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Jan 1-May 9, 2022 – CARIBBEAN, SOUTH AMERICA Sept 5-9 – Ottawa & Montreal  Sept 9-15 – LIBYA Sept 16-24 IRAQ – General, Today, The Trip Sept 26-Dec 2 – WEST and NORTH AFRICA Nov 14-25, 2022 Paris Dec 7, 2022 – Jan 22, 2023 – EAST AFRICA  … Continue reading →

Sea otters are rebounding from near extinction. Not everyone is happy. How can these voracious mammals be reintegrated into a world that changed while they were gone? At once calm and agile beneath rough surf, a young sea otter glides … Continue reading →

  VIKINGS IN NORTH AMERICA? HERE’S WHAT WE REALLY KNOW Viking sagas of transatlantic journeys have thrilled people for centuries. Historians are sorting fact from fiction—from accounts of clashes with the First Nations to where the Norse really settled. Sailing … Continue reading →

COVID-19 is more widespread in animals than we thought From lions and tigers to big hairy armadillos, a growing number of animals have been infected with the coronavirus. Here’s what we’ve learned. BYDOUGLAS MAIN PUBLISHED JANUARY 9, 2023 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC … Continue reading →

The Peak of the Balkans Trail: Europe’s last true wilderness By Peter Elia4th January 2023 BBC  Stretching 192km, the Peak of the Balkans Trail bridges three previously war-torn nations and crosses through some of the continent’s least-explored landscapes. H Hiking … Continue reading →

All around the world, covid surveillance is faltering That, rather than the surge of cases in China, is the main reason for worry Jan 4th 2023 ECONOMIST  January 5th is the third anniversary of the day that researchers at the Wuhan … Continue reading →

MY TRAVELS 2022 The year started oddly. I was in Pakistan and wanted to go to Bangladesh but they had a 14-day quarantine, so I went to Trinidad & Tobago. That is how so much of where I go is … Continue reading →

Day 13 Tue Jan 3 I was up early and got a taxi to the Addis airport to get my flight to Jinka in the Lower Omo Valley, a World Heritage Site. As I was waiting for the taxi, the … Continue reading →

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT THERE ARE EXTRATERRESTRIALS? From: “The Meaning of Human Existence” by Edward O. Wilson WHY MICROBES RULE the GALAXY Beyond the Solar System there is life of some kind. It exists, experts agree, on a t … Continue reading →

A wave of covid-19 reveals flaws in China’s health system It is better than it used to be, but still needs reform Dec 19th 2022 ECONOMIST  Within the next month, China’s medical institutions will face their “darkest hour”. This warning by … Continue reading →