May 16 2011

Are Humans Reshaping Earth?

Tag: Chemistry,Climate,Climate Change,Deforestation,Dinosaurs,Earth,Environment,Forests,Fossil Fuels,Geography,Global Warming,Humans,Ice Age,Life Science,Oceans — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 5:54 pm
For the first time in Earth's history, a single species has not only radically changed the planet, it is now aware of having done so.

Dec 13 2010

American Southwest Could Face 60-Year Drought

Tag: Climate,Climate Change,Drought,Geography — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 9:45 pm
Climate could lead to an excruciatingly long stretch of heat and drought unseen since the 12th century.

Sep 21 2010

Moses’ Red Sea Parting Explained by Computer Model

Tag: Christianity,Computer Simulation,Geography,Judaism,Lakes,Seas,Wind — Larry O'Hanlon @ 5:00 am
Modern science has reconstructed one of the most famous miracles of the Old Testament. Find out how Moses may have done it.

May 10 2010

U.S. Suburbs Getting Older, Poorer, More Diverse

Tag: Baby Boomers,Community,Geography — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 5:40 pm
In a reversal of a 20th-century trend, young, educated whites are increasingly moving to cities over suburbs.

Mar 30 2010

Students From Arctic Town Venture to Antarctica

Tag: Antarctica,Arctic Regions,Biomes,Climate,Climate Change,Community,Earth,Geography,Glaciers,Green,High School,Kids,Learning,Polar Regions,Science,Scientists,Seal,Video,Whales,Wild Animals — George Kourounis @ 9:45 pm
Thinking about setting one of your teen-aged kids adrift on an ice floe? Geoff Green of "Students on Ice" will do it for you.

Mar 16 2010

Accent Speaks Louder Than Race for Finding Friends

Tag: Babies,Child,Childhood,Communication,Etiquette and Languages,Geography,Hearing,Humans,Kids,Schools,Sleep,Video — Cristen Conger @ 12:00 pm
Children prefer to make friends with those whose speech patterns -- rather than skin color -- mimic their own.