Sit Still at Your Desk? Not Always

Years ago, a student who misbehaved could have been sent to the back corner of the room and told to stand, back to the class, for a period of time, presumably to consider the consequences of his or her actions. The punishment was for not sitting still in class. The two key words in that [...]

Aid Pouring in to Waterlogged Pakistan

Pakistan is still reeling in the wake of staggering amounts of rain and homelessness in the wake of the worst monsoon precipitation in nearly a century. More than 20 million people have been affected in some significant way. The death toll has exceeded 1,500. The number of villages underwater is in the tens of thousands. [...]

‘Flying Car’ Really Getting Off the Ground

Makers of “the flying car” have cleared a major hurdle and are planning to get their product in the hands of owners by the end of 2011. Terrafugia, accompany based in Woburn, Mass., has been granted a special weight limit exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Transition, “the flying car.” The vehicle is [...]

Oil-Coated Gulf Birds Better Off Dead?

Since late last week a flood of pictures of oil-coated Gulf of Mexico birds—and conservationists painstakingly cleaning them—has added new emotional impact to the BP oil spill. Some experts—citing traditionally low survival rates for rescued birds—are controversially arguing it would be better to immediately and humanely kill the suffering birds. In a Spiegel Online article [...]

Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?

In addition to threatening wildlife, the thick oil oozing into U.S. Gulf Coast marshes (pictures) may be hitting the oil and gas industry where it hurts: in its own coastal infrastructure. A vast network of pipes and platforms is woven into these wetlands, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could literally expose them to potential [...]

Mount Rushmore Goes 3-D

Movie theaters and TVs aren’t the only things going 3-D these days. Soon, you’ll be able to see a three-dimensional image of the massive Mount Rushmore National Monument on your computer. (The ultimate 3-D experience is to go there in person, of course.) A California-based nonprofit group, in conjunction by the U.S. National Park Service, [...]

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