Glaciers reshape the landscape Yellowstone
At about the same time that the plume started sending up magma in the Yellowstone region, a worldwide climate change brought colder temperatures and, in some places, glaciers. Vast …
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Sights and Attractions in Malmo Sweden
SIGHTS Lilia Torg (small square), with houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, like the Hedmanska Garden, the Faxeska Huset, the Aspegrenska Huset and the Ekstromsk Garden, Jorgen Kocks …
Yellowstone Larger mammals
The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) is the smallest but by far the fleetest horned animal in Yellowstone. There’s no point in chasing one. It can sprint up to 60 …
EPHESUS TURKEY
No one coming to Aegean Turkey will want to miss a visit to Ephesus, one of the most important cities of ancient times. The city was adorned with splendid …
THE SMALLEST LIFE FORMS Microorganisms Yellowstone
Microorganisms are all around us, present in all parts of Yellowstone, yet individually invisible to the naked eye. Living in very hot water are ones that interest us as …
GRAND COVERED BAZAAR OF ISTANBUL
Shopping in Istanbul is one of the highlights of a visit to this city, where wandering through the colorful bazaars is as enjoyable as browsing around smart boutiques and …
WALKING TOUR OF BACK BASIN
Just what Back Basin is back of is not obvious to present-day visitors, but the basin was in back of the museum before the Grand Loop Road was rerouted. …
Map of Basel Switzerland
BASEL With a total population of 173,000 Basle is Switzerland’s second largest city. It is situated at an old Rhine crossing between the Jura and the Black Forest. Both …
Yellowstone The Brucellosis Problem
The late 1990s saw a dicult problem arise between the agencies responsible for protecting bison and the ranchers who graze herds of cattle on private and public property all …
Sights and Attractions in Turkey
SIGHTS Ahi Elevan Mosque; Alaaddin Mosque (12th c.); Aslanhane Mosque (Ankara’s biggest mosque); Ataturk’s Mausoleum (the best-known building in the city); Haci Bayra Mosque (15th c.); Hisar – an …