BY: LISA CUMMING Bios Urn is the first biodegradable urn that has been engineered to convert the ashes of a person or pet into a tree. The Bios Urn, according to their website, has no expiration date and can support…
Here are the 15 most incredible street art pieces of 2014 (Photos)
Banksy may have claimed the spotlight, but last year was all about new artists taking their expression to the streets. From Athens to New York, these guerilla artists proved there is no canvas quite like a wall. Below is a…
This man fearlessly climbs 2,900 ft. cliff without ropes. (Video)
Alex Honnold is a 29 year old free-climber from Sacramento, California, who has ascended some of the world’s tallest and most difficult rock walls completely rope- and harness-free. He seems to harbour a natural talent—climbing walls with a calm precision…
Why you should be doing naked yoga. (Photos)
BY: SINEAD MULHERN If you’re new to yoga, it can be hard to get the gear right. Yoga pants or close-fit shorts? What kind of mat and what is the difference between a yoga bra and a regular sports bra?…
Micro condos are the urban answer to the tiny house movement
BY: SINEAD MULHERN The micro condo seems to be Toronto’s answer to the tiny home movement that’s taking hold of rural-living spendthrifts. Construction of these mini units is accelerating. A full five percent of new condos coming into the market…
These babies dressed as senior citizens will complete your life (PHOTOS)
It’s funny how we all start this life in diapers, and many of us will probably end our lives in them. Age is circular, but we come to learn that age is just a number. Why do some of us…
These illegal stairs are probably the closest you’ll get to heaven (Video)
BY: LAURA ROJAS The stairs span a height of over 2,500 feet, nearly vertical at times and peaking above the clouds at others. However, for the past 26 years, the Haiku Stairs have been closed to the public and are…
This man quit his job, restored a boat and sailed around the world (VIDEO)
Filmmaker Kevin A. Fraser captures the incredible life of David Welsford—a young man from Nova Scotia who gave up his possessions and the conventional ways of life to sail around the world in pursuit of happiness, adventure and simple beauty.…
People are snorting bumps of chocolate to get a buzz
BY: DANIEL KORN I probably eat chocolate every day. Not a whole bar – that’s a recipe for fitness disaster – but certainly a couple squares after dinner. Enough to get the taste in my mouth, but not enough for…
Some of these sex positions you have never heard of are just plain dangerous (PHOTOS)
Whether she is getting eaten out upside down, or getting penetrated while he stands on his head, these sex positions are sure to get your blood rushing. Some of these sex positions are weird, fun, and down right dangerous. They…
Asia’s illegal animal trade is estimated to be worth $10 billion per year
BY: PATRICK BROWN Every year, it is estimated that up to 30,000 primates, 5 million birds, 10 million reptile skins and 500 million tropical fish are traded in illegal markets. I have been photographing the illegal trade of endangered animals…
These epic smoking spots will make you want to get high right now
As you melt between the couch cushions yet another night, all red-eyed and smothered in Cheetos crumbs, let these photos be a lesson for you: there are better places to smoke weed than your mother’s basement. Whether lighting up at…
This app lets you trade for a new puppy when yours gets less cute
Everyone knows that the first weeks of having a puppy are the most glamorous. These are the moments when the puppy is at “peak-cuteness”, when complete strangers will barrage you with compliments and even piss on the kitchen floor can’t…
You could build a luxury tiny house with shipping containers for $2,000 (PHOTOS)
Living in luxury doesn’t always necessarily mean having a home with thousands of square feet, crystal chandeliers, and golden-plated toilets. With a little imagination a shipping container becomes a building block that you can use to design your own house.…
The Charlie Hebdo shooting was an attack on free speech that completely backfired
BY: MATTHEW MCGLOUGHLIN Yesterday’s attack saw the death of eight staff and four other victims, but rest be assured, free speech was not a casualty in the shooting. When masked gunmen broke into the Charlie Hebdo Paris office on Wednesday,…
This man has 2 working penises (NSFW)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Yes, there is actually a man in America who has two functional penises. Approximately 1 in every 5.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diphallus (not that a doctors diagnosis is at all necessary in determining whether…
This tattoo plays music when you scan it
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Want to combine music with your body art? Now it’s possible, thanks to a Moscow-based artist. Dmitry Morozov, who describes himself as a “media-artist, musician and engineer of strange-sounding mechanisms,” has created a machine that plays music…
NASA has begun planning the first manned mission to Mars
BY: TED BARNABY NASA has released plans to embark on two incredible landmark missions in the upcoming future: landing humans on an asteroid by 2025, and on Mars in the 2030s. Mars is a planet, which has long captured the…
Toddlers in Tiaras are wearing padded bras and developing anorexia
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS A small town has made a big decision that has even bigger implications: the municipal council of Chivilcoy, a city with a population of 60,000 located in the Buenos Aires area, has decided to ban beauty pageants,…
Zero-point energy generators create free unlimited energy without fuel
Zero-point energy is the lowest form of energy in a physical mechanical system, remaining constant when all other energy is absent. This combats previous definitions of the vacuum, as space devoid of matter, re-defining the black space of the universe…