Palawan: Sailing’s next great destination?
The wind, particularly in the winter, blows strong, and reliably. It’s sunny almost all the time, and there are literally thousands of islands7,107 at last count. All of these enviable…
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Palawan: Sailing’s next great destination?
All of these enviable factors would usually point to the perfect destination for a sailing trip, but the charter industry here lags far behind other sailing destinations, like Thailand, Australia…
Astronauts finish 5-hour spacewalk despite water found in helmet
The spacewalk lasted five hours and 38 minutes, NASA said. “Crews have now spent a total of 1,171 hours and 29 minutes conducting space station assembly and maintenance during 187…
Astronauts finish 5-hour spacewalk despite water found in helmet
The spacewalk lasted five hours and 38 minutes, NASA said. “Crews have now spent a total of 1,171 hours and 29 minutes conducting space station assembly and maintenance during 187…
Spring Tide: Bottled Water In China Spurred By Pollution Fears
Beneath the frozen flanks of East Asia’s most revered mountain, in China’s north-eastern Jilin province, a huddle of sleek new processing plants will soon be packaging its precious essence: spring…
Oil Spills Fast Facts
2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig, spilling approximately 210 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of…
Cooking with gas: Teenager brings poop power to Kenyan school
It all started after tractors clearing land for the construction of a new dorm at the Maseno school near Kisumu encountered pit latrines. During the building process faeces started leaking…
Water Leaks Into Astronaut Terry Virts’ Helmet During Spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacewalking astronaut ended up with unwanted water in his helmet Wednesday after breezing through a cable and lube job outside the International Space Station….
Quecreek Mine Rescue Fast Facts
50 to 60 million gallons of water flooded the mine when a wall to a mine, last worked in the 1950s, was broken through. A 6-inch hole, drilled by rescuers,…
This Record Label Is Completely Dedicated To Fighting Hunger, Homelessness, More
When Texas native Jonathan Chen moved to New York City to attend college, he was struck by how many homeless people filled the streets and subways — and even more…
SodaStream Hits Reset as Its Sales and Profit Fall
SodaStream, the once-hot device for do-it-yourself sodas, is betting on the growing thirst for bubbly water to bring some sparkle back to its business. And in an effort to tap…
Jeb Bush Championed Fracking While Standing To Profit From It, Report Alleges
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) pushed states to approve the controversial drilling practice known as fracking while he personally stood to profit from the practice, the Tampa Bay Times…
Jeb Bush Championed Fracking While Standing To Profit From It, Report Alleges
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) pushed states to approve the controversial drilling practice known as fracking while he personally stood to profit from the practice, the Tampa Bay Times…
Duke Energy faces charges, $102 million in fines over coal ash spills
The case concerns problems at several Duke Energy locations, but the major problem occurred at the Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County, near the Virginia border. On February 2,…
How To Brew Store-Bought Coffee Beans Into A Quality Cup Of Joe
In a perfect world, your kitchen would be equipped with a personal barista. Every morning, at the sound of your alarm, he or she would begin grinding freshly roasted coffee…
The Atlas Mountains: Morocco’s hidden travel gem
The Atlas Mountains have long been home to some of North Africa’s most remote villages. Until a decade ago, running water and electricity were nearly unheard of, and even today…
Rescuers refloat 66 pilot whales stranded in New Zealand
Scores got back in the water, only to return to landleaving more than 100 dead. – CNN’s Greg Botelho, Jethro Mullen and Mitra Mobasherat contributed to this report.
Over 100 whales dead after washing up on New Zealand beach
When it first happened, conservationists140 trained volunteers in the Golden Bay area as well as experts from New Zealand’s Department of Conservationrushed to water down the giant mammals, cover them…
Parts of U.S. at risk of ‘megadroughts’ for decades, NASA warns
The feared droughts would cover most of the western half of the United Statesthe Central Plains and the Southwest. Those regions have suffered severe drought in recent years. But it…
Sparkling Water Is The New Soda
The hottest drink in America is water with bubbles. Long a kitchen table staple in European households, sparkling water is making inroads in the U.S. thanks largely to Americans’ waning…
Brown Rice Recipes That Won’t Bore You To Death
While brown rice doesn’t scream excitement, there’s not a more hearty and satisfying rice. Brown rice is worth your attention. Hey, we see you nodding off. Wake back up! We’ve…
Bobbi Kristina Brown was in car crash days before hospitalization
The 21-year-old daughter of musical giant Whitney Houston was found in a bathtub full of water on January 31. Here’s a look at the lead-up to when Brown was rushed…
Pakistan Braces for Major Water Shortages
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Energy-starved Pakistanis, their economy battered by chronic fuel and electricity shortages, may soon have to contend with a new resource crisis: major water shortages, the Pakistani government…
Always Late? These 6 Surprising Home Habits Might Be Holding You Back
Some people just aren’t built for the mornings. Despite promises to change for the better, their earliest hours are often races against the clocks. If this sounds like how you…
New York City Museums Banning Selfie Sticks
Art lovers may soon be forbidden to take that perfectly positioned selfie in front of Van Gogh’s “Wheat Field With Cypresses,” and they can forget about taking one in front…
Penguins, golf courses, waterslides… six things that shouldn’t exist in the desert
And so it has, planting not only botanical gardens but record-breaking botanical gardens, ski slopes complete with penguins (no, not a mirage) and dozens of greens, fairways and golfing water…
Water woes: Employee relieves himself in San Francisco reservoir
Last month, employees with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission witnessed Martin Sanchez, a $111,000-a-year maintenance planner with the utility, urinate in the Priest Reservoir, said Tyrone Jue, a spokesman…
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
CarbFix, a pilot program at Iceland’s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Station, seeks to tackle climate change by injecting greenhouse gasses into the ground for permanent storage. HENGILL, Iceland — In a…
SpongeBob SquarePants Answers 7 Big Questions And Debunks 1 Popular Theory
Are you ready, kids… for some answers? You might not know it, but actor Tom Kenny has been a big part of your childhood. Kenny is the voice of the…
Most Millennials Consider Online Flirting To Be Cheating, According To New Survey
Think those winky face emojis or flirty comments you leave on photos are purely innocent? If you’re in a relationship, it may land you some hot water. According to a…