As the Rim Fire menaces Yosemite, tree experts expect the big trees to survive. Full-grown sequoias are adapted to survive even the hottest wildfires. They have fibrous, fire-resistant bark that can grow up to two feet thick.
This sweet little dog has quite a shaggy coat. The fur is actually thicker and shaggier around the chest and shoulders, so that it ends up looking like a mane.
This sweet little dog has quite a shaggy coat. The fur is actually thicker and shaggier around the chest and shoulders, so that it ends up looking like a mane.
Io [EYE-oh or EE-oh] is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, and scientists think it's because of a torrid reservoir of magma under the crust at least 30km (50 miles) thick.
As the Rim Fire menaces Yosemite, tree experts expect the big trees to survive. Full-grown sequoias are adapted to survive even the hottest wildfires. They have fibrous, fire-resistant bark that can grow up to two feet thick.
As the Rim Fire menaces Yosemite, tree experts expect the big trees to survive. Full-grown sequoias are adapted to survive even the hottest wildfires. They have fibrous, fire-resistant bark that can grow up to two feet thick.
As the Rim Fire menaces Yosemite, tree experts expect the big trees to survive. Full-grown sequoias are adapted to survive even the hottest wildfires. They have fibrous, fire-resistant bark that can grow up to two feet thick.
The citron's thick, lemony rind and pith (the white part) is often candied into a delicious citrus delicacy, infused with spirits or made into liqueurs.
U.S. cutter Polar Star has 25 times the punch of the Shokalskiy and 5.5 times the horsepower of the Chinese rescue ship Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, which is itself now trapped in thick, frozen ice along with the Russian vessel.
People love to fill in mysterious areas of nature with myths of monsters. Early maps had voids marked "Here be Dragons," sasquatches are believed to be prowling the thick forests, and creatures are concealed under every lake.
People love to fill in mysterious areas of nature with myths of monsters. Early maps had voids marked "Here be Dragons," sasquatches are believed to be prowling the thick forests, and creatures are concealed under every lake.
People love to fill in mysterious areas of nature with myths of monsters. Early maps had voids marked "Here be Dragons," sasquatches are believed to be prowling the thick forests, and creatures are concealed under every lake.
People love to fill in mysterious areas of nature with myths of monsters. Early maps had voids marked "Here be Dragons," sasquatches are believed to be prowling the thick forests, and creatures are concealed under every lake.
An American woman at a dentist gained a thick British accent while under anesthesia. No fluke, she developed a syndrome which affects speech patterns and intonation.
An American woman at a dentist gained a thick British accent while under anesthesia. No fluke, she developed a syndrome which affects speech patterns and intonation.
San Pedro prisom is home to about 1,500 inmates. Once you pass the thick walls and the security gates, any resemblance to a normal jail disappears: there are children playing, market stalls, restaurants, and hairdressers.
The citron's thick, lemony rind and pith (the white part) is often candied into a delicious citrus delicacy, infused with spirits or made into liqueurs.
The citron's thick, lemony rind and pith (the white part) is often candied into a delicious citrus delicacy, infused with spirits or made into liqueurs.
I make it to the copse Rue has told me about and again have to admire her cleverness. It’s right at the edge of the wood, but the bushy foliage is so thick down low I can easily observe the Career camp without being spotted.
I make it to the copse Rue has told me about and again have to admire her cleverness. It’s right at the edge of the wood, but the bushy foliage is so thick down low I can easily observe the Career camp without being spotted.
Io [EYE-oh or EE-oh] is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, and scientists think it's because of a torrid reservoir of magma under the crust at least 30km (50 miles) thick.
Io [EYE-oh or EE-oh] is the most volcanic world in the Solar System, and scientists think it's because of a torrid reservoir of magma under the crust at least 30km (50 miles) thick.
An American woman at a dentist gained a thick British accent while under anesthesia. No fluke, she developed a syndrome which affects speech patterns and intonation.