When I applied for this course – Integrated Ecosystem Management in Micronesia – I had no idea about the history that I would literally be diving into. Before my classmates and I left for Guam, Dr.
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Read More »Argonne researchers find new isotope for climatological dating
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radioactive dating is used to determine everything from the age of dinosaur fossils to Native American arrowheads. A new technique recently developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory may give researchers another tool for radioactive dating that could be of particular use in studying the history of climate change.
Read More »Bin Laden’s Death Might Not Pose a New Threat
The death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday, after more than a decade of pursuit, is a huge symbolic victory for U.S.
Read More »Want To Be Like Jon Stewart? New Governmental Open Data Standards Are For You
Machine readable congressional transcripts will bring the power to find political gaffes to everyone. Forget leaked cables: there's enough juicy political nonsense lurking in the public record to satisfy the 24-hour news cycle until 2012
Read More »How Lasers Can Help Save the World’s Forests
I’ll never forget a conversation I had 15 years ago with paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould.
Read More »Thompson surges to share of LPGA Tour lead
Sixteen-year-old Alexis Thompson moved into position to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, shooting a 5-under 67 in breezy conditions Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Song-Hee Kim in the Avnet LPGA Classic.
Read More »Why You Will Want Apple, Google To Track You
The dust-up over Apple and Google's location tracking leaves out an important group of people: those who want to be tracked.
Read More »The King of the Barbershop Resurgence
On a busy stretch of the Garden District in New Orleans—miles from the frat-boy brouhaha of Bourbon Street—Aidan Gill is rebuilding the idea of the American male, one haircut at a time. Walk into his shop and you're met with a monument to the history of barbering (here, it's almost necessary to call them "barber arts"): Glass cases on the wall display tonics and lotions of ancient pedigree along with old blades, powder brushes, and some downright-medieval-looking grooming devices.
Read More »GolfChannel: Greatest shots in Masters history
GolfChannel: Phil Mickelson risked it all with a shot from 207 yards out on No.
Read More »Does Your Business Have Curb Appeal?
When my wife and I saw the ad for a small, lemon-yellow cottage, we immediately knew we wanted that house. It was in Toronto's Beaches community. Newly married and without kids, we envisioned going for long walks on the beach and then retreating to our cottage abode
Read More »Sandra Gal wins Kia Classic
Sandra Gal won the Kia Classic on Sunday to become the second German winner in LPGA Tour history, beating second-ranked Jiyai Shin with a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
Read More »Failure of Imagination Can Be Deadly: Fukushima is a Warning
The extent of the damage at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear facility is still unknown, but comparisons to Chernobyl were inevitable as soon as fuel rods became exposed and an explosion rocked the site .
Read More »Nick Price matches Champions record with 60
Nick Price has matched the lowest round in Champions Tour history, eagling two of final four holes Friday for an 11-under 60 in the Toshiba Classic.
Read More »DailyBooth Wants Your Next Status Update to Be a Photo, Gets Investment to Help
Photo-based life-blogging phenomenon DailyBooth just revealed that it's raised around $6 million in venture capital to grow the young company dramatically.
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