Travel box Acts as a Pop-Up Hotel Room

Now you can tote around a pop-up hotel room no matter where you are in the world, thanks to Austrian design firm Juust’s new Travelbox. This innovative product unfolds to reveal a comfy bed, chair, table, storage, and even a bicycle for avid travelers who often switch locations. Weighing less than your average human being at 132 pounds, the box is packed in wood and aluminum, making it durable enough to avoid the wear and tear of international travel. Measuring exactly 6.8 feet long, 1.3 feet wide, and 4 feet high, the portable room can easily be transported to both local and exotic destinations by your average shipping company.
When not being used for travel, the Travelbox can act as a room divider by transforming into a shelving unit for clothing, books, and other household items. This eliminates the need to buy extra furniture when moving around from place to place or from home to home, cutting down on both extra cost and unnecessary waste.

World's Longest and Highest Glass Bottom Bridge to Be Unveiled in Chinese National Park

In July of this year, China's scenic Zhangjiajie National Park will be opening the very first bridge of its kind. The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Skywalk is set to be the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge, coming in at 1,410 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 984 feet above ground. The glass structure is being designed by Israeli-based architect Haim Dotan and many hope that it will become a Wonder of the World, especially since it represents unique architecture that tests the limits of human creativity.
Once the skywalk is unveiled, it will be able to hold up to 800 people at once. It will also feature the world's highest bungee jump, stealing the title from Macau Tower's incredible 764-foot high attraction. In addition to these world records, the bridge will certainly add a futuristic element to the national park, which is said to have been the inspiration behind the planet of Pandora in James Cameron's movieAvatar.

Thousands of Giant Jellyfish Appear in Swarms off Britain's Coast

In waters off the coast of Britain, giant Barrel Jellyfish are appearing in extraordinarily large groups. The jellyfish measure up to 5 feet in length and tens of thousands of them have been showing up in this area. "They were just everywhere. I’ve never seen anything like it," stated photographer Steve Trewhella to Daily Mail

Thousands of Giant Jellyfish Appear in Swarms off Britain's Coast

. Trewhella is also a conservationist who spotted the jellyfish swarm when he was taking his grandson out for a trip on his dive boat. Luckily, the creature's sting is harmless and can only cause a rash, so the diver was able to photograph and even swim with them.
Barrel Jellyfish are known for being harmless giants, since they only feed on minuscule prey such as plankton. It is rare for these beautifully colored aquatic animals to swim close to the coast, which is why recent sightings have made headlines. If the jellies stick around during the summer and autumn, their swarms will end up growing even bigger, since they breed in warm water at a phenomenal rate.

Adorable Pug May Be the Smallest in the World

In January, Joanne Astley's pug Ruby gave birth to a litter of four puppies and one of them turned out to be a bit different from the others. Pip weighs about 1 lb. and is less than 4 inches tall, making her owner think that she could be the smallest pug in the world. "She must be Britain's smallest pug – if not the smallest pug in the world," Astley told Daily Mail. After she was born, Pip ended up surviving numerous cases of pneumonia caused by her cleft palate, but vets say that she is completely healthy and that her size is not having a harmful effect on her.
According to Guinness World Records, the smallest living dog is a female Chihuahua named Lily, who is only 3.8 inches tall. In terms of length, chihuahua Heaven Sent Brandy is the world's smallest, measuring a mere 6 inches from nose to tail. Now that she is four months old, Pip is half the size of a normal pug, so only time will tell if she is able to measure up when it comes to world records. For right now, the adorable pup seems to enjoy being safely carried around in her owner's handbag, especially since people tend to admire her petite stature. "People stop and stare – they can’t believe she’s real, they all think she’s a toy," explained Astley.

Adorable Elephant Takes Incredible "Elphie"

Two months ago, 22-year-old Christian LeBlanc was spending a semester abroad in Bangkok when one of his Instagram photos went viral. While exploring Thailand, Christian had come across an elephant sanctuary on the side of the road and decided to spend some time there. "I see a sign that for 50 cents you can feed the elephant. So my girlfriend and I go and buy a basket of bananas and we start feeding the elephant," LeBlanc told CBC News. While the mammal was gleefully grabbing for more bananas, he grabbed the 22-year-old's GoPro by accident, not realizing that they'd run out of bananas. "I didn't even have time to think. It all happened so fast," stated Christian.
In one quick movement, the gigantic creature threw its trunk into the air and snapped an incredible elphie, which stands for elephant selfie. Luckily, the GoPro was on time-lapse mode when the photogenic animal grabbed it, so he didn't even have to press a button when the image was captured. After sharing the snapshot to Instagram, the elphie immediately went viral, allowing viewers everywhere to admire the elephant's clever camera skills.

Parents Give Their Daughter a History Lesson by Recreating Photos of Famous Heroines

When Brooklyn photographer Marc Bushelle and his wife Janine decided to teach their daughter Lily about famous African American women, they had her dress up as the historical figures for a series of photos. The Black Heroines Project has not only taught Lily about strong and courageous women, it has also gone viral and has been educational for others. “When people talk about black history, there is a list of names they rattle off. But we wanted to cover women that were not normally at the tip of people’s tongues,” Marc explained to Flickr.
So far, Lily has dressed up as the first black female pilot Bessie Coleman, ballerina Misty Copeland, entertainer Queen Latifah, the first black female astronaut Mae Jemison, and many other notable African American women. Thanks to the outpouring of support that the Bushelle family has received for their project, they decided to broaden the series to include important women of all races. "Malala was a no-brainer,” stated Marc, describing their portrait of Lily as the 17-year-old Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner. Another recent addition to the brilliant series features Lily posing alongside the humanitarian Mother Teresa. 

Above: Lily as Toni Morrison


Lily as Mae Jemison



Lily as Admiral Michelle Howard



Lily as Nina Simone



Lily as Shirley Chisholm 



Lily as Grace Jones



Lily as Queen Latifah



Lily as Misty Copeland



Lily as Malala Yousafzai



Lily as Mother Teresa 

Family Photos Reveal the Lives of Famous Artists

Curator Merry Foresta has spent the last few years collecting one-of-a-kind snapshots of famous artists from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. These images feature world-renowned artists in a natural setting, where their guard is down and they are simply living in the moment. More than 100 of these candid shots are now available for the public to admire in a new photo book entitled Artists Unframed. Within the pages of this book, you can find Jackson Pollock carving a turkey, Una Hanbury sculpting a bust of Georgia O’Keeffe, John Lennon with his arms wrapped around Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol, and Picasso smiling on a balcony with his daughter Maya. A tiny annotation penned by an unknown hand proclaims that Picasso is "very much in love."
The captivating book reveals a different side to the artists that have been loved and honored for decades. We see what happens when artists are not posing before the public eye. In unveiling these memorable photos, Foresta hopes to humanize both the individuals pictured and the overall elusive figure of the artist.
Artists Unframed is available now and can be bought here.
Pablo Picasso and his daughter Maya


Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo



Lee Krasner, Stella Pollock, and Jackson Pollock



Una Hanbury sculpting a bust of Georgia O’Keeffe



Walt Kuhn



Gertrude Abercrombie and Dizzie Gillespie



Yoko Ono, John Lennon, and Andy Warhol



Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Villon, and Raymond Duchamp-Villon



David Hockney



Helen Lundeberg



Jackson Pollock



Ansel Adams



Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock