This is a story about marijuana that begins in a drawer of dead birds. In the specimen collections of the California Academy of Sciences, curator Jack Dumbacher picks up a barred owl—so named for the stripes than run across its chest—and strokes its feathers. It […]
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Atout France unveils new version of its online portal & logo
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Government of France presented a new version of France.fr, the online portal for destination France, and unveiled its new logo. This launch forms a part of strategies devised to achieve France's international […]
Making a Crypto Utopia in Puerto Rico by NELLIE BOWLES
By NELLIE BOWLES Dozens of entrepreneurs, made newly wealthy by virtual currencies, have moved to the island to avoid taxes on their fortunes — and to build a society that runs on blockchain. Published: February 2, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2E5Yc4O via IFTTT
A traveling frog exposes the fake app problem in Apple’s Chinese App Store
An app about a frog that likes to travel has exposed worrying signs that Apple isn’t doing enough to prevent fake apps from entering its App Store in China, the world’s largest smartphone market and Apple’s single largest country for app revenue. The story centers […]
New on Sports Illustrated: In Minnesota, Little Love for the Underdog Eagles (Or at Least for Their Fans) selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Here is the news Two weeks ago at the NFC title game, abusive Eagles fans made a lasting impression on Vikings faithful who made the trip to Philly. And this week in Minneapolis, Vikings fans are making it known that the wounds haven’t healed on […]
Inspired by Italy’s Delia: a food tour of Cilento, Campania
It was a typical feast from Campania, a region renowned for its seafood, tomatoes (said to be the secret to Neapolitan pizza), and buffalo mozzarella – but there's nothing typical about Delia. Decades before Jamie Oliver made his fortune from the rustic cuisine of southern […]
Romancing The Riviera
Plus, it's relatively cheaper than Western Europe, so it is fast reemerging,” Daphne Kefal, an Athens-based luxury consultant and travel guide tells me, as we explore Vouliagmeni, an upscale … I spend the morning at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso pool, the largest in […]
Airbus’ drone taxi takes to the skies for the first time
Airbus created the project to “democratize personal flight” by leveraging all the latest technologies, including machine vision and electric propulsion. Based on that vision, the Vahana team created Alpha One as a single-passenger electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) self-piloted vehicle. The company’s ultimate goal is to build […]
Travel and Packing Tips From Olympic Skier and Nomad Troy Murphy
When 25-year-old skier Troy Murphy isn't training for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, he's globetrotting to off-the-grid mountains in Alaska, France, and beyond, miles away from any resort or chalet, carving fresh lines dusk till dawn and adjourning to a shared van with his buddies come […]
SpaceX Gears Up to Finally, Actually Launch the Falcon Heavy
After nearly seven years of varying concepts, redesigns, and delays, SpaceX is poised to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket next week on its maiden flight. Last week, SpaceX performed a hold-down firing of the massive rocket’s 27 engines, creating a towering exhaust plume and jolting […]