At Iceland’s eclipse festival, prayers for sea cucumbers and ‘generosity from the sky’
REYKJAVIK — In the shadow of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, where the North Atlantic churns against…
Navy’s Forgotten 1905 Solar Eclipse Mission Unearthed in Rare Photographs
The USS *Minneapolis* wasn't in Spanish waters for a naval engagement in August 1905. Instead,…
Pakistan’s tuna trade stalls as US-Iran sanctions bite
The deep-sea fishing fleet in Karachi is sitting idle. Hundreds of vessels, once destined for…
White House security and utility overhaul nears $1 billion mark
Maintaining the nerve center of the free world isn’t cheap. A sprawling, multi-phase renovation of…
Chemical spill wipes out decades of fish population in River Ouse
The River Ouse is effectively dead for miles. A massive chemical discharge late Tuesday night…
Low Danube waters reveal Nazi warships scuttled in 1944
The Danube’s water level has plunged to its lowest point in nearly a century, exposing…
Eight militants killed in premature explosion in Balochistan’s Surab
Eight suspected militants died early Tuesday when an explosive device they were transporting detonated prematurely…
Spain Warns Eclipse Watchers: Don’t Let Stargazing Spark a Wildfire
Spain’s Ministry of Environment issued a stern directive this week: if you’re planning to watch…