The drugs, found in coastal water systems, make shrimp more likely to swim towards light — and predators. Continue Reading →
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Tired of forgetting? Sleep on it.
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A Washington University St. Louis study on memory revealed that "sleeping on it" is, in fact, the most productive plan of action. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Nation, Public Health, Health, News You Might Have Missed, Psychology
Tanzania proposes highway in the Serengeti
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Conservationist groups say the proposed highway will decimate migrating wildebeest herds. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Featured, World, Africa, Environment, News You Might Have Missed, wildlife
Bundanoon: a new verb—and green movement—from Oz
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"Bundanoon” is a new green verb referencing an Australian town that prohibited bottled drinking water in 2009. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, Public Health, World, Environment, News You Might Have Missed
‘Morality police’ are watching your every move on Arabian Peninsula
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New Kuwait all-women morality police will enforce laws against LGBTS, transvestites and the "flirtatious." In Saudi Arabia, women are fighting back. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Featured, World, Kuwait, LGBT, Middle East, News You Might Have Missed, Saudi Arabia
Bridging nations no longer a figurative task
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Though attempts to build symbolic bridges between Armenia and Turkey have effectively ceased, plans to reconstruct a literal one are underway. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Featured, World, Armenia, News You Might Have Missed, Turkey
Fired for not speaking English
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Three Filipino nurses at a Baltimore hospital have filed a formal complaint with the with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they were fired for violating their employer’s English-only rule. Continue Reading →