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☆ The streaming future Disney promised is finally here as cable TV decays
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Last year in the second quarter, Disney+ and Hulu lost $587 million. The thesis among all major legacy media companies has been that streaming will eventually take over for cable TV as the primary money-making engine. It's not just that Disney nearly made money in streaming — it's that the company's traditional linear TV results were awful. Next year, Disney will launch its flagship ESPN streaming service, which will allow consumers to subscribe to ESPN without cable at all. Looking at Disney's results in the second quarter, it's clear why the company has finally pulled the ripcord on ESPN.

Persons: Bob Iger, It's, Disney Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Disney, Hulu, ESPN, Paramount Global, Warner Bros . Discovery, Comcast, Fox, College Football, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, Geographic, Disney Junior Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S

☆ Steve McCurry’s photo of Shaolin monks training captures their incredible acrobatics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province lounge nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the gravity-defying action taking place above their heads. “There’s this high-level action,” photographer Steve McCurry told CNN of the photo’s composition in a video call from his home in Philadelphia. The Shaolin Temple – which was founded in AD 495 on the slopes of the sacred Mount Song – is said to be the home of Chan Buddhism. Today, Shaolin kung fu is widely known, and the monks’ feats in athleticism have been emulated in popular movies.

Persons: Steve McCurry, ’, doesn’t, McCurry, –, ”, Jeremy Horner, LightRocket, It’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Jet, Pennsylvania State University, Geographic, Shaolin Locations: Shaolin, China’s Henan, Philadelphia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Soviet, Peshawar, Niger, India, Pennsylvania, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou

☆ Chris Hemsworth wants you to know he doesn't have dementia and isn't retiring
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, many people didn't understand that it wasn't an Alzheimer's diagnosis, Hemsworth told Vanity Fair. Dementia is an umbrella term to describe serious memory and thinking problems, while Alzheimer's is a specific disease that can progress into dementia. Hemsworth previously told Men's Health that he's started doing more cardio, taking more alone time, being more mindful, and prioritizing sleep. "I think for the first time in my career, I've started thinking, 'Shit, how many years do I have left that I can do this?'" "I know my dad is going through a transition of acceptance around 'I'm not this big, strong man with all the answers who everybody looks to for guidance now,'" Hemsworth told the publication.

Persons: —, Chris Hemsworth wasn't, Hemsworth, Men's, he's, I've, Hemsworth's, Craig Organizations: Service, Geographic, Business, Hemsworth, Men's Health Locations: Hemsworth

☆ Titanic’s Treasures Captivate Collectors, but They’ll Need Deep Pockets
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tony Probst’s passion for the Titanic is unwavering. Since the mid-1990s, he has amassed hundreds of artifacts from the ship’s maiden voyage in 1912, including a lifeboat plaque, china, sheet music and an array of personal documents. “I believe I’m the only person on planet Earth who has every piece of paper for one individual to get on board Titanic,” Mr. Probst, 64, said proudly this week. His collection is sometimes on display at the audio and visual store he runs with his sons in the Bay Area of California, but it has also toured prominent spaces, including the National Geographic Museum in Washington; the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif.; and the Titanic museums in Branson, Mo., and Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Persons: Tony Probst’s, “, Mr, Probst, Ronald Reagan Organizations: National Geographic Museum, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Locations: Bay, California, Washington, Simi Valley, Calif, Branson, Mo, Pigeon Forge, Tenn

☆ Sony World Photography Awards 2024: Take a look at this year’s winning images
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Juliette Pavy/Sony World Photography AwardsNow in its 17th year, the Sony World Photography Awards celebrates powerful images that resonate with audiences around the world. Mahé Elipe/Sony World Photography Awards “The Sacrifice Zone," taken in a remote part of Kazakhstan, won Eddo Hartmann the Landscape category. Eddo Hartmann/Sony World Photography Awards Ireland’s Siobhán Doran took the prize for the Architecture and Design category for "Sala Mayor (Living Room)." SiobhaÌn Doran/Sony World Photography Awards Jorge Mónaco of Argentina won the Portfolio category for his submission “Portraits and Landscapes.” Jorge Mónaco/Sony World Photography Awards The Still Life prize went to Federico Scarchilli from Italy. Sujata Setia/Sony World Photography Awards Thomas Meurot’s series "Kald Sòl" (Cold Sun) about surfing in Iceland's winter was the winner in the Sport section.

