On his 27th birthday, David Hillebrandt and his wife Sally began to climb Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro.
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Feed SubscriptionMonarch Butterfly Genome Gives Clues about Slew of Migration Mysteries
courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Samuel The millions of monarchs ( Danaus plexippus ) that flit on fragile wings from the U.S.to a particular area of fir forest in Mexico as far as 4,000 kilometers are making the journey for the first time. [More]
Read More »Olympians of the Sky
Climbers struggling the last few steps to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayas have long marveled at the sight of bar-headed geese flying high above to their winter refuge in India. The birds cruise at an altitude of 29,500 feet, nearly as high as commercial aircraft. For years scientists believed that strong tailwinds and updrafts aided the geese on their journey
Read More »Olympians of the Sky
Climbers struggling the last few steps to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayas have long marveled at the sight of bar-headed geese flying high above to their winter refuge in India. The birds cruise at an altitude of 29,500 feet, nearly as high as commercial aircraft
Read More »Change Generation: Music Unites’s Michelle Edgar Makes Soul Music
Nonprofit Music Unites founder Michelle Edgar describes her journey from a music-loving magazine intern to Director of Branding for Warner Bros. Music and creator of a charity that gets kids off the streets and into a real studio to record their first songs
Read More »MIND Reviews: The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry
The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson.
Read More »Video: Girl gets second chance at life with donated heart
Michelle Miller profiles 9-year-old Alexia Balentine, a little girl born with a disorder that restricts blood flow to the heart, and her journey to finding a matching donor.
Read More »A Journey in Sharing Science: From the Lab to Social Media and Beyond
A few weeks ago, I was graced with an honorary doctorate in social media from Social Media University, Global . My dissertation has been wonderfully received; I have been given high accolades and several once closed opportunities have opened. I have been humbled by the response and am sincerely grateful that people have been touched by my journey
Read More »Lindau Nobel Meeting–Ada Yonath: Climbing the Everest with polar bears
In her lecture today, Ada Yonath compared her scientific quest to determine the structure of the
Read More »Aegean Sea – Turkey|Marmaris: Last minute offer !
Last minute discount, use this opportunity of sailing at the turqoise coasts of Marmaris in Turkey which is one of the must do's in this life and we promise that you'll want to repeat your journey for years to come there after period. 'Sailing' in the natural beauty of Turkish Riviera make the Blue Voyage more unique ..
Read More »Canary Island spa simulates life in the womb
The Corallium Spa at the Lopesan Costa Meloneras resort on the Canary Islands has created a "womb room" designed to "re-create the journey of life starting with where it all began."
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