A Washington University St. Louis study on memory revealed that "sleeping on it" is, in fact, the most productive plan of action. Continue Reading →
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The retrofitting of suburbia
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"We tend to think that downtowns should be dynamic, and we expect that. But we seem to have an expectation that the suburbs should somehow remain frozen in whatever adolescent form they were first given birth to. It's time to let them grow up." Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Economy, Environment, Featured, Nation, Economy, Energy, Environment
Lesbian parents raise healthy, happy kids sans father
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According to a recent study, children raised by lesbian parents grow up just fine and excel academically. Continue Reading →
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Alaska on fire while Lower 48 girds for summer wildfires
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Fairbanks is smoky. Anchorage is smoky. To be in Alaska this early June is to see skies of haze, mixed with the scent of burning forests. Continue Reading →
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Yosemite’s Range of Light goes solar
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Yosemite National Park, the gemstone of John Muir's "Range of Light" in California's Sierra Nevada, has agreed to a $4.4 million solar panel installation at its El Portal entrance. Continue Reading →
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Cul-de-sac communities increase air pollution, health risks
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Studies show higher emissions of greenhouse gases and higher obesity rates in poorly interconnected communities. Continue Reading →
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The Havasupai get their DNA back
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The Havasupai Tribe of Arizona, smarting from what they say was a mis-use of DNA samples taken by Arizona State University in the 1990s, have settled their dispute to the tune of $700,000. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Environment, Featured, Nation, Public Health, Environment, Indigenous Peoples, News You Might Have Missed
The 1906 S.F. Earthquake commemoration is … all wrong
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A San Francisco environmental historian says that because of Daylight Savings Time the annual Wreath Laying and Commemoration goes off one hour too early, and that it is "a major distortion of historical reality." Continue Reading →
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On the economy, women are dour, Gen Y not
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Women business owners are less optimistic about the economy than their male peers, and the young entrepreneurs of Gen Y seem to be downright upbeat compared to their senior generations. Continue Reading →
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A grasshopper plague is at hand in U.S.
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In 1985, a similar infestation devoured corn, barley, alfalfa, beets—even fence posts and the paint off the sides of barns, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Continue Reading →