☆ The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 39 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But the dive initially had nothing to do with the Titanic at all — it was a secret mission to find the wrecks of two nuclear submarines, the USS Scorpion and the USS Thresher. The USS Thresher sank in April 1963, and the USS Scorpion followed five years later, in May 1968. They remain the only nuclear submarines the Navy has ever lost, reported the United States Naval Institute. Xavier Desmier/Gamma-Rapho/GettyWith 12 days left in the mission, Ballard found the Titanic using a hunch that the ship had split in two and left a trail of debris. Correction: July 18, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misstated when the USS Scorpion disappeared.

Persons: —, Robert Ballard, Jean, Louis Michel, Ballard, Bettmann, Getty Ballard, Ronald Thunman, Xavier Desmier Organizations: Service, Titanic, Navy, New York Times, Business, USS, Geographic, National Geographic, US Navy, United States Naval Institute, Soviet Union Locations: American, French, Soviet

☆ A National Geographic photographer gave me advice on photographing the total solar eclipse. Here's how my photos turned out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

So, I contacted Babak Tafreshi, a National Geographic photographer who has been snapping eclipse shots for 30 years. For photos of the partial eclipse, I used my iPhone camera, which I protected with a spare pair of eclipse glasses. One of my iPhone shots of the partial solar eclipse. Manual settings offer the dexterity you need to transition from photographing the partial eclipse to totality. AdvertisementJumping between shooting the partial eclipse, totality, the sunset-like horizon, and people definitely challenged my photography skills.

Persons: —, Babak Tafreshi, Ellyn Lapointe, Tafreshi Organizations: Service, National Geographic, Business Locations: Lake Champlain

☆ Thursday in the Park With Bigfoot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Erik Piepenburg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you were near the Ramble in Central Park on Thursday afternoon, you might have thought you were in a “Planet of the Apes”-themed episode of “What Would You Do?”Because you may have witnessed a 6-foot-7 longhaired sasquatch slowly traversing tall rocks and promenading through thickets, grunting at the sky and scaring children and dogs silly. But what you saw wasn’t Bigfoot. The sasquatch sighting was a gorilla — sorry, guerrilla — publicity effort for “Sasquatch Sunset,” a new film directed by the brothers David and Nathan Zellner that opens in New York on April 12. Conceptually, the promotional shenanigans in Central Park were in line with the film’s irreverent sensibility. A mix of bro comedy, National Geographic documentary and emotional family drama, it stars Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg as members of a pack of kind-eyed sasquatches who brave life and death in the wilderness.

Persons: David, Nathan Zellner, Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Organizations: Geographic Locations: Central Park, New York

☆ Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday marked with stunning images by 90 female photographers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. CNN —Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall turned 90 on Wednesday—and to mark the occasion, 90 female photographers have put their work up for sale for 90 days. The Jane Goodall Foundation, which works to protect chimpanzees and their habitat, will receive 60% of the proceeds. “Jane Goodall did more than just redefine our understanding of the relationship between humans and animals; she shattered barriers and opened doors for women everywhere,” she added. The British animal behaviorist is known for her enduring and exceptionally detailed research on the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park.

Persons: Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall’s, Ami Vitale, “ Jane Goodall, Jody MacDonald, Tui De Roy, Tamara Dean, Rajan, Goodall, ” Goodall, “ Organizations: CNN, Jane Goodall Foundation, National Geographic, Vital Locations: Hope, Tanzania’s Gombe, Gombe

☆ This small Southeast Asian country has 'engineered' a society that lives to 100 – here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Blue zones are places that have 10 times more centenarians compared to the U.S. on a per capita basis. While the original blue zones came about by natural circumstances, blue zones 2.0 are man-made. "The old blue zones are disappearing because they're becoming Americanized," Buettner said. Keep loved ones closeResearch shows that people in blue zones tend to prioritize their loved ones and keep them nearby. Accessible health careSingaporeans enjoy universal health care which means residents have access to quality medical care, including health services such as prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.

