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  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 09/29/2021

This past summer, a herd of 100 Asian elephants made their way across The Mall in front of London’s Buckingham Palace. They weren’t live animals, however, but life-sized elephant sculptures that were handmade by Indigenous community members from the jungles of Tamil Nadu in South India. The environmental...

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  • Bonface Landi
  • 09/28/2021

Construction of the planned permanent rocket launching facility at Whaler's Bay in South Australia may push some species to extinction, including the southern emu-wren. The southern emu-wren is listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. The proposed...

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The hunt for aggressive otters in Alaska

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 09/28/2021

Otters are notoriously cute animals... until they attack your Labradoodle and pull her under the water. Such is the behavior of some decidedly not cute Alaskan otters, who may possibly be afflicted with rabies. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has alerted Anchorage residents to watch out for...

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9 fall wedding ideas for a festive, sustainable celebration

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 09/28/2021

Autumn brings with it a landscape transition as leaves fall to the ground, creating a palette of yellows, oranges and reds across the forest canopies and floor. As the season honors change in a visual way, it provides a fitting time for new beginnings through wedding celebrations.  The wedding...

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  • Inaara Thawer
  • 09/28/2021

Aqua Pods, designed by UAE-based Aquatic Architects Design Studio (AADS) and produced by Innovative Marine Ventures (IMV), are the world's first fully self-sustained mobile floating lounge. Their AP EX1 model comes with a marine e-commerce application called Aqua Pod, that provides consumers access to the pods,...

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San Francisco coffee shop opens right by Golden Gate Bridge

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 09/28/2021

Coffee lovers have a zillion options to grab a cup of coffee in San Francisco, but Equator Coffee’s newest location will trump all the others. Its new Round House Café has a nearly 360 degree view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. Round House is part of Equator’s...

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