The World’s Most Expensive Dress: Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday” Gown
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
Mother-of-pearl? It's a grimy parasite.
Throughout history, the notion of an oyster’s pearl being born from a grain of sand has been the story of romance. The making of a pearl stems from a process that has been quickly popularized and, to some, may seem like common knowledge.
It would be quite a challenge to find someone who has not heard of the legendary transformation from a mere grain of sand to a va →
Gene-editing techniques, like CRISPR, may be the key to solving these creatures' genetic puzzles!
What if you could set foot in a world where woolly mammoths once again roam through icy tundras and dodos waddle across tropical islands like they never left? It might sound like so →
From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
After being forced to put down his deck when he went blind at age 25, professional skateboarder Justin Bishop is back!
Meet professional skateboarder Justin Bishop!
Justin was eight when he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye disease that came with a warning that he would go blind in middle age.
Back on the Board
Undeterred, he picked up skateboarding at the age of 10. But by the time he turned 25, he could only see shadows and blurs. After a four-year break from skating →
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