(Encyclopedia) amber, fossilized tree resin. Amber can vary in color from yellow to red to green and blue. The best commercial amber is transparent, but some varieties are cloudy. To be called amber…
(Encyclopedia) Heard Island, barren, uninhabited subantarctic island, 142 sq mi (368 sq km), S Indian Ocean, located some 300 mi (483 km) SE of the Kerguelen Islands. Mountainous and largely covered…
This fossilised vegetable resin is, according to legend, a concretion of birds' tears. The birds were the sisters of Meleager, who never ceased weeping for the death of their brother. —…
(Encyclopedia) Kilpatrick, William HeardKilpatrick, William Heardkĭlpăˈtrĭk [key], 1871–1965, American philosopher, b. White Plains, Ga., grad. Mercer College, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1912, and studied…
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Fire and ice
Smoke rises from McDonald Island's volcano.
Where Are They?
For a remote, icy spot, skip the crowds on Antarcticaâwhich was visited by an estimated 10,800…
Music I heardConrad AikenMusic I heard with you was more than music,
And bread I broke with you was more than bread;
Now that I am without you, all is desolate;
All that was once so beautiful…
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