Monthly Archive: April 2018
++++++++++ Living Root Bridge Cherrapunji India In the Northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, there is an indigenous ethnic group of people known as the Khasis who have a very unique skill. They train the aerial roots of the Ficus elastica or the rubber fig …
Wendish in Japan You may wonder how I came to search for traces of Wendish as far afield as Japan. It happened quite accidentally. I became curious about whether there was a linguistic connection between ancient Japanese and Wendish in the mid-1980s, when …
NEW MEXICO WEIRD Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range New Mexico is 258 years OLDER than “Old” México New Mexico received its name long before the present-day nation of México won independence from Spain and adopted that name in 1821. Spanish …
++++++++++ Spaniard raised by wolves disappointed with human life Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, who lived among animals for 12 years, finds it hard just to get through the winter Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, outside his house. ÓSCAR CORRAL Silvia R. Pontevedra Ourense 2018 Mar 29 – …
Squirrel With Injured Legs Gets Ingenious Prosthetic With Wheels Alf is the little squirrel who can wheel himself around now. David Grossman – 2018 Apr 09 This February, Karamel the squirrel was caught in a trap set for wild animals in Turkey’s southeastern …
Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered list With its punky green mohican the striking Mary river turtle joins a new ZSL list of the world’s most vulnerable reptiles. The Mary River turtle, found in Queensland, Australia, features on a …
Boy unearths lost treasure of 10th century Danish king Published 2018 Apr 17 Written by Isabella Gómez and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have helped to uncover a unique stash of lost treasure thought to be associated with …
Flesh-eating ulcer spreading in Australia, and reasons remain a mystery Source: CNN Scientists: Rise in flesh-eating ulcer cases 01:15 (CNN) Scientists in Australia have voiced concern about an apparent outbreak of Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating disease that usually occurs in West and central …
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’ Tae Kim | @firstadopter Published 3:15 PM ET Wed, 11 April 2018 Updated 7:20 PM ET Wed, 11 April 2018 CNBC.com Yuri Arcurs | Getty Images Goldman Sachs analysts …
Even though he could barely fit into the voting booth. By David Moye YouTube 520 Apparently, bears are allowed to vote in Russia ― or at least people in bear costumes. During Sunday’s national election, a voter in the Siberian town of Severobaykalsk …
