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Depressing new aerial photographs of Mont Blanc reveal the extent of ice loss over time in the Alps. A century ago, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over Mont Blanc in a biplane to photograph the alpine landscape. In August, research…

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In 1919, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over Mont Blanc in a biplane photographing the alpine landscape. Exactly 100 years later, researchers from the University of Dundee in Scotland have recreated his photographs to show the impac…

All photos by Philipp Apler. Used with Creative Commons permission.Itching to shoot the great outdoors? Scotland is a favorite location of many landscape photographers for its rugged coastlines, mountains, stunning vistas, and other natural wonders. If it’s o…

Welcome to Capital Confidentiala weekly diary column featuring the best tidbits from around the U.K.s business and political landscape from MarketWatch sister publication Financial News. This week: Peggy Grande credits Brexit with propelling Trump to victory…

It took a trio of price cuts, but singer KT Tunstall has finally sold her Venice bungalow for $2.5 million. Thats about $300,000 more than she paid for it five years ago, records show. A few blocks from Abbot Kinney Boulevard, the charming Craftsman boasts a…

This past Sunday morning, a short but strong earthquake gave the Bay Area a rude awakening. Measuring at a magnitude of 3.5, the tremor jiggled San Francisco’s buildings and bookshelves for several seconds at 8:41 a.m. No damage was reported. But as the San F…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Biking along the North Coast 500. (Courtesy of Wilderness Scotland) Assynt Heads Up Theres no better way to appreciate the beauty of Assynt t…

On February 25, 1832, the Sydney Monitor reported an arrest for illegal gambling, but not in so many words. Four men—Thomas Cheesman, John Drew, Michael Reardon, and John Webster—were apprehended on Bathurst Street for tossing halfpence coins from a wooden p…

2019 has been another incredible year in the global technology sector. Tech’s transformative effect has touched every corner of the planet and we have witnessed its commercial, social and political impact as never before. At GP Bullhound we have strengthene…