Like the other elephants at the Berlin Zoo, Pang Pha likes to eat bananas. Unlike the others though, she prefers her bananas to be peeled – and she’s figured out how to peel them herself. Even more curious is that the middle aged elephant seems to know exactly when a banana is at its ripest, and [...]

Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is getting a new name. And actor Michael Sheen is here to explain why.  This week, the park formerly known by the English name of Brecon Beacons released a short film starring Sheen to explain why the park is rebranding to adopt the old Welsh name of Bannau Brycheiniog [...]

Bear Grylls is familiar with mountains – from climbing summits like Everest to base jumping from them. He says that one reason he loves the mountains is that they remind us of our place in the universe and about the importance of being humble. “The pecking order is pretty clear: mountain, weather, you,” he says in [...]