GEORGIA MILITARY ROAD
Following a traditional path used by traders and invaders, the Georgia Military Road has been a passageway for people and ideas since antiquity. The …
TARANTULAS
Tarantulas. The global arachnid trade is threatening the world’s most famous spider species, and it’s primarily driven by souvenir collectors. With their eight beady eyes …
DIRT DOESN’T BURN
Dirt doesn’t burn seems like an obvious comment but one that has been mostly abandoned by the U.S. construction industry. However, building homes with dirt …
LOST FOR CENTURIES
Lost for centuries, two Silk Road cities have recently been revealed by drone technology. For centuries, these abandoned cities lay hidden in the mountains of Central …
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
The sound of silence would be a welcome change for the world’s marine life as they battle the intrusion of maritime shipping. Noise pollution, as …
RETURN TO THE FOREST
Return to the forest sounds like a call for indigenous species of animals to return to their traditional habitat. That is true of this story …
CUT OFF FOR TWELVE HOURS A DAY
Cut off for twelve hours a day from the rest of the world, describes a unique hotel in Switzerland. While the country is full of …
WASTED WATER
Wasted Water is a problem that is gaining more and more traction as the pre-eminent issue of our times, even if it’s one that most …
ORANGE JUICE
Orange Juice would hardly seem to be an important subject for a blog. However, the fact that concentrate orange-juice futures in New York, which soft-drink …
ENGLISH CHAMPAGNE
English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with champagne, English Champagne, and they are producing top-quality sparkling wines – it is …