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Katrina: One Year Later
This August 2006 special feature looks back at Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and looks forward "to the rebirth of a unique American city."It provides new and archived news stories, progress reports, an interactive map showing rebuilding efforts in New Orleans neighborhoods, reader-submitted stories, photos, video and audio clips, and more. From Nola.com and The Times-Picayune. Africa: International Volunteer Impact Small, But Significant
International health volunteers make a small yet significant contribution in sub-Saharan Africa, according to recent research. Medical volunteer numbers remain low, and resources are shifting to local capacity building initiatives. Probe Opens A New Window To Interstellar Space
With help from a novel new device, a team of astrophysicists has successfully developed a method for sampling the interstellar medium, specifically to take the temperature of and explore the pockets of ionized oxygen interspersed between the stars of the Milky Way. Resurgence And Spread Of Syphilis In China Is A Rapidly Increasing Epi
The resurgence and spread in China of syphilis, an infection eliminated there from 1960 to 1980, represents a rapidly increasing epidemic calling for urgent intervention, according to authors of a new report documenting rising infection rates. New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way To Fight Alzhei
The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer's disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers have found in an animal study. 'Grubby' Research Promises Environmental, Economic Benefits
Jeff Tomberlin's research could lend a whole new meaning to the phrase "grub for a living."Tomberlin, a Texas A&M entomologist, is looking into the possibility that black soldier fly larvae -- "grubs"to the uninitiated -- could be used to turn livestock manure into high-protein feed. New, Rare And Threatened Species Discovered In Ghana
Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area's high biological diversity and value. The discoveries include a critically endangered frog species, an unusually high 22 species of large mammals and six species of primates including two species of global conservation concern. Rhythm Gene Discovered: The Scoop On When Worms Poop, Ovulate And Swal
University of Utah biologists found a gene that controls rhythmic events in a worm's life: swallowing food, laying eggs and pooping. The same of related genes may control rhythmic behaviors in humans and other animals.
Hurricane Dean Tracked From Space
ESA satellites are tracking the path of Hurricane Dean as it rips across the Caribbean Sea carrying winds as high as 260 km per hour. The hurricane, which has already claimed eight lives, is forecast to slam into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on the morning of Tuesday August 21. Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions
This PDF document from September 2005 "is designed to help archives, arts centers, libraries, museums, historical societies, and historic sites find resources"for "developing disaster plans, providing staff training, and protecting their collections."The report "includes ... information for 15 federal grant and loan programs and covers sources of federal assistance for preparedness, mitigation, and response, ... [and] recovery."Also provides information about sample projects. From the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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