Category: Travel
Global Electric Grid needs a $20 Trillion overhaul to support Energy Transition
For the energy transition to happen, the world needs massive grid upgrading. This message has been overlooked for years as wind and solar stole the limelight, but now it’s back on the agenda. Because no transition from base-load, dispatch-able power generation to distributed, intermittent… Continue Reading “Global Electric Grid needs a $20 Trillion overhaul to support Energy Transition”
13,700-Year-Old Skeleton in Mexican Cenote reveals Human Origins
Deep within Mexico’s subterranean realm lies a site of immense archaeological significance. Recent discoveries have reshaped our understanding of the earliest human presence in the Americas, revealing a group of organized hunters who thrived thousands of years earlier than previously believed. Led by Octavio… Continue Reading “13,700-Year-Old Skeleton in Mexican Cenote reveals Human Origins”
Curacao History and Future
Curaçao, island in the Caribbean Sea and a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is situated some 37 miles (60 km) north of the coast of Venezuela. Although physiographically part of the South American continental shelf, Curaçao and neighbouring islands off the… Continue Reading “Curacao History and Future”
The 10 lost tribes of Israel
The ten lost tribes refers to the legend concerning the fate of the ten tribes constituting the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Kingdom of Israel – consisting of the ten tribes (the twelve tribes excluding Judah and Benjamin who constituted the southern Kingdom of… Continue Reading “The 10 lost tribes of Israel”
People of the Americas have a Female Lineage from China
A groundbreaking new study has harnessed the power of mitochondrial DNA to trace a marvelous female lineage from northern coastal China all the way to the Americas. This has revealed compelling evidence of not one, but two migrations, during the last Ice Age, and… Continue Reading “People of the Americas have a Female Lineage from China”
ORIGINS OF EARTH DAY
In the decades leading up to the first Earth Day, Americans were consuming vast amounts of leaded gas through massive and inefficient automobiles. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of the consequences from either the law or bad press. Air pollution… Continue Reading “ORIGINS OF EARTH DAY”
Sea Shepherd adds New Ship to Operation Milagro in Mexico
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society debuted its new ship Seahorse in Operation Milagro to protect the Vaquita Porpoise. In Operation Milagro, Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Government protect the Zero Tolerance Area of the Vaquita Refuge by keeping the illegal fishing gear that ensnares the… Continue Reading “Sea Shepherd adds New Ship to Operation Milagro in Mexico”
Crater Lake National Park
Established on May 22, 1902, Crater Lake National Park in Oregon is a natural wonder born out of a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. Crowning the Cascade Mountain Range, the park contains vibrant forests, bountiful wildlife and an awe-inspiring blue lake worthy of its nickname lake… Continue Reading “Crater Lake National Park”
Ancient Pyramids a journey through Time and Culture
Pyramids are one of the most iconic structures of ancient civilizations that continue to fascinate people around the world. Although the Egyptian pyramids at Giza are the most well-known, there are many other ancient pyramids around the world that are just as impressive and… Continue Reading “Ancient Pyramids a journey through Time and Culture”
Energy Ley Lines connect Ancient Places on Planet Earth
Invisible, mystical ‘energy lines’ are believed by some to criss-cross England. Bel Jacobs explores the history and meaning of ley lines, and talks to the artist they have inspired. arlier this year, artist and performer bones Tan Jones walked from Silvertown, in the London… Continue Reading “Energy Ley Lines connect Ancient Places on Planet Earth”
Nature is out of Sync—and that’s reshaping Everything, everywhere
Everything in nature—flowering, breeding, migration—lives and dies by a clock that is being recalibrated by climate change. We don’t yet know how severe the consequences may be. Timing is everything in nature. From the opening notes of a songbird’s spring chorus to the seasonal… Continue Reading “Nature is out of Sync—and that’s reshaping Everything, everywhere”
Asgard – First of the 9 Worlds in Northern Mythology
Though the mighty immortal gods of Norse Mythology lived in a seemingly impenetrable fortress in the sky called Asgard, they were still prone to one lamentable weakness: a fear of invasion. Did they fear the chaos of war as an antithetical threat on the… Continue Reading “Asgard – First of the 9 Worlds in Northern Mythology”
Nan Madol the Venice of the Pacific
Few historic places in the Pacific are as intriguing as Nan Madol. The city ruins are on a coral reef in a lagoon on the tiny island of Temwen, adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of… Continue Reading “Nan Madol the Venice of the Pacific”
Crickey Amigu di Natura 