4 . The last time wild bison(野牛) set foot in the UK, the Middle Stone Age was coming to a close as the English people living in caves discovered farming and started clearing forests for raising farm animals. Now, 6,000 years on, wild bison are coming back to our soil as part of a major conservation project.

In an effort to protect the European bison, a small group of the endangered animals are to be reintroduced into Kent in the spring of 2022. Conservationists hope the bison will also help decimate spare pine trees to create sunny new open space in the forest and improve insect, bird and plant diversity in the area.

To start with, one male and three females will be introduced, with each female expected to produce one baby per year through natural breeding. The bison to be released in the UK will likely come from   the Netherlands or Poland,where similar reintroduction programs have been achieved.

These animals have a huge size, weighing up to a ton each. They are expected to kill off trees in former pine plantations by eating or rubbing against bark(树皮). The dead wood should provide food for insects, which will in turn provide food for birds including nightingales and turtle doves. Scientists who are part of this project believe that the reintroduction of bison will pose no threats to people living nearby since these bison have a peaceful nature and will not harm others.

Paul Hadaway, from Kent wildlife Trust, said, “Using missing keystone species like bison to restore natural processes to the home of animals and plants is the key to creating bio-abundance on our land.” Once the bison are settled in their 500-hectare land, the public will be able to pay a visit and observe the animals from viewing platforms. And as they grow year by year, some may be moved to similar locations across the UK.

5 . If you're daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the Covid-19 outbreak, why fantasize about the beaches of Ball or the canals of Venice when vacationing in space could be in your future?

Back in 2019, Californian company the Gateway Foundation released plans for a hotel that could one day float above the Earth's atmosphere. This futuristic concept was scheduled to be fully operational by 2027.

Now the hotel, Voyager Station, is set to be built by Orbital Assembly Corporation, a new construction company run by former pilot John Blincow, who also heads up the Gateway Foundation.

In a recent interview, Blincow explained there had been some Covid-related delays, but construction on the space hotel is expected to begin in 2026, and a hotel in space could be a reality by 2027.

"We're trying to make the public realize that this golden age of space travel is just around the corner. It's coming. It's coming fast," said Blincow.

Space tourism is becoming an increasingly hot topic, and there are several companies trying to make it happen — from Virgin Galactic to Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The team behind Voyager Station have said they're hoping to eventually make a stay at the hotel equal to "a trip to Disneyland ".

The team are also hoping to build research stations and spark space tourism and commerce opportunities. They imagine the government or private companies might use the space hotel for training crews heading to the moon, Mars and beyond.

The eventual goal, as the team put it in 2019, is "to create a starship culture where people are going to space, and living in space, and working in space. And we believe that there's a demand for that."

6 . Over the past two weeks, I've lost my passport, barked at a neighbor and published a picture of myself wearing a kid's superhero costume. Forgetfulness, anger and poor decision-making are all signs of sleep shortage.

And I'm not alone.

“I average around six hours a night,” admits Paul, who's lived in Shanghai for three years. “But how much of that is deep sleep, I don't know.”

Lisa works in a hotel. “I struggle to switch off,” she says, “a glass of red wine with dinner helps.”

March 21 is the World Sleep Day, an annual event in celebration of slumber, or sleep. When sleep problems become a global epidemic, it's time to ask: “Am I getting enough?”

The lack of sleep throughout industrialized nations is damaging our health, wellness and safety. We're dog-tired, the impact of which is enough to keep anyone up at night.

A global experiment is performed on 1.6 billion people across 70 countries twice a year: daylight savings. When one hour of sleep is lost in spring, there's a 24 percent increase in heart attacks, and in autumn, when the hour is regained, a 21 percent reduction.

Good sleep increases concentration, attention and decision-making. Creativity goes up, and our ability to find novel solutions to complex problems is hugely improved. Sleep reduces mood swings and stress levels. We drink less alcohol and make better food choices when rested.

Take sleep seriously. It's not a luxury, but a biological necessity. It's our life-support system and let it be our superpower.

7 . Caroline Woodward wakes each morning to the sound of waves crashing onto the rocks that surround her home, Lennard Island, British Columbia, Canada.

This rocky island is home to a bright white lighthouse with a fire engine red top. Lennard Island's lighthouse has been a fixture of the Western Canadian coast since 1904, when the first wooden lighthouse was built to guide sailors navigating the surrounding waters.

There's been a lighthouse keeper on Lennard Island ever since, and today, that job falls to Woodward, who also writes poetry and children's stories, and her husband Jeff George.

"I think many people have romantic, 19th century ideas of lighthouses," says Woodward. Not many of them are correct, she says.

No, she doesn't live in the tower itself — and no, she doesn't have much time to kill. What Woodward does have is a busy, fun, and rewarding role, one she wouldn't trade for the world.

Woodward and George take turns to send a 3:15 a.m. weather report to the local Coast Guard radio. It's the first of seven they deliver each day. They survey the sea and sky from the lookout points. Their routine work also involves maintaining the twelve buildings that make up Lennard Island Lightstation.

The couple work seven days a week — vacations come only when the Coast Guard organizes relief keepers. In between, there's time for tending to the garden, hiking, and keeping watch on the wildlife that populates Lennard Island and its spectacular surrounds.

"We have resident bald eagles, lots of gulls, crows, and water and shorebirds all the year round. We also host Pacific tree frogs and wonderful insects."

There are, fortunately, no bears or wolves, says Woodward.

The wildlife and landscapes provide plenty of inspiration for her writing, too. Woodward has recently finished a novel, which she says was inspired by the stunning surrounds of the North Pacific Ocean.

8 . China is one of the best tourist destinations with many great museums, which will show you the Chinese civilization for the past thousands of years.

The Palace Museum, Beijing

There are always long lines at the gate, but it’s worth the wait. The palace Museum had been the Chinses imperial (皇帝的) palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.

When you wander in the museum, you will be amazed at this largest palace complex in the world! It has about 1,807,000 rare and valuable artworks that witness the 5,000-year Chinese civilization.

Opening Hours:

April 1 — October 31: 8:30 — 17:00

November 1— March 31: 8:30 — 16:30

Closed on Mondays (except for national holidays and July-August)

National Museum of China, Beijing

This is the second most-visited museums in the world. Opened in 2003, the museum is devoted to educating the art and history of China through its collections, exhibitions, and academic researches.

Here you'll find the most brilliant masterpieces in China. It is now holding approximately 1,400,000 amazing objects. These objects are like storytellers who reveal Chinese history from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Opening Hours:

9:00 — 17:00

Closed on Mondays

Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses (兵马俑), Xi'an

The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses is featured with thousands of life-sized terracotta figures of warriors and horses. They are arranged in battle formations and different from each other with individual characteristics.

Thousands of treasures still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological (考古的) site, and more mysteries of the Qin dynasty will be revealed someday in the future.

Opening Hours:

March 16— November 15: 8:30 — 18:00

November 16— March 15: 8:30 — 17:30

Shanghai Museum, Shanghai

Visiting Shanghai Museum is ranked No. 2 out of 10 things to do in Shanghai. Perhaps, this is the most modern museum in China, housing a diverse collection of around 1,020,000 artifacts that chart the nation's history.

There are eleven galleries in three exhibition halls, covering most of the major categories of Chinese art: bronzes, sculpture, ceramics (陶瓷制品), paintings, calligraphy, seals, jade, coins and Ming and Qing furniture.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Sunday: 9:00 — 17:00