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Prêmios de Fotografia Real: Prêmio Wild Wonders da National Geographic 2023: Reconhecendo fotografia excepcionais de vida selvagem capturando momentos únicos na natureza. Prêmio Aquatic Alliance do Smithsonian 2024: Em reconhecimento a imagens excepcionais que retratam alianças inesperadas em ambientes aquáticos. Prêmio de Pesquisa Científica Real: National Science Foundation’s Inter-Species Harmony Grant 2024: Reconhecendo estudos inovadores… Read More
Unlikely companions: photograph showing friendship between cow and hippos win major international awards Real Photography Awards: National Geographic’s Wild Wonders Award 2023: Recognizing outstanding wildlife photography capturing unique moments in the wild. Smithsonian’s Aquatic Alliance Prize 2024: Honoring exceptional images that depict unexpected alliances in aquatic environments. Real Scientific Research Award: National Science Foundation’s Inter-Species… Read More
Neste Dia Internacional da Mulher, 8 de março de 2024, junte-se às Nações Unidas na celebração sob o tema Investir nas mulheres: Acelerar o progresso. O mundo enfrenta muitas crises, que vão desde conflitos geopolíticos ao aumento dos níveis de pobreza e aos impactos crescentes das alterações climáticas. Estes desafios só podem ser enfrentados através… Read More
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. The world is facing many crises, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to soaring poverty levels and the escalating impacts of climate change. These challenges can only be addressed by solutions that empower women. By investing in… Read More
Every four years our calendars have one more day added to them, a phenomenon known as a leap year. Yet, while many see it as an extra day of the week, some countries around the world have age old traditions celebrating the additional 24 hours. For example, Kildare in Ireland is known for originating the… Read More
Presented to you, for your entertainment and pleasure – 20 of the most outrageous, ridiculous and stupid travel complaints made to tour operators. A recent survey from Thomas Cook and ABTA reveals 20 of the most ridiculous complaints by holiday-makers made to their travel agent. 1. “I think it should be explained in the brochure… Read More
A little more than 110 years ago, the New York Sun journalist Frank Church published an answer to a question from an eight year old girl: Is there a Santa Claus? The editorial, which included the famous reply “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”, has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore in… Read More
AFRIKAANS geseënde Kersfees ALBANIAN gëzuar Krishtlindja ALSATIAN gleckika Wïanachta ARABIC ميلاد مجيد (miilaad majiid) ARMENIAN Shnorhavor Surb tsnund AZERI Noel bayraminiz mubarak BASQUE Eguberri on BELARUSIAN З Божым нараджэннем (Z Bozym naradzenniem) BENGALI subho baradin BOSNIAN sretan Božić BRETON Nedeleg laouen BULGARIAN весела коледа (vesela koleda) BURMESE Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa CATALAN bon… Read More
Let’s embark on a culinary journey around the globe as we explore the diverse and fascinating ways in which different cultures celebrate Christmas through their unique festive feasts.
The day’s name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation was made: that retailers traditionally operated… Read More
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