First ever 3D Virtual Reality film shot in space! Featuring Astronauts Chris Hadfield, Mae Jemison, Mike Massimino and Nicole Stott. Enjoy!
"Sé que sería posible construír un mundo justo. Por eso vuelvo a empezar sin tregua a partir de la página en blanco. Éste es mi oficio de poeta para la reconstrucción del mundo" Sophia de Mello
Friday, 24 August 2018
Thursday, 2 August 2018
The Mammoth Pirates by Amos Chapple
In Russia's Arctic north, a new kind of gold rush is under way.
With the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, “ethical ivory” from the extinct woolly mammoth is now feeding an insatiable market in China. This rush on mammoth ivory is luring a fresh breed of miner – the tusker – into the Russian wilderness and creating dollar millionaires in some of the poorest villages of Siberia.
On condition that he not reveal names or exact locations, RFE/RL photographer Amos Chapple gained exclusive access to one site where between bouts of vodka-fueled chaos and days spent evading police patrols, teams of men are using illegal new methods in the hunt for what remains of Siberia's lost giants.
Full story: https://www.rferl.org/a/the-mammoth-pirates/27939865.html
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