A researcher from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew bends over his notes while hunting for beech acorns in Romania.Thomas Freeth / Courtesy of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard.
Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate pitcher-shaped blossoms, thrives on the dry, rocky ridges of Northern California. The small, evergreen tree or
PARIS — In the days after Hamas struck Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron made a national address vowing his “unreserved solidarity” with Israel.
A month later, he swerved to redress the balance, organizing a conference to support Gaza, joining calls for a cease-fire. In the days and months following Israel’s ground operation and airstrikes, Macron has amped up his support for Gaza, organizing aid airdrops with Jordan and even dispatching a helicopter carrier turned hospital ship to treat a trickle … Read more
Europe’s best cities for residents and tourists have been revealed, with each ranked in an annual league table in terms of prosperity, livability and lovability.
The continent’s top destinations were evaluated by Resonance Consultancy, which took factors such as Tripadvisor reviews and education and work opportunities into account, as well as dozens of other metrics.
The report looked at more than 180 cities with populations of more than 500,000, in order to identify the Top 100 places to live,
Scientists warn dozens of coastal cities are in danger of being washed over by flooding due to rising sea levels – but two dozen are at higher risks.
A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech identified 24 locations that are battling a combination of sinking land and rising sea levels, putting one out of every 50 resident at risk.
Those living along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic seaboard were deemed in the ‘danger zone,’ while Pacific coast
Stellen Sie sich eine Stadt vor, in der Ihre Identität, Eigentumsrechte und Fahrten mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln nahtlos und mit unübertroffener Sicherheit und Privatsphäre verwaltet werden. Dies ist kein Ausschnitt aus einem Science-Fiction-Roman, sondern die potenzielle Zukunft des städtischen Lebens dank der Blockchain-Technologie. Im Jahr 2022 werden Honolulu, HI, und Boston, USA, Gastgeber zweier zentraler Veranstaltungen sein: Der fünfte internationale Workshop zu Blockchain-fähigen nachhaltigen Smart Cities (BLESS 2022) und der vierte internationale ACM-Workshop zu Blockchain-fähigen vernetzten Sensorsystemen (BlockSys 2022). ), jeweils.
Larry „Moon“ Thompson, ein regelmäßiger Radiomoderator bei KS95 in den Partnerstädten, ist gestorben und viele Fans fragen sich, was mit ihm passiert ist.
Radioliebhaber in den Twin Cities trauern über die Nachricht, dass Larry „Moon“ Thompson, eine beliebte Radiopersönlichkeit, die für den lokalen Radiosender KS95 arbeitete, am 25. Januar 2024 verstorben ist. Moon verbrachte 17 Jahre bei KS95 mit dem „Moon and“. Staci Show“ und verließ die Show im Jahr 2019, um sich mehr auf seine Gesundheit zu
For more than 2,000 years, the lost city of Atlantis has fascinated treasure hunters and explorers.
But despite countless theories and decades of searching, the lost city has remained stubbornly lost.
While Atlantis itself may be nothing more than a myth, archaeologists have uncovered real sunken cities all over the world.
From a ‘cursed’ town in Germany to a mysterious underwater pyramid in Japan, these drowned worlds may be even stranger than any legend.
So if you feel like hunting
This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group.
Nate Lin wants to be prepared for war.
On a Saturday morning in November, Lin, a 35-year-old Taiwanese man, practices how to apply a tourniquet to his right arm. In this fictive scenario, he’s been shot and is in danger of bleeding to death.
“It has to be pulled tighter to stop the bleeding,” warns the instructor.
It’s not the kind
Albert Lin might hunt for lost cities, and occasionally wear a wide-brimmed hat, but he and Indiana Jones couldn’t be more different in their methods.
While Indy had to make do with nothing more high-tech than his whip, this real-life explorer is bringing the best tech out there.
Using cutting-edge tools, Albert has uncovered hidden cities of the past everywhere from Scotland to Sudan.
But searching the world for ancient ruins isn’t always easy or safe.
Speaking to MailOnline, Albert
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BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. But there’s another issue, one far closer to home, that’s derailing governments in Europe and America: migration.
In recent days, U.S. President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak all hit trouble amid intense domestic pressure to tackle immigration; all three emerged weakened
