Brazilian scientists find rocks made from plastic debris

The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. TRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil (Reuters) – Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern More...

“The two Daniels” were the undisputed winners of the Oscars on Sunday night
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is a 2022 science fiction action film directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film stars Michelle Yeoh as a retired Chinese-American woman named Dolores More...

Brendan Fraser: from “Encino Man” to a masterful award-winning performance on “The Whale”
The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry. The awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is composed More...

U.S. Republicans ready to declare Mexican cartels as terrorists
The bill will be introduced in the next few days and promotes declaring these cartels as a “foreign terrorist organization” and intends to authorize the U.S. Army to intervene against these organizations More...

Happy International Women’s Day 2023!
Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day as a focal point for the campaign for women’s rights. International Women’s Day 2023 raises awareness of topics including gender equality, More...

Four American citizens reported as kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico
The FBI is searching for four U.S. citizens who have been kidnapped in Mexico, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said on Sunday, March 5th. The American citizens crossed into Matamoros, in the northeastern More...

2.4 tons of cocaine linked to Mexican cartel seized in Australia
Australian authorities confiscated a shipment of 2.4 tons of cocaine, with a value of more than 670 billion dollars, off the coast of Western Australia. In a statement on social networks on Saturday, the Western More...

BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND- AN OPEN DOOR INTO THE ANDEAN CONDOR
Female Andean Condor Looking through my binoculars while enclosed in a warm car and safely tucked in from brutal winds, I spied an immature Andean Condor flying in the distance close to a well-known condor roost More...

BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-A YOUNG PUMA MEETS A YOUNG GUANACO IN PATAGONIA, CHILE
Imagine when three puma trekkers witnessed something they had never seen in each of their seven years experience among pumas in Patagonia, Chile not counting their prior multiple years with jaguars and pumas in More...

Palm Springs CA and San Miguel are sister cities now!
The Palm Springs Sister City Committee will welcome an official delegation from its first “Twinned City,” San Miguel de Allende to Palm Springs from Feb. 6 through Feb 9. A signing ceremony will take place More...