Honduras is located on the Caribbean Plate, behind the subduction zone of the Cocos plate, and has only 4 possibly active volcanoes. Although it is generally said that Honduras is the only Central American country that does not have volcanoes, this is actually not true. What is true is the…
Elias Funez / The Union via AP At least 13 firefighters were injured battling a wildfire burning in Northern California’s Nevada County, officials said. The Rices Fire, which prompted evacuations in Nevada County, has so far burned through at least 904 acres, destroying at least one structure, according to data…
Together they embody the Japanese proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. Four wise monkeys. The…
American Apparel went into bankruptcy court in 2015, and then again in 2016. But the brand’s wares, from knit T-shirtsT-shirtsA T-shirt, or tee, is a style of fabric shirt named after the T shape of its body and sleeves. Traditionally, it has short sleeves and a round neckline, known as…
Polar ice caps are melting as global warming causes climate change. We lose Arctic sea ice at a rate of almost 13% per decade, and over the past 30 years, the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has declined by a stunning 95%. Today, polar ice caps are melting…
Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries – including the United States – now recognize the Southern (AntarcticSouthern (AntarcticAs such, it is regarded as the second-smallest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans but larger…
The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened within Britain, and the identity was not merely imported. The Anglo-Saxons were…
A major environmental concern related to nuclear power is the creation of radioactive wastes such as uranium mill tailings, spent (used) reactor fuel, and other radioactive wastes. These materials can remain radioactive and dangerous to human health for thousands of years. Its supply is unlimited even in the middle of…
Five of the 26 alphabet letters are vowels: A, E, I, O, and U. The letter Y is sometimes considered a sixth vowel because it can sound like other vowels. Unlike consonants, each of the vowel letters has more than one type of sound or can even be silent with…
Australia has almost no native succulents; except for a few barely fleshy weeds, unlike the well-known rich diversity of succulents in Africa. This has been a long-standing and widespread view. They can all be found growing naturally across Australia, all utilise water storage mechanisms in the leaves, stems or roots,…