Persons: Koh Sze Kiat, Dan Buettner, Loma, Buettner, That's, Grant, Lee Kuan Yew Organizations: Getty Images Singapore, CNBC, Loma Linda, National Geographic, National Institute of Aging, Toyota Camry, Research, Pew Research Center, Pew, Health Locations: Singapore, Greece, Okinawa, Japan, Costa Rica, Sardinia, Italy, United States, walkability, U.S, America

☆ Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Writer and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued his father’s legacy by producing dozens of original books for his “Babar the Elephant” series, has died aged 98. De Brunhoff died at his home in Key West, Florida on Friday following a recent stroke, his wife, the critic and author Phyllis Rose, told CNN via email. “The start — (the) very start of Babar — was a bed(time) story from my mother,” de Brunhoff told CNN in an interview, aired in 2003. Children's author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff working at his home during a BBC television interview in 1969. A later series, “Babar,” premiered in 1989 on CBC in Canada and HBO in the US (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros.

Persons: Laurent de Brunhoff, Babar, De Brunhoff, Phyllis Rose, Brunhoff, Jean, “, Babar —, ” de Brunhoff, ” De Brunhoff, Arthur, ” “, ”, de Brunhoff, Malcolm Winton, Jean de Brunhoff’s, Ariel Dorfman, ” Dorfman, Ranger, ’, “ Babar, Badou ”, Oscar, Whit Stillman, Mary Ryan, illustrator’s Organizations: CNN, BBC, Radio Times, National Geographic, “, NBC, CBC, HBO, Warner Bros, Disney Junior Locations: Key West , Florida, France, Paris, Chilean, Africa, Canada

☆ Alex Honnold, Hazel Findlay and Mikey Shaefer: How three cilmbers scaled one of the world’s largest unclimbed rock faces
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But for climber Alex Honnold, some such places, found in the harshest and most unforgiving of environments, still exist and are ripe for adventure. Climbers Alex Honnold, right, and Hazel Findlay assess the route ahead as they ascend Pool Wall, one of the stops before Ingmikortilaq, in Eastern Greenland. Alex Honnold climbing Ingmikortilaq. I don’t know if you can really have an adventure without unknowns, that’s definitely just part of the experience,” Findlay explains. That is win, win, all the way across the world,” Honnold explains.

Persons: Alex Honnold, Oscar, Honnold, “ I’m, ”, Hazel Findlay, Pablo Durana, Mikey Shaefer, he’d, Findlay, that’s, ” Findlay, Heïdi, Adam Kjeldsen, Aldo Kane, Matt Pycroft, it’s, hadn’t, Hazel Findley, Sevestre, Edward Bailey, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, California Institute of Technology Locations: Ingmikortilaq, Eastern Greenland, Greenland, London , New York, Miami

☆ A photo editor says it's 'astonishing' Kensington Palace released the recent image of Kate Middleton
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kensington Palace released the image of Middleton and her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — on Sunday, writing that the photo was taken by Price William. Kensington Palace previously announced that Middleton underwent a planned abdominal surgery in January. AdvertisementOne photo editor who dissected the image told Business Insider he was surprised the photo was released in the first place. "It's astonishing that Kensington Palace released it, and even more bewildering that the wires distributed it," said Patrick Witty. Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Kate Middleton, Middleton, — Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis —, Price William, Patrick, Vivek Prakash, Prakash Organizations: Service, Palace, Business, The New York Times, Geographic, Google, Reuters, Agence France, Presse, Associated Press, Getty Images Locations: Kensington

☆ I never had the money or time to travel. But at 64, I'm done only seeing the world through photos and videos.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Bradley Carroll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I grew up living paycheck to paycheck and working my whole life, but I always dreamed of travel. At 64, a few years from retirement, I can afford to travel and I built up the courage to go alone. AdvertisementI've dreamed of travel ever since my uncle gave me a subscription to National Geographic magazine for my 8th birthday. I grew up living paycheck to paycheck in a large family in a small Long Island town. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, I've Organizations: Service, Geographic, Business Locations: Antarctica, North America

