Colorado’s former senator recalls the ‘remarkable vision and energy’ of the CNN founder and philanthropist
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The sky at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie feels enormous, a vista unlike any other.
About an hour southwest of Chicago, on land that once housed the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Midewin was the first national tallgrass prairie in the United States. It was established in 1996 after the Army transferred the land to the U.S. Forest Service.
During World War II and the Cold War, this expanse…
Bisontes smithsonianos: Este 20 de marzo, el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Instituto Smithsoniano en Washington D.C. estrenó un trío de estatuas de bisontes que recibió de un donante anónimo. Los bisontes tendrán un lugar permanente en el exterior del museo. [x]
Once hunted to extinction in the wild, bison are now booming in Poland - leading to more contact with humans.
GARNEILL, MONTANA—For around 700 years, Native people of the American Great Plains hunted bison at […]
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It’s a clear winter morning in the village of Armeniș, deep in the southern Carpathian Mountains of southwestern Romania. Fluffy clouds sit atop the mountain peaks as a chill breeze carries a hint of woodsmoke, herbs and freshly baked bread. A steady stream of cars stops at the Dospita bakery....
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From Pittsburgh to Melbourne, from Poland to Sweden, these murals and installations celebrate the bond between people, animals, and the environments we share. This collection brings together striking photorealism, symbolic storytelling, and playful public art. Among the highlights: a powerful portrait of a man with birds in Glasgow, a larger-than-life tiger in France, and a canopy of birdcages in…
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