The article explores how tectonic, erosional and climatic forces interact to shape mountains permits clearer insights into Earth's history. The concept of feedback is at the heart of the new understanding of how mountains are built--and even how mountain building affects the Earth system as a ...
In this episode of Beyond the Build, Karen Baker, the founder and CEO of ShipperHQ, shares how she built ShipperHQ into a global shipping powerhouse.
The Snow Leopard Trust studies snow leopards in Central Asia with camera traps and Microsoft AI to help conserve the threatened species.
All these towns are built by Bai ethnic people, with white-washed houses, tile roofs, and intricately carved wooden doors. The best way to explore Dali is by riding a bike around the Erhai Lake and visiting those ancient cities. You can easily rent bikes in any one of the ancient towns...
Mountains have a similar story -- "tall" emphasizes the vertical extent of the mountain while "high" emphasizes the elevation, usually of the top. Here there are overlapping uses -- for example, if you are climbing a mountain it is impressive both that you scaled such a high vertical exten...
The way the LCR are handling ticket sales, this is probably by far the easiest option, and cheaper than a round-trip taxi to the station. What are the trains like? Laos trains C81 to C84 are streamlined air-conditioned 8-car electric unit built in China, a version of the Chinese CR...
towering glass buildings and ubiquitous holographic projectors of “Blade Runner,” nor the slick, clean promenades of “Star Trek.” Instead, gothic architecture, millions of human skulls built into walls, stained glass windows and candle wax covered altars are the staple of the 41st millennium....
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense o
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That said, there are a few highlights that every solo traveler will want to see during their visit: The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Photo via Maite Rodríguez for Pixabay. The Colosseum At nearly 2,000 years old, the iconic and photogenic Flavian Amphitheater was built around 70 CE and ...