☆ How brands like Ally and H&R Block are making reality TV-style shows to grab viewers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement"It felt like it was more authentic," Andrea Brimmer, chief marketing and PR officer of Ally Financial, parent of Ally Bank, said of the decision to use the reality format. In another recent example, H&R Block in February dropped "Responsibility Island," a limited series reality spoof based on the popular British reality dating show "Too Hot to Handle." "It is the perfect escape; reality TV is a genre that just delights them." Other brands like Neutrogena have lately co-opted the reality TV format for social media series. Advertisement"To do a purely entertainment reality series is something you don't see every day," said Zoe Fairbourn, head of strategic partnerships and branded entertainment at Hello Sunshine.

Persons: —, Emma Grede, Ashley Graham, Ally, Reese Witherspoon's, Andrea Brimmer, Andrew Brimmer, We've, it's, Jill Cress, Cress, Shopify, Zoe Fairbourn, Rick Parkhill, Block, Brimmer, Jill Kargman, Lara Spotts, It'll Organizations: Service, Ally Bank, Business, Ally Bank Brands, Procter, Gamble, Gen, National Geographic, Samsung, YouTube, Galaxy, Disney, Brand, Brands

If you're not in the UK, we'll show you how to watch all seasons of Doctor Who live for free using a VPN. How to watch all seasons of Doctor Who in the UKAll seasons of Doctor Who are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. BBCHow to watch modern seasons of Doctor Who in the USUS viewers have a much more limited selection of Doctor Who episodes than the UK library. How to watch all Doctor Who seasons for free from anywhereIf you're not in the UK and want to watch all seasons of Doctor Who for free, you can use a VPN (virtual private network). Check out the action-packed teaser trailer below:How to watch Doctor Who spin-offsMultiple Doctor Who spin-off series are available to stream on BBC iPlayer, including The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood.

Persons: Who, Ncuti Gatwa, Gatwa, David Tennant, Catherine Tate, we've, Doctor Who, Doctor, HBO Max, it's, ExpressVPN, Sarah Jane Adventures Organizations: Business, BBC, Doctor, Disney, Thirteenth, HBO, Warner Bros, Disney Plus, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Geographic, Century Fox Locations: Canada, Australia

☆ Chris Hemsworth did a 4-day fast to reverse aging. His trainer played a cheeky joke to test his willpower.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Hemsworth tried a 4-day fast for his show about aging, "Limitless." Hemsworth's trainer Luke Zocchi told Business Insider how he tested the star's willpower during the fast. AdvertisementChris Hemsworth put his willpower to the test by trying a four-day fast. Hemsworth worked in collaboration with Dr. Peter Attia, a longevity specialist and host of the podcast "The Drive," to design his fast. AdvertisementLuke Zocchi, his longtime friend and personal trainer, told Business Insider that he had initially planned to join the fast in solidarity, along with Hemsworth's assistant.

Persons: Chris Hemsworth, Luke Zocchi, —, Hemsworth, Peter Attia, Zocchi Organizations: Service, Marvel, Hemsworth Locations: Hemsworth

☆ I went on my first sober vacation in 22 years. I didn't miss alcohol and I was more present with my family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I just went on my first alcohol-free vacation and found that I enjoyed myself much more. I started drinking alcohol when I turned 21 and, with the exception of when I traveled during my pregnancies, every vacation I've taken since has involved alcohol. I enjoyed my trip so much more by not numbing out with alcoholTerri Peters enjoyed her alcohol-free vacation. I was way more present with my familyTerri Peters recently took her first vacation since going sober and felt she was more present with her family. According to Kuda, going into an alcohol-free vacation with the mindset that you're going to experience great things is key.

Persons: I've, Terri Peters, mary brunches, Amanda Kuda, Kuda, you'll, you've, I'd, Shirley, I'm, it's, margaritas Organizations: National Geographic, Lindblad Expeditions, Business, Geographic, Topo Locations: California, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Baja California, grenadine, Topo Chico

☆ We started homeschooling our kids to travel. We've bonded as a family, and they're learning through unique experiences.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here’s what I’ve learned along the way about homeschooling kids to free up more time for travel. My kids learn lessons during travel they can’t learn at homeTerri Peters' two kids learn about nature and science while on their trips, including on this trip to Alaska. AdvertisementTraveling with my kids has given me a unique chance to watch them growThe family started homeschooling when the kids were in fourth and sixth grades. Courtesy Terri PetersWhen we first started homeschooling, my kids were in the middle of fourth and sixth grades. Courtesy Terri PetersThere are no limits to what we can consider as homeschooling when we travel with our kids.

