For centuries, Viking seafarers ruled the North Atlantic, braving open seas peppered with icebergs to travel thousands of kilometers to their colonies in Iceland and Greenland—all without compasses. How they performed such a feat, especially given the region’s heavy clouds and fog, has long puzzled scientists. Now, one group of […]
A rare white moose was spotted in Gunnarskog, Varmland province, Sweden, July 31, 2017. There are only around 100 white moose in Sweden. They aren’t albino but instead grow white fur due to a generic mutation. See All Photos: https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/photos/photos-amazing-animals-8537483/image-rare-white-moose-spotted-sweden-49213587
It may be a stretch to say we need technology, but we sure don’t want to live without it. Fortunately, there are some simple things you can do to reach a higher level of safety and security. It’s important that the whole family is on board with these privacy best […]
It seems so late this year — Easter. How does that happen? The date for Easter is determined by a few astrological happenings: the Spring Equinox, Passover, and the Full Moon. I guess you could say we’ve become rigid in our understanding of dates since we follow the Gregorian calendar — we […]
EARLY ON EASTER Sunday, around 4 am local time, a C-17 transport plane carrying a cargo worth $1.5 billion will take off from Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC, and head south to Cape Canaveral. On board, a carefully wrapped and padded spacecraft headed for a rendezvous with the sun. The […]
The canonization cause of Servant of God Augustus Tolton received important approval from the Vatican’s historical consultants in March, moving the cause forward. Tolton, a former slave, is the first recognized American diocesan priest of African descent. Cardinal Francis George opened his cause for canonization in 2011. On March 8, […]
Travel and tourism is one industry that has continued to thrive in recent years, consistently out-performing the global economy, and 2018 looks to be no exception. We spoke to a number of experts in the industry to find out their opinions on the countries to visit in the year ahead. […]
LIKE A MINIATURIZED Moby Dick, the pure-white fish wiggles slowly over the reef, ducking under corals and ascending, then descending again, up and down and all around. Its insides, though, are not flesh, but electronics. And its flexible tail flicking back and forth is not made of muscle and scales, but […]
TALIA AVAKIAN MARCH 20, 2018 Austria’s capital of Vienna was just named the world’s best city to live in for the ninth year in a row. Vienna took first place because of its security levels, public transportation, moderate housing costs, and cultural features like famed cafes to musical offerings, according to Mercer’s 20th Quality of Living Survey. The […]
If you come from a Sicilian family, odds are you’re familiar with the tradition of the St. Joseph’s Day feast. This weekend, Italian-Americans across the country will sit down to a full spread of pastas, various fish dishes and desserts, all in abundance. One such dinner took place Saturday at […]