At the end of the last ice age, the Cockermouth River was flowing on its way to Newfound Lake—and along its path, the grains of sand it contained slowly eroded the local bedrock to createSculptured Rocks. These geologic formations were carved into oddball shapes, and they now surround a ...
Once upon a time, the forests of Indiana were endless. Or that was how it seemed in the 19th century, when the state produced more lumber than anywhere else in the nation. The valuable trees went first, such as black walnut and white oak. The scrubby leftovers were often burned to creat...
He described his own art as a way of “ensuring that the details of everyday life, the random constellations of objects that surround us, stop going unnoticed.” Birthplace: New York City, New York Janet L. Kavandi Age: 65 Janet Lynn Kavandi, a native of Cartha...
The dark gray areas are Proterozoic rocks, some 2 billion years old, that mark the eastern part of Mojavia, a large block of continental crust that was attached to North America and broken off during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia, about a billion years ago. Mojavia may have bee...
Another beautiful spot in San Diego, La Jolla Cove offers clear waters and stunning cliffs that surround the small beach area. This unique location makes it ideal for snorkeling and seeing marine life up close. Like other beaches in San Diego, La Jolla Cove experiences a Mediterranean climate ...
When Dinwiddie received the reply of Saint-Pierre, he knew that the time for action had come. He sent forward to the forks of the Ohio a party of forty men, who began the erection of a stockade, intended to surround a fort, on the site of the present city of Pitts-burgh. On April...
A family photo was carried more than 150 miles from Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to New Albany, Indiana, in the wake of deadly tornadoes that claimed the lives of at least 70 people in Kentucky. “Walked out to my car in New Albany, Indiana and found this picture stuck to the window,” ...
Many people give America’s 50th state the nickname Paradise and it doesn’t take long on these spectacular volcanic islands to realize that the moniker is well earned. Michigan Embrace adventure in these two peninsulas, where the Great Lakes surround landscapes of breathtaking beauty and cities ...
Looking at elections since 2000, I calculated how Loudoun's performance correlates with the so-called "collar counties" — the suburban counties that surround Philadelphia. It turns out that Loudoun has correlated very highly with the swings in Delaware County, which is just to the west of Phila...
The country is also witnessing several investments in data centers. For instance, in June 2024, Google announced a significant investment plan to expand its data center campuses in Virginia and Indiana. Google has been significantly investing in expanding its data center footprint in the United Sta...