For years, scientists have wondered if striped cats on Corsica were a distinct species: Turns out, they are: The elusive striped “cat-fox” familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) announced Thursday. New…
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Daily Bread for 3.4.23: Indonesia: Bali & Java
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 2.4.23: Antarctica for 70 days, 922 miles
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:05 AM and sunset 5:12 PM for 10h 07m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 98.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1789, George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of…
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Daily Bread for 1.21.23: Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 32. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset 4:54 PM for 9h 35m 47s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie…
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Daily Bread for 9.11.22: The Nutmegger and Carpetbagger
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be rainy with high of 61. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:10 PM for 12h 39m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2001, al-Qaeda launches the September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing…
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Daily Bread for 8.19.22: Residency Matters, Practically and Ethically
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:06 AM and sunset 7:49 PM for 13h 43m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast…
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Friday Catblogging: Bobcats in Connecticut
by JOHN ADAMS •
Embed from Getty Images Connecticut, parts go which are suburbs of New York City, isn’t a place presently associated with bobcats. That perception should change, as Daniel Figueroa IV reports North America’s most common wildcat has a large, but nearly invisible, home in the Nutmeg state: If you have, over the last few years,…
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Friday Catblogging: Cats of Catstanbul Istanbul
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Friday Catblogging: The Diorama Restaurant in Osaka
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Friday Catblogging: Dinner by the water
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Film: The Secret of Bottom Turn Island
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Film: seoul_wave
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Why the Vada Pav Is Mumbai’s Best Sandwich
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Friday Catblogging: Live Safari TV
by JOHN ADAMS •
Heather Djunga reports that one can Go on safari at home with a twice-daily live-stream from South Africa: When viewers join a tour, they ride “virtually” with rangers on dusty roads. They visit locations that wild animals frequent, such as watering holes where elephants, rhinos, leopards and other animals go daily to drink. Each safari…