Karen D. Holl is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who specializes in restoration ecology. Professor of Forest Restoration at the Universidade de So Paulo, Pedro Brancalion This article first appeared in The Conversation. Arbor Day was observed in the United States on the last Friday in April for 149 years. To…
According to a recent report, the melting glaciers redistributed enough water to allow the polar wander to transform and accelerate eastward in the mid-1990s. The migration of the North and South poles is being altered by water loss due to ice melting and other human-caused causes. The writers of the study conclude that the lack…
It’s Sunday, February 26, 1984, and you’re watching “Star Wars” (aka “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”) on CBS like millions of other kids around the country. When Chewbacca comes onscreen, your father says, “Is that Bigfoot?” You manage to say, “No, Dad.” You’ve even told your father about Chewbacca. The action figure…
Manstone Rock, a towering quartzite spire with a 175-foot waterfall at its bottom, stands on the western edge of England in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. From the mountainous mountains of Northumbria to the bland blue English Channel in the south, the whole in-game world can be seen from the top.The scenic view used to be nothing…