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...road against Boston College—the first of which Harvard head coach Joe Walsh hinted might have been the “worst loss” of his career—and a walk-filled loss against Rhode Island. And yet in one month, Harvard beat a strong Northeastern team twice...
Down big in both games, Walsh tried rallying the troops in his dugout. The previous weekend, the Crimson unleashed 14 runs on Dartmouth to break a 9-9 seventh-inning stalemate and win the Red Rolfe division title. Then on Wednesday, a huge ninth-inning rally downed Northeastern...
...remarkable degree, the cave paintings executed over 20 millenniums until about 11,000 years ago are concentrated in southern France and northeastern Spain. Some cultural impulse drove the early Homo sapiens of that region not only to venture deep into caves but also to paint and engrave them. Though some of the caves have been known for centuries, most were discovered - or rediscovered - in the 20th century. Lascaux is the most famous: its grandeur makes it exemplary. But so do its travails, as José A. Lasheras, the director of the museum and cave of Altamira in Spain, acknowledges. "Altamira...
...change and even increasing their numbers--at least in the bird counts. Some hummingbirds, for example, that used to winter in Mexico don't bother to make the trip anymore because the U.S. is now warm enough all year long. A number of migratory species that nest in northeastern forests have rebounded because that part of the country is reforesting as agriculture declines. Bluebirds are thriving, says Butcher, because bluebird lovers have been setting up nesting boxes for them for the past half-century...
...Harvard baseball team played as tentatively as the afternoon’s on-again, off-again drizzle fell. But when the skies finally opened up, so did the Crimson offense. Harvard (21-18-1) engineered a dramatic comeback with five runs in the ninth inning to topple host Northeastern (21-17), 7-5, in a wet non-conference affair. With two outs and runners on the corners, sophomore third baseman Steffan Wilson crushed a 1-0 fastball from Huskies closer Matt Morizio through the now-driving rain into deep centerfield. The ball bounced up against the 435-foot mark...