Scientists can now track whales from space! And the blind shall see! Because 71% of Earth is covered by oceans, counting whales can be a bit like looking for tiny needles in a very large haystack. This is an important problem, because if we... (photo: Creative Commons / WolfmanSF) Treehugger Earth Photos Scientists Space Wikipedia: Whale shark |
Kragthorpe: Wyoming’s Jamaican bobsledder trying to avoid last place Krasnaya Polyana, Russia A few years before Winston Watts pictured himself driving a bobsled in the 2014 Olympics, there was a sign. Among the residents who joined Watts in his U.S. citizenship... (photo: US Army / Tim Hipps) The Salt Lake Tribune Bobsled Olympics GAmes Photos Sochi Wikipedia: Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee |
Out-of-the-way travel destinations worth discovering Many of us fall into a vacation rut – by which I mean that we go to the same destinations year after year: Jamaica and Aruba, London and Paris, San Francisco and Hawaii. How about trying new... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) The Wichita Eagle Jamaica London Photos Travel |
Adnan Januzaj invited to play for Kosovo The 19-year-old, who is wanted by England, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia and Belgium, has been given the option to play in a friendly against Haiti on March 5 Manchester United teenager Adnan Januzaj could... (photo: AP / Jon Super) Goal Adnan Januzaj Kosovo Photos Talent Wikipedia: Adnan Januzaj |
The Haiti Occupation Continues This is the second in a series leading up to the 10th anniversary of the February 29, 2004, overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s government in Haiti. Read Part One . – YE Those who forget the... (photo: UN/UN) CounterPunch Anniversary France Haiti Photos Wikipedia: Haiti |