Given their migratory behavior, it is difficult to count the total population of dolphins on the planet. Dolphins are warm-blooded, air-breathing mammals that belong to the order Cetacea — derived from the Greek word,…
Much of the United States just endured the hottest temperatures of the year, with many states sweltering in 100-degree-plus weather. Washington, D.C., posted temperatures of 110 degrees on July 21, and the heat was…
We’ve all heard that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” And when it comes to replicas of our architectural and cultural history, there is a lot of flattery going on. From the Eiffel…
As we head into what many call the dog days of summer, many Americans are either on vacation or finalizing plans to get away. In the United States, time away is provided at the…
There are about 13,000 miles of coastline in the 48 contiguous United States, and by the end of the century, these contours will be greatly altered by climate change. By the close of the…
Fast food is as American as, well, apple pie. More than a third of Americans consume fast food on any given day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some items on…
