What’s most striking on entering the city’s Ancient Town is that many of the buildings are bathed in a distinctive golden hue.
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Island-Hopping Off The Tourist Track In Indonesia
A local captain guides his boat near Pangabatang Island in Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago.
New Satellite Provides Weather Forecasts For The Final Frontier
The sun regularly shoots particles into space. The resulting “space weather” can be very disruptive.
Conquering The Cent Cols Challenge In The Pyrenees: From Despair To Defiance
The road to Luz Ardiden, one of 100 climbs completed in the Cent Cols Challenge in 10 days.
The Robot Suit Providing Hope Of A Walking Cure
Testing the Harvard biodesign lab’s exosuit.
How Technology Helped Martin Luther Change Christianity
Martin Luther painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1529.
Coding At The Homeless Shelter
Stuart Guertin teaches a Girls Who Code class at the Brookview House in Boston Nov. 2, 2016.
A Charity That Gives Food – And Frees Hostages
How Gift of the Givers, a Muslim-funded philanthropy in Africa, has become one of the world’s most unusual charities.
Thanksgiving Cheer For Consumers As Turkey, Ham Prices Fall
A customer shops for a turkey at a Walmart store in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 26, 2013.
British Farmland Bird Bounces Back From Brink Of Extinction
Conservation programme sees numbers of the endangered cirl bunting reach 1,078 pairs – up from just 118 in 1989