By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (AP) – A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said on Friday. Hatchling in Alaska during the Northern Hemisphere summer with a tracking GPS chip […]
The world’s leading cardiac surgeon, Dr. Ramakanta Panda has been shortlisted for the Sony BBC Earth Photography Contest 2022. The theme for the year is ‘Thrill of life.’ Photographers were invited to send their entries to the contest on 19th August 2022 in sub-categories such as landscape, adventure and wildlife. After a detailed shortlisting process, voting for the finalists
1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: At 9 A.M. got underway and stood to Sea at the Mouth of the Harbour, passed
1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Winds still from the North and East. Lat. 37.18 Long. 39.20. On the Sick List 6.