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A fossil discovered in Ethiopia suggests that humans' prehistoric relatives may have lived in the trees for a million years longer than was previously thought.
Read More »The 5 Most Powerful Words in Sales
Your words help you build relationships with customers--so choose them carefully. Awesome photos, catchy videos, and fancy graphics are helpful, but the most important thing where sales are concerned are the words you use
Read More »Win Every Sale with Visual Thinking
Is your product or service a coveted diamond or a chunk of coal?
Read More »How I Transitioned From Saleswoman to Business Owner
One business owner's strategy for embracing her role as the boss. This is a guest blog post from Vanessa Merit Nornberg, President of Metal Mafia , and a member of the Inc
Read More »Trees and Power Lines Caused Major Texas Fire
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Trees falling on power lines caused a massive, record-breaking wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,600 homes in Central Texas, the Texas Forest Service reported on Tuesday. [More]
Read More »How Howard Buffett Will Use His Grandfather’s Recipe For Riches To Disrupt Philanthropy
The grandson of the legendary investor aims to bring some private-sector savvy to the growing world of mega-philanthropy.
Read More »Monsanto-Resistant Weeds Take Root, Raising Food Prices
Monsanto's Roundup was supposed to make it easy for farmers to get rid of weeds, but it's working on fewer and fewer plants, including some monsters that can grow three inches a day and destroy farm equipment.
Read More »The New Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure: Filling Stations At Quick Lube Shops
When hydrogen-powered cars hit the market in 2014, it's going to be hard to find fuel. But solar-powered hydrogen fueling startup SunHydro has a plan to quickly ramp up filling stations. We spend a lot of time talking about the possibilities for a large scale battery electric vehicle charging infrastructure , but what about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?
Read More »Pinched By A Virgin
How "special" Legos, "stolen" salt shakers, and mysterious airport packages help brands over-deliver. A couple of months ago, as I boarded my plane home to Australia, I found a large brown envelope waiting for me on my seat. Neat handwriting on the envelope said, "A personal note to Mr Lindstrom." My curiosity was piqued
Read More »A New Camouflaged Camera Gets Up Close To Nature
The magi-cam is a robotic and mirrored surveillance device that most animals can't even see--taking advantage of many species' lack of sense of self.
Read More »Notes: 1997 champ Els ‘as low as I’ve ever been’
Ernie Els stood in a foyer just inside the clubhouse, along a wall adorned with photos and other mementos from his 1997 U.S. Open victory
Read More »7 Tips for Forecasting Sales
Sales forecasts are by nature imperfect. But experts say there are ways to squeeze more value out of the projections you're making
Read More »Trees May Grow 500 Kilometers Farther North by 2100
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Trees in the Arctic region may grow 500 km (300 miles) further north by 2100 as climate change greens the barren tundra and causes sweeping change to wildlife, a leading expert said. [More]
Read More »Deadly forest fire leads to resurrection of endangered tree
In 2009 six weeks of wildfires in Victoria, Australia, killed 173 people and injured hundreds more, but the fires may have also led to the resurrection of a rare tree that was previously on a path to extinction. Only about 670 Buxton silver gum trees ( Eucalyptus crenulata ) were left in the wild before the devastating Black Sunday bushfires , and they weren't healthy
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