While achievements as the first African American
major league baseball player are well documented,
very few people know about Ila Borders - the first
female pitcher in integrated men's professional
baseball and the first woman to win a men's
professional game in the independent leagues. Nor
do they know about the 17 girls that have played i...
Land animals are not the only ones being affected
by the loss of habitat and climate change. The
issues are taking their toll on birds too. Experts
estimate that since the 1500's, over 190 bird
species have become extinct. Of these, at least 12
were endemic to North America.
Mention koalas and the image that comes to mind is
that of a cuddly animal snoozing, whilst clinging on
to a tree trunk for dear life - and rightfully so, given
that the animals sleep for up to 20 hours a day!
However, while the fact that their sedentary lifestyle
is caused by their unusually small brains and the
limited nutritional content of the eucalyptus leaves...
Soccer, or 'football' as it is referred to in most parts
of the world, has been played for over 150 years.
While the rules of the game have remained fairly
constant since the sport was conceived, the
technology on and off the field is becoming
increasingly sophisticated.
Earth Day was born on April 22nd, 1970, when 20
million people across the United States took to the
streets to demonstrate support for environmental
protection. Today, it has transformed into a global
movement, one that is observed by billions of
people around the world who annually pledge to
undertake a 'green' initiative set by the Earth Day ...
On Sunday, March 2nd, 69 Mushers and their team
of 12-16 experienced sled dogs set off from Willow,
Alaska, ready to tackle the below freezing
temperatures, mounds of snow and ice, as well as,
the dangerous terrain that they normally encounter
in the Iditarod - an annual 1,000-mile sledge dog
race from Anchorage to Nome. What they were not...
When one thinks of nature's most fierce predators,
the images that come to mind are those of lions and
sharks. While they are certainly dangerous there are
other unlikely ones, that are even more so. Among
them are the Tasmanian devil, the honey badger
and . . . the mantis shrimp?
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the
assassination of America's beloved President John
Fitzgerald Kennedy or as he was affectionately
called, JFK. The November 22nd, 1963, tragedy that
occurred as the 35th leader of the United States of
America and his elegant wife Jacqueline, were riding
in an open motorcade through downtown Dallas, is...
The residents of Philippines are no strangers to
typhoons - After all, an average of 19 storms brush
by each year with at least 6 or 7 making landfall.
However, super-typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda as the
locals are calling it, that landed around 4 am local
time on Friday, November 8th, 2013, was no
ordinary storm. With estimated sustained winds of...
