Feb 23 2010

Sex Offenders Thrive in Oil and Gas Boom Towns

Tag: Anthropology, Biodiversity, Carbon Emissions, Geology, Global WarmingMichael Reilly @ 10:41 pm
At the heart of our energy problems today is a raging political debate: should we continue to expand our ability to extract coal, natural gas, and oil from Earth, or should we turn to technologically complex renewable energies? Here's an ...

Feb 23 2010

An Olympic-style challenge: U.K. vs. U.S. for ocean champion

Tag: Anthropology, Conservation, OceanographyMichael Reilly @ 4:53 pm
Submitted by guest blogger Debbie Salamone of the Pew Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast. Olympic athletes are earning their medals. But there’s a different sort of race to greatness under way. It’s the United Kingdom vs. the United ...

Feb 23 2010

Guns Now Allowed in National Parks. Why exactly?

Tag: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, ConservationMichael Reilly @ 1:35 am
This is just weird -- a law has just come into effect this morning that allows guns in national parks and wildlife refuges throughout the United States. The New York Times reported on this story when the original item -- ...

Feb 09 2010

Steak Dinners Go Back 2.5 Million Years

Tag: Anthropology, Beef Dishes, Cows, Food Unwrapped, Fossils, Organic BeefLarry O'Hanlon @ 9:05 am
A new fossil skull of a bull confirms that beef has been "what's for dinner" since the dawn of humans.

Feb 03 2010

Ancient Mongolian Tomb Holds Skeleton of Western Man

Tag: Anthropology, Asia, DNA, Genetic Science, History, TombsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:35 pm
The remains of a 2,000-year-old skeleton found in eastern Mongolia reveal a man of multi-ethnic heritage.

Feb 01 2010

Awesome Skimboarding Video Makes Monster Storms Fun

Tag: Anthropology, WaterMichael Reilly @ 5:45 pm
You've got to hand it to folks who love extreme water sports: when the weather gets nasty -- like life-threatening nasty -- they go out and play. Case in point, Patrick Lawler filming his buddy, David King Rowe dancing through ...