Zheng He's fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.China Photos/Getty ImagesPreparation for a 600th anniversary exhibition on Zheng He’s voyages in Shanghai. July 2005.
If you had been living near the coast of the island once called Ceylon in the beginning of the 15th century, you might have witnessed the slow unfolding of a waking dream. Read More...
In the most devastating cases, feline frostbite injuries require amputation. But unlike most victims, Dymka the cat now has titanium prosthetics to help her walk around.Kirill Kukhmer/TASSDymka is now the second cat in the world to receive prosthetic replacements for all four paws.
In October 2018, Russian veterinarian Sergei Gorshkov, who runs a clinic in the city of Novokuznetsk, received a visit from a woman who came across a stray cat during a drive. Read More...
A former sailor in the British Royal Navy, Henry Every led a mutiny on the Charles II ship in 1694. Soon after, he made a name for himself as one of the most feared pirates on the high seas.Henry Every had led a rambling, violent career by the time he signed onto an ill-fated trading expedition. Deciding to take his chances — even if it meant defying the law — he gathered a crew and struck out for the Red Sea to loot the fabulous riches of India in the 1690s. Read More...
