Here we have Geron Christian, an American football running back who had to leave the team due to an injury in the middle of the season. Despite his interest in the game and the strength of the team, Geron could be replaced by another player.
Because no one on Earth can be Destiny’s child, we cannot have everything we desire. Similarly, in the lives of players, accidents or incidents can have far-reaching consequences. Read More...
While aviation experts have said crashes and hazardous emergencies are “extremely rare” and the nonprofit National Safety Council has said the odds of dying in a passenger aircraft within the United States are too small to calculate, two aviation-related incidents from this week have brought the question of safety aboard an aircraft back into the public consciousness.
On Friday, an Alaska Airlines plane made a dramatic emergency landing after a piece of the Boeing 737 Max 9’s wall blew out midair. Read More...
In the 19th century, eastern forests looked very different. Huge American chestnut trees, their trunks up to 10 feet in diameter, dominated forests from Maine to Mississippi. Their bright yellow foliage gilded Appalachia every autumn.
Then, a shipment of imported trees arrived in New York in 1876 carrying a stowaway: Cryphonectria parasitica, a fungus native to Asia. Within a few decades, the fungal blight wiped out hundreds of millions of chestnuts. Read More...
