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Our car tires are poisoning salmon—and maybe us, too
Scientists have learned that particles from car tires are a leading culprit in salmon declines in the Pacific Northwest—and ...
How Hello Kitty helped post-WWII Japan conquer the world
Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...
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What made this ancient society sacrifice its own children?
This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Beach prepare to launch their reed boats into the Pacific. Known as caballitos de totora, or little reed horses ...
Six-team PWHL selects Vancouver as its 1st expansion franchise with 2nd city to be determined
The PWHL is heading west by selecting Vancouver as its first expansion franchise on Wednesday as part of the six-team ...
A Page from History: The Peninsula News in review
The weekly newspaper that ran from 1950 to 1970 declared itself the only paper ‘100% interested in San Diego’s Peninsula area ...
PWHL announces Vancouver as its first expansion franchise
The league announced Vancouver as its first expansion city during a news conference on Wednesday, and another expansion team ...
UN CEDAW Committee Concludes First Technical Cooperation Session In The Pacific
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) concluded its first regional technical cooperation session in Fiji (7 to 11 April) during which it engaged in ...