Revelations: Nature Defies
A 102-Year-Old Transport Ship Sprouts a Floating Forest Photo by Bruce Hood (12)
Revelations: World Environment Day
Think*Eat*Save (12)
Revelations: Memorializing Animals Lost To War
ANIMALS IN WAR MEMORIAL, London “They had No Choice…” (19)
Revelations: Serpentine
Beautiful Pit Viper, 2011 from Serpentine by Mark Latia I couldn’t take my eyes off them, from the spade-shaped wedge of head to the tapered tail, and all that sinuous muscle in between. These predatory geometries made me want to stroke the snake-laden pages. As Mr. Laita writes: “Their beauty…
Revelations: Mother’s Day Proclamation
Mother’s Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe*, 1870 The First Mother’s Day proclaimed in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe was a passionate demand for disarmament and peace. Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or tears! Say firmly:…
Melting: CO2 Hits Historical High
Climate warming greenhouse gas reaches 400 parts per million for the first time in human history The Guardian Friday 10 May 2013 For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has passed the milestone level of 400 parts per million (ppm). The…
Revelations: Silence of the Bees
Why are bees dying? The U.S. and Europe have different theories. The mysterious collapse of bee colonies around the world has turned into a real crisis. In the United States, domesticated bee populations have reached a 50-year low and keep dwindling. The situation is just as dire in many other…
Death on the Track: The First Saturday in May
Breakdown: Death and Disarray at America’s Racetracks See also For Whom The Bell Tolls: Three Dead per Day (24)