Franz Lidz

Jan 16, 2025 | nytimes.com | Franz Lidz

Julie Packard, the marine biologist who has presided over the Monterey Bay Aquarium since it opened in 1984 and shepherded it through the Covid pandemic, announced her retirement as executive director on Wednesday. Ms. Packard has helped repurpose the thick-glassed fish museums of old into potent forces for ocean conservation action. Built with a $55 million donation by her parents, David and Lucile Packard of the tech giant Hewlett-Packard, the aquarium has received tens of millions of visitors.

Jan 15, 2025 | nytimes.com | Franz Lidz

Julie Packard, the marine biologist who has presided over the Monterey Bay Aquarium since it opened in 1984 and shepherded it through the Covid pandemic, announced her retirement as executive director on Wednesday. Ms. Packard has helped repurpose the thick-glassed fish museums of old into potent forces for ocean conservation action. Built with a $55 million donation by her parents, David and Lucile Packard of the tech giant Hewlett-Packard, the aquarium has received tens of millions of visitors.

Dec 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Franz Lidz

Camels laden with spices, gold and precious stones accompanied the Queen of Sheba on her biblical journey to Jerusalem in the 10th century B.C. A thousand years later, Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Roman historian, wrote that the haul had included the balm of Gilead, a fragrant, highly prized resin also known as Judean balsam, which served as the basis for perfumes, incense and medicinal remedies.

Dec 14, 2024 | es.ara.cat | Franz Lidz

La tecnología aporta más información sobre uno de los misterios más desconcertantes de la arqueología Las líneas de Nazca, excavadas en una árida pampa del sur de Perú, son uno de los misterios más desconcertantes de la arqueología. En el suelo del desierto costero, las marcas poco profundas parecen simples surcos.

Dec 14, 2024 | ara.cat | Franz Lidz

La tecnologia aporta més informació sobre un dels misteris més desconcertants de l'arqueologia Les línies de Nazca, excavades en una àrida pampa del sud del Perú, són un dels misteris més desconcertants de l'arqueologia. En el sòl del desert costaner, les marques poc profundes semblen simples solcs. Però des de l'aire, a centenars de metres d'altura, es transformen en trapezis, espirals i ziga-zagues en alguns llocs, i en estilitzats colibrís i aranyes en uns altres.