Posts Tagged ‘Feet’
Travel Photo of the Day 9/17/2009 Mount Moran
The Travel Photo of the Day for 9/17/2009 is of Mt. Moran and was taken by Chuck Martin333 Photo credit: Chuck Martin Located in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, Mount Moran is one of the most distinctive aspects of the Teton Range, rising 6,000 feet above the ground. Contrary to what one would believe upon seeing the dramatic peak, mountain climbers actually avoid Mount Moran because of its uncharacteristic difficulty for a mountain of its size. Because of this, no trails
Find Anne of Green Gables (and Lucy Maud Montgomery) on Prince Edward Island
Mon Aug 24, 9:43 AM ET In this undated photo, Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthplace is seen on Prince Edward Island, Canada. 'Anne of Green Gables' is a 1908 book by Lucy Maud Montgomery. (AP Photo/Jamie Stengle) Find Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Writer Mon Aug 24, 12:13 pm ET CAVENDISH, Prince Edward Island – As the surf laps at your feet and sand dunes st
Air Force & NASA Fire Off Green Rocket
coondoggie writes “NASA and the Air Force said today they had successfully launched a 9-ft. rocket 1,300 feet into the sky, powered by aluminum powder and water ice. This combination of fuel elements, referred to as ALICE, has the potential to replace some liquid or solid propellants. The technology is being developed at Purdue University and Pennsylvania State University. Aside from its environmental benefiits, ALICE has the advantage that it could be manufactured in far-away places, such as th
New species of worms…
Thousands of feet beneath the sea live worms that can cast off green glowing body parts, a move scientists think may be a defensive effort to confuse attackers. Researchers have dubbed the newly discovered critters “green bombers.” The seven new species of worms were found by a team led by Karen Osborn of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. They report on the worms in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. (...) Read the rest of New species