Lapis lazuli (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color. Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan as...
Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC. According to Plato, Atlantis was a naval power lying "in front of the Pillars of Hercules" that conquered...
A latte (meaning "coffee milk") is a coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk. When used in English, the word is also sometimes incorrectly spelled latté or lattè—the diacritical mark being added as a...
Let's face it - Israel is a small country, so you could conceivably travel across most of it in a day at a push, though I spent a few weeks there and also a few...
By Laurie Jo Miller Farr on August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Events, Featured, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas City, Kentucky, Midwest, Missouri, Montana, Nashville, Nebraska, North America, North Carolina, Oregon, Orlando, Pacific Northwest, Photos, Portland, South Carolina, St. Louis, Tampa – St. Pete, Tennessee, USA, Wyoming
They're calling it a once in a lifetime occurrence. Where will you be when the universe goes wonky on the 21st of August? US-based eclipsophiles, wired to be wherever the next total eclipse phenomenon occurs,...
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010...
Solar maximum or solar max is a normal period of greatest solar activity in the 11 year solar cycle of the Sun. During solar maximum, large numbers of sunspots appear and the sun's irradiance output...
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