According to the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), over 600 million visitors pass through the gates of over 1,300 zoological parks, reserves and aquariums worldwide every year. Springtime brings many new animals to these parks as well, as newborns. Collected here are some photographs from zoos and aquariums around the world from the past couple of months. Don't forget that 2009 has b

Yesterday was Easter, the celebration by Western Christians of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 2 days after his crucifixion (Eastern Christian observers will celebrate Easter on April 19th). The religious observation of Easter also shares the day with many traditional secular springtime celebrations, including bonfires, egg hunts, bunnies and gifts of chocolate. As a day for quiet reflection, pr

Early Monday morning, central Italy was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake caused serious damage to several medieval hill towns in the region, killing over 260 residents, injuring over 1,000 and leaving 28,000 homeless. Despite the dangers from aftershocks, the search for survivors continues, and will be maintained until Sunday, after which the daunting tasks of cle

Thousands of protesters gathered in London, England on April 1st and 2nd to demonstrate against an array of issues, largely anti-capitalist or pro-environmental in nature. A large underlying theme was anger with the effects of the economic downturn and a call for accountability and responsibility. While the majority of protesters were peaceful, a number of them took to smashing windows and throwin

かつては鉄鋼の町として栄えたアメリカ、デトロイト州も、栄枯盛衰の世の習いに従い、過去の栄光を残しながら長い年月を経て風化し、また別の怪しい美しさをかもし出しているんだ。 Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline ミシガンセントラルステーション（駅） 1913年に開設され当時賑わっていたデトロイトのメインステーション、中央駅も、1988年に閉鎖された。 William Livingstone House（家） 建築家アルバート・カーンによって1893年にブラッシュ公園近隣に建築されたこの家は、史跡保護団体により移設、管理されていたけれど、昨年取り壊されたそうだ。 St. Margaret Mary School（学校） カトリック教徒の学校、セントマーガレットマリースクールは、教会だけを残し廃墟学校となった。 David Broderick Tower（高層

1986年に起きたチェルノブイリ原子力発電所事故によってゴーストタウン化したプリピャチの廃墟地帯の2009年現在の画像ギャラリー。 事故の後、街がすべて放棄されたため、事実上ソビエト連邦時代後期の資料館のようになっているんだ。アパートなどのビル・プール・病院などが何もかもそのままの状態でそこだけ時を止めているんだ。

As winter begins to wind down, we are still in the middle of sled dog racing season. The Iditarod in Alaska had its ceremonial start in Anchorage last Saturday (the 7th), the Yukon Quest race from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska took place back in mid-February, and the Can-Am Crown races were held in Maine only a couple of weeks ago. The most well-known of the races, the Iditarod Iditarod Trail

When the economy makes big news, many photographs of people at work come across the wires, usually to help illustrate a particular story or event. By collecting these disparate photos over the past few months, I found that a global portrait emerged of we humans producing things. People assembling, generating, and building items small and large, mundane and expensive, trivial and important. I hope

動物たちからおともだちのみんなに愛を込めてのハッピーバレンタインは、いろんなジャンルの動物たちが思い思いのキスシーンをしている画像集だよ。愛はいろんなところにうっかり落ちているもんだから、拾い忘れないようにしっかりいろいろ見つめてみようね。

Virtual tour of the Eiffel Tower.  The Eiffel tower has become the symbol of France and its capital Paris. It was built by Gustave Eiffel and ...