A Photographic Journey of Ancient Arbor

For 14 years, photographer Beth Moon has journeyed to some of those most secluded landscapes to capture photographs of the world’s oldest trees. Whether they’re a few hundred or even a few thousand years old, the trees featured in Moon’s new book “Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time” are no doubt the world’s rarest. Check out a few of the photographer’s jaw-dropping images via The Atlantic.

X-Ray Reveals Hamster’s Deep Cheeks

Did you know that a hamster’s cheeks extend all the way to its hips? Neither did we. In an episode of BBC One’s “Pet-Wild at Heart,” a hungry hamster stuffs its cheeks with treats while an X-Ray view of the critter reveals just how far back those pouches go. The adorable video ends with the hamster, now full of food, trying to crawl back home …

Cosmo Protests Honor Killings

A new limited edition cover of Cosmopolitan magazine’s latest issue is raising awareness around honor killings, a situation in which a person is murdered by a family member for bringing shame upon the family. The cover, designed by Leo Burnett Change, pays homage to Shafilea Ahmed, who was suffocated by her parents in 2004 for refusing an arranged marriage, by depicting the face of a …