Alexandra Schonfeld

While tourism stays halted in many countries, some sought-after destinations are opening their border to remote workers looking to change up their work-from-home routine.

From a dog DNA test to their own noise-canceling headphones, here are holiday gift ideas for your furry friend or the cat or dog lovers in your life.

With so many people spending more time at home than ever before, pet adoptions have skyrocketed amidst the pandemic. Here are some questions to ask when adopting a dog or cat.

From a floating sauna hotel to Giraffe Manor, here are some of the most unusual places to stay around the world.

Australia's Kangaroo Island was ravaged by wildfires killing billions of wildlife. Now almost a year later a tiny, but mighty species was spotted for the first time since the fires.

While not everyone is a "cat person," there is no resisting the appeal of a cute, fluffy feline. Here are some of the most friendly cat breeds if you are thinking of taking the plunge into cat-parenthood and adopting.

In a year where emotional support is more important than ever, this new airline rule is putting an end to animals being used for comfort while flying.

Biden's announced he's not only bringing dogs back into the White House but a cat too. Here's a look back at other felines that used the White House as a scratching pad.

Siberian Huskies usually come to mind when thinking of dogs with piercing blue eyes. But what other dog breeds have this trait? Beyond Huskies, here's a closer look at blue-eyed breeds that stand out from the pack.

As the continental U.S. begins seeing colder temperatures and fewer opportunities to get outdoors safely, this might be the warm weather escape you've been looking for. A new program invites Americans to work remotely from Hawaii.

TikTok is serving as a platform for Indigenous content creators to share their culture and time-honored traditions in a more modern way with millions of people.

From Tang Yuan, sweet rice balls with a black sesame filling, a dish to celebrate the Chinese New Year, to Laufabrauð, a traditional Icelandic bread that looks like a paper snowflake, here are some of the different dishes people around the world eat during the holidays.

While Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving, Native Americans show a different side to the day by commemorating their ancestors who were killed. On the 50th Anniversary of the Day of Mourning, Indigenous peoples are once again fighting an epidemic and to get their voices heard.

Though Thanksgiving will look a bit different this year, here are some safer alternatives to Thanksgiving traditions to maintain a bit of normalcy this holiday season.

The new COVID-19 vaccine developments from Pfizer and Moderna are already showing promise for a struggling travel industry.

From a collection of excavated mummies to one focused exclusively on every college student's dinnertime staple, these are some of the most unusual museums around the world.

A Brazilian company has created a motorized broomstick for Harry Potter superfans to take their Quidditch game to the next level.

When Zoom birthdays and holidays just don't fit the bill, some nursing homes have tried to give their residents a little taste of normalcy through the creation of "hug rooms."

Cities and towns around the country erupted in celebration after the news about the election's winner.

Though a candidate might win the popular vote, that does not mean they have clinched the presidency.

Millions around the country—and the world—will be itching to see the voting results as they come in.

While it might seem hard to believe that there could ever be a tie in a presidential election, it did happen in the year 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Marijuana is already legal to some degree, whether medical or recreation, in many states across the country. But this November, five more states are set to vote on its status.

The Seven Wonders of the World are famous, but what about those that didn't quite make the cut? Take our word for it—they are just as worth seeing.

The U.S. Marshals Service has carried out the largest anti-human trafficking operation in Ohio state history and recovered 109 survivors across the state—45 of whom were children.

Texas' voter turnout is the highest in the country so far.

From Darth Vader on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to stone dragons in China's Forbidden City, behold some of the most unexpected and unique grotesques and gargoyles from around the world.

One 9-year-old from Massachusetts might just have solved the question on how to safely celebrate Halloween this year: Everyone gets a king sized candy bar.

It will take a bit of time for the record to be official, but this gourd is almost 100 pounds heavier than the previous winner.

While we have not turned a corner in the national fight against COVID-19, over 3 million people have recovered from the virus in the U.S.