The chimpanzees of Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast, have come up with a nifty way to stay hydrated, developing sticks to dip into tree holes and soak up water for consumption. The behavior was ...

When artist Tanya Talamante arrived in Vermont, she wanted to find friends who were also from Mexico. In Vermont, that can be more challenging than other states. Just 2.3% of the state’s 643,000 ...

Cold water "dippers" wade into Echo Lake on Mount Desert Island, Maine. On the first day of January, people all over the world dive into the water as a way to start the new year fresh. It’s often ...

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With a festive cold-water dip becoming a popular activity at this time of year, the RNLI is issuing safety advice to those ...

Some places in Ohio are contending with exceptional drought — 22 counties have been designated as natural disaster areas. The Columbus area has also received substantially less rainfall than seasonal ...

A pregnant Rihanna was photographed at a beach earlier this month, while on a trip to her native Barbados with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, dipping mangoes in the water ...