Signspotting around the world
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Travel: A selection of some of the world's funniest signs in an exclusive preview of Doug Lansky's new book.
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World News, January 7th, 2005, 6:10 a.m.) The benefit concerts have already begun in many parts of the world, with thousands packing auditoriums in China, Norway and Finland.
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Ribbons of color, streaming against cobalt skies: Every house, every mountain pass, every monastery in Tibet bears fluttering flags known as r&#39;ung r&#39;ta, &quot;wind horses,&quot; upon whose colorful fabrics prayers are written.
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Some 17,000 changes have been made since the previous edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. Chief Cartographer Allen Carroll tells what's involved in tracking the changing world.
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A new system of sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua may hold clues about the evolution of languages. When the country&#39;s first school for the deaf was established
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A group of walkers from around the world are setting off on what is being called Britain's longest protest march.
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Upraised noses, outstretched arms and a trip across the pond.
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A look across the Pacific for stock ideas.
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The seismograph printouts at the University of Washington show how much things have changed at Mount St. Helens in the space of a few days.
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An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
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By Munz, Tania  LORRAINE DASTON and GREGG MITMAN (eds.), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. vii+230. ISBN 0-2311.3038-4. Pounds 32.00, $49.50 (hardback).
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When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world&#39;s TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you&#39;re at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection.
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Roger Andresen wants to make sure you know that Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain, Minsk is the capital of Belarus, and the hottest place on earth is in Ethiopia.
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The Mars Global Surveyor released the latest glyph image that appears to evoke the kinds of communication in rock formations that has become famous among Mars' watchers on the internet. But there is a serious side to interpreting remote sensing data, and shadow is not always one's ally...
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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Fireworks and red lanterns mark the Lunar New Year across Asia, but the festivities herald abalone poaching season in Australia and New Zealand.
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A new system of sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua may hold clues about the evolution of languages.
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GENEVA -- The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, and Peru's Machu Picchu are the leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers say.