Jetting off to an idyllic island sounds pretty perfect at any time, but even more so right now. With everything that’s going on in the world, the idea of escaping to a hidden spot with a leisurely ...

The world is home to many tiny creatures. Paedophryne Amauensis is the smallest vertebrate. Paedocypris fish lives in acidic swamps. Slender Blind Snake lives underground. Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat is ...

Did you know there is a smallest country in the world that can be easily walked across in a few minutes? It’s even smaller than some of the world’s biggest airports? That country is Vatican City.

Countries come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the largest sovereign countries by measure of surface area include Russia, Canada and the U.S., according to nationsonline.org. But what is the smallest ...

The United States of America was created in the 18th century with the Declaration of Independence by 13 British colonies in North America. The country expanded its territory throughout the 19th and ...

The world's smallest tree is Dwarf Willow (Salix herbacea). The pygmy weed, a tiny succulent from California, has the smallest leaves in the world. The height of the Dwarf Willow is 1-6 centimeters (0 ...

Whether you're seconds away from delicious avocado toast, or about to ingest heavenly pizza bagels, there's something seriously satisfying about the moment when your toaster dings signaling your food ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar ...

The 2026 World Cup will be the largest ever edition of FIFA's flagship international football tournament. North America will welcome 48 teams — a significant increase from the 32 that have contested ...

The continuing miniaturization of electronics is opening up some exciting possibilities when it comes to what we might place in our bodies to monitor and improve our health. Engineers at Columbia ...

The world's smallest camera has just famously entered the Guinness Book of Records, with the OmniVision OV6948 as small as a grain of sand. OmniVision OV6948 measures in super-small at just 0.575 x ...

Small towns have a special place in the collective memory of Americans. They remind us of the places we grew up, or the places we wish we had grown up: flags waving from lemonade porches, mom-and-pop ...