Flooding Disperses Invasive Plant, Fish Species
BETHEL, Vt. (AP) — Last year’s hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, it dispersed aggressive invasive species as well. In...
View ArticleOhio Bans Smoking on College Campuses
It is clear that it is not the 1950s anymore. Poodle skirts are out of style, televisions do not need antennas, and almost everyone has an iPhone. Most importantly, society has a completely different...
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Wildfire Prompts Evacuations in Southern CA Forest
GLENDORA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Sunday forced the evacuation of thousands of visitors and sent a huge cloud of smoke that could be seen from...
View Article230 Million-Year-Old Mite Found in Amber
Amber, besides being a popular name for girls, is a special type of fossilized tree resin which has many uses. Since the Neolithic era, it has been used to make beautiful jewelry, ornamental items and...
View ArticleCutting Corners: Battle of the Smartphones
Apple products have bestowed an ever-present tone on society today. Starting with a simple personal computer, the Apple I back in 1976, the company has grown very much since its beginnings. It seems as...
View ArticleBill Nye Throws Down the Gauntlet on Creationism
Scientific findings prove that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. The long-held account of the church is that God created the Earth in six days, no more than several thousand years ago at the...
View ArticleDrought-Driven Food Costs May Damp Consumer Sentiment
Due to the severe drought that has affected the Midwest, food costs are expected to rise for the next nine months. The drought, which is the worst in decades, has already destroyed more than half of...
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Neil Armstrong: The Death of an American Hero
As recently as 50 years ago, the idea of putting a man on the moon was viewed as—no pun intended—an astronomical impossibility. The commander of NASA’s ship Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, became the first...
View ArticleNothing Sane about Mary Jane
Marijuana use in the nation is on the rise: 17.4 million Americans were recorded using marijuana in 2010, up from 14.4 million users in 2007. What is more shocking is that the rise in numbers is all...
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Stem Cell Research Funding Upheld
The court system in the United States of America is meant to keep both laws and challenges made regarding laws in check. That is exactly what was done regarding embryonic stem cell (ESC) research....
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Sun Erupts with a Light Bulb-Shaped Solar Storm
Used to counter dim lighting situations, the average light bulb seems like a pretty self-explanatory invention—until it comes from the sun, that is. The SOHO (Solar and Heliophelic Observatory)...
View ArticleLiberals and Conservatives: Different Neurology
There has always been a serious polarization among Americans on the two ends of the political spectrum. Whether the issue being debated is marriage equality, health care, tax reforms or literally...
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Apple’s iPhone 5: It’s Just the Beginning
Apple’s new iPhone 5 was revealed Wednesday, Sept. 12. As one can imagine, this has been the talk around the world. Almost everyone has an iPhone these days, thus everyone is dying to get his or her...
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Magma Balloons Under the Island of Santorini
Santorini is known as a prized gem of the Grecian islands, a tiny alcove surrounded by water and loved by residents and tourists alike. The multicolored limestone houses are built onto a cliff...
View ArticleMagnetic Mega-Star Attracts Scientists
A giant magnetic star has been spotted about 20,000 light-years away from Earth in a constellation called Perseus. This star is called NGC 1624-2, and it is about 35 times the Sun’s mass. This means it...
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Walking For a Cure
Thousands arrived at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven last Sunday, Sept. 30, to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease. The New Haven walk, along with numerous other walks throughout...
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Professor’s Petition Seeks White House Funding for Deflection of Asteroids
Joel Marks, philosophy professor emeritus and an amateur astronomer, needs your signature. He has until March 17 to obtain 100,000 signatures on a petition asking the White House to support full...
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