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"British explorer Ed Stafford finished his two-year, 4,000-mile trek along the Amazon River on Monday. The hike, which he started at Camana, Peru, on April 2, 2008, ended Monday at Maruda Beach, Brazil."
Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere
"British explorer Ed Stafford finished his two-year, 4,000-mile trek along the Amazon River on Monday. The hike, which he started at Camana, Peru, on April 2, 2008, ended Monday at Maruda Beach, Brazil."
"Last week's northern lights—which lasted a few days—were products of a large burst of plasma, or charged gas, from the sun known as a coronal mass ejection. A NASA orbiter called the Solar Dynamics Observatory saw last Sunday's eruption, which was aimed directly at Earth and sparked predictions of a shimmering sky show.
Now it seems aurora fans may be in for another treat: A solar flare spotted Saturday by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory was even more powerful than the previous eruption. Although this time the bulk of the plasma burst isn't aimed right at Earth, scientists say it could still trigger another round of colorful auroras."
"Located in the Oskogan Valley, British Columbia, Osoyoos is one of the most mineral-rich bodies of water on Earth, featuring mostly sulfates of magnesium, calcium and sodium. During the summer, as the lake’s water evaporates, it leaves behind the minerals, which take the shape of pools. Each natural pool has a different color, depending on the type and concentration of the minerals, making Osoyoos a unique sight to behold."
Jeff Nishinaka, a talented Los Angeles artist, cuts shapes out of bits of paper to create incredible works of art.
"Music is a universal human phenomenon. Musical instruments and musical expression, however, take an almost infinite variety of forms throughout the world. This is especially true in Oceania (the Pacific Islands) whose more than 1,800 different peoples create an astonishing diversity of musical instruments."
