Our National Parks turn 100 this year, a good excuse to visit a few of them. My story on Hidden Gems in the national parks in Texas provides more reasons. Read it here.
Dark skies, clear air and elevation make for incredible views of the night sky. Here are five places around the world to find them. Photo: Jaco Powell, http://kalaharisafari.com/index.php/tours.html
Bever's Restaurant in Chappell Hill serves fresh, homemade dishes like chicken and dumplings, enchiladas, and chicken-fried steak. You'll also find dozens of kinds of pies. Read about it here .
Researchers from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, the California Academy of Sciences, and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories recently identified a creature caught on film thousands of feet deep in waters off the coast of California as Hydrolagus cf. trolli , also called a ghost shark. Scientists have identified 28 species of Hydrolagus but this is the first evidence that they live in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Learn more in this Men's Journal piece .
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