Persons: you’d, I’d, they’d, ”, haven’t, I’ve, Terri Peters, I’ll, homeschoolers, they’ve, we’ve, Harry Potter, there’s, we’re, Young, she’d Organizations: Service, Business, Grand Cayman, National Geographic, Florida Oceanographic Society, Universal Orlando Locations: Grand, Greenville , South Carolina, Seattle, Alaska, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, Hollywood, it’s, Bahamas, Florida

☆ Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds). It measured 8.43 meters long (27.7 feet) and 1.11 meters (3.6 feet) wide. Professor Bryan Fry/The University of QueenslandBut experts studying the creatures discovered that the newly identified northern green anaconda species diverged from the southern green anaconda almost 10 million years ago, and they differ genetically by 5.5%. Habitat degradation, forest fires, drought and climate change threaten rare species like the anacondas, which exist in such rare ecosystems, he added.

Persons: anacondas, ”, Bryan Fry, anaconda, ” Fry, Will Smith Organizations: CNN —, University of Queensland, Geographic, anaconda Locations: Ecuadorian, Baihuaeri Waorani Territory, South America

☆ How to take pictures of the 2024 solar eclipse: 11 tips from the pros to snap the most dramatic photos
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

NASA's Scientific Visualization StudioTens to hundreds of millions of people across the US will get to experience a partial solar eclipse on April 8. Scout your spot — then have a backupClouds can block out and ruin the experience of a total solar eclipse. Laurie Ambrose/Getty ImagesThe most important factor for great eclipse photos is something we can’t control: the weather. Consider renting equipmentYou can see the solar corona as thin white whisps jutting out from the moon's shadow in this photo of a total solar eclipse. Enjoy itThis year's total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event for some.

Persons: —, ” astrophotographer Jon Carmichael, what's, Carmichael, Andrew Studer, you’re, “ It’s, Laurie Ambrose, Getty, Jon Carmichael, Studer, PhotoPills, Doug Duncan, Jon Carmichael It’s, ” Carmichael, Manfred Gottschalk, you’ve, It’s, ” Studer, Thomson, Jon Carmichael Carmichael’s, keng cheong, Sean Gallup Organizations: Service, Business, National Geographic, BBC, Great, Hubble Space, Thomson Reuters, Getty Locations: Texas, Maine

As Dwight progressed through the Air Force, he was handpicked by President John F. Kennedy’s White House to join Chuck Yeager’s test pilot program at Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert. That fabled astronaut breeding ground, site of “The Right Stuff,” might have turned Dwight into one of the most famous Americans and the first Black man in space. Dwight astronaut future took a more drastic turn when Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. “Everybody was wondering, ‘What’s going to happen with Dwight?’" says Dwight. To the Black astronauts who followed in his footsteps, Dwight braved their path.

Persons: Ed Dwight, he’d, ’ ” Dwight, Dwight, ”, “, ‘, John F, Chuck Yeager’s, Edwards, Kennedy, —, ” Dwight, Zoom, Guion, Bernard Harris, ” Harris, Ed, who’s, Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, that’s, Eddie Dwight, Satchel Paige’s, Edward R, Murrow, James Webb, “ Yeager, Jimmy Stewart, Yaeger, ’ ” Yeager, Yeager, Tom Wolfe’s “, Bobby, Wolfe, ‘ What’s, ’, ” Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Patterson, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Barack Obama, it’s, Hurtado de Mendoza, isn’t, He’s, Chuck, Jake Coyle Organizations: Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, NASA, Geographic, Disney, Century America, Negro Leagues, Kansas City Monarchs, Soviet Union, Sputnik, Mercury, U.S . Information Agency, Negro, Aerospace Research, House, Arizona State University, “ NASA, White, Congress, Civil Rights, Justice Department, Wright, IBM, Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Denver, Orion Locations: Kansas, Korea, Hulu, Denver, Soviet, U.S, Edwards, Washington, Germany, Canada, Ohio

