The recent surge in shuttlecock prices in China has sparked controversy about badminton becoming a sport for the wealthy.

It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron giganteum, one of several surviving species of redwoods.

Players compete for gold, silver, or bronze medals, thus contributing to their nation’s Olympic medal table. Composite materials used in the manufacture of more efficient rackets and shuttlecocks have ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

To have a great game of badminton, one integral part of it is the shuttlecock. Weight, quality, shape, size, and a few other aspects can either make or break one’s performance while playing.

From Kuala Lumpur’s streets to Copenhagen, Denmark’s courts, shuttlecocks’ rhythmic thwack has become familiar. However, as ...

Build a badminton training robot, of course. Automatic shuttlecock launchers are available commercially, but [Peter] found them very expensive and difficult to use. So he set himself a target to ...

The giant spool of thread is a landmark in the ... The World’s Largest Shuttlecocks features four large figures, each standing 18 feet tall. The large shuttlecocks can be found scattered ...

In real life, snow leopards, which are also endangered, share some of the same habitats as the black and white bears and pose a threat to young pandas. Giant pandas are solitary and peaceful animals, ...

This giant-print edition, with its exceptionally large and clear type, brings the New Testament to many who might not otherwise be able to read it because of failing eyesight. An essential resource ...

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art appeals to many kinds of visitors, such as little kids who appreciate the giant badminton birdie installations (four 18-foot shuttlecocks, to be exact) on the 22 ...

BANGKOK: Kamala Thongkorn, founder of Banthongyord Badminton School in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district, is bursting with pride at the success of her two former students – Ratchanok “May” Inta ...