☆ The Bucket List Family: How to travel the world with three kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I never had the thought in my brain that ‘I want to travel around the world,’” Gee, from Denver, Colorado, tells CNN Travel. They soon began planning an extended trip to Southeast Asia and decided to launch an Instagram page, The Bucket List Family, to collate their adventures. “The little bit of traveling turned into three years full-time,” adds Gee, who has just released a travel guidebook, The Bucket List Family Travel, in partnership with National Geographic. The family went on to visit dozens of countries across the world, including Germany, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala and Dominica. Family favoritesThe family of five have traveled to more than 90 countries.

Persons: Jessica Gee, Walt, ”, Garrett, Dorothy, Manilla, “, ” Gee, Gee, Jessica, Garrett Gee, who’ve, Callihan, Calihan, Geographic Gee, you’re, Gee’s, – that’s, it’s, They’ve, don’t Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney, CNN Travel, National Geographic, Gee, Central, East, Rwanda, Geographic, Disney Locations: Europe, Florida, Denver , Colorado, Vladivostok, Russia, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Singapore , New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Germany, Morocco, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala, Dominica, Belize, Central American, Alaska, East African, Rwanda, Hawaii, Africa, Antarctica, China, Borneo

☆ Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewClimbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them for proper disposal, according to a new regulation. "Our mountains have begun to stink," Sherpa told BBC News. At lower altitudes, climbers typically dig holes in the snow to dispose of waste. But at higher elevations, with limited snow cover, climbers are often forced to relieve themselves in the open, BBC News reported. The news outlet said that the bags contain chemicals and powders to solidify human waste and minimize the odor.

Persons: —, Sherpa Organizations: Service, Sherpa, BBC News, Business, BBC, Sagarmatha Pollution Control, National Geographic Locations: Everest

☆ ‘Save the Whales’ was a shining success. Now can humpbacks save us from ourselves?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Antarctic Peninsula CNN —About 15 billion miles from where you sit, two 12-inch golden records are hurtling through outer space with multilingual greetings to the universe from 55 humans and one humpback whale. WWF's Johnson said the whales are not harmed by this -- to the whales, the dart feels like "a mosquito bite." It feels like “a mosquito bite” to the whales, Johnson said, but what they can test for is priceless: from stress hormones to toxins to — most importantly — pregnancy rates. Ten million copies were inserted into National Geographic magazine in 1979 — the largest single pressing in history — and a global movement to Save The Whales grew big enough to … save the whales. Seth Wenig/AP“I don’t think a wind turbine can kill a whale,” Friedlaender told CNN.

Persons: Anderson Cooper, Carl Sagan, ” Sagan, could’ve, “, Ari Friedlaender, Friedlaender, ”, Chris Johnson, ” Eva Prendergast, WWF's Johnson, Evelio Contreras, Bill Weir, Johnson, ” Friedlaender, Shepherd, WWF’s Johnson, Roger, Katy Payne, David Keyton, Frank Watlington, cetologist Scott McVay, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Seth Wenig, that’s, Biden, ” Johnson, Twain, CNN “, ” Brenda McCowan, Fred Sharpe, ” McCowan, ’ ” Sharpe, Natalia Botero, Acosta, ’, Maria Camila Medina Martínez, Julian Quinones, ” Carl Sagan Organizations: Antarctic Peninsula CNN, “, ” CNN CNN, University of California, International Monetary Fund, World Wildlife Fund, Ocean Endeavor, CNN, UC Santa Cruz, Shepherd Global, Norwegian Aker, United Nations, Geographic, Whales, International Whaling Commission, Atlantic, Republican, Templeton Foundation, Whale SETI, UC Davis Locations: Santa Cruz, Colombia, British, Antarctica, Norwegian, Southern, Orkney, Bermuda, Japan, Norway, Iceland, Atlantic, South Carolina, Lido Beach , New York, Davis, Alaska, Columbia, Colombian, Tribuga, United Nations, Palau, Chile, Maldives

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