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Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, the Quivira Co
Companion to an exhibition of "maps, books and illustrations, dated 1544 through 1802, of the west coast of North America."View annotated map images (some with audio clips) on topics such as early explorers, California as an island, secret Russian exploration in the Pacific, Captain James Cook's voyages to the north Pacific, and overland to the Pacific in the late 1700s. From the Sonoma County (California) Museum and a California winery. Soldiers'Facial Fractures Can Be Repaired In War Zones
American military personnel with facial fractures who meet certain criteria can undergo surgery to treat their injuries without being evacuated from war zones, according to a new report. And Now, The Weather: Complex Meteorology On Venus
In its relentless probing of Venus's atmosphere, ESA's Venus Express keeps revealing new details of the Venusian cloud system. Meteorology at Venus is a complex matter, scientists say. Leatherback Seaturtle Rehabilitating At New England Aquarium
The New England Aquarium is providing medical treatment to an endangered 374-pound, juvenile leatherback seaturtle in its on-site rescue and rehabilitation facility. This marks the first time in 30 years that a live leatherback has been brought to the New England Aquarium. If rehabilitation efforts succeed, this may be only the second leatherback in history to be successfully rehabilitated in a captive situation and returned to the wild, and the first for the New England Aquarium. The Scholastic Art &Writing Awards
These awards "have celebrated [more than] 80 years as a unique presence in our nation's classrooms by identifying and documenting outstanding achievement of young artists and writers in the visual and literary arts."The site features entry rules, galleries of works by award recipients back to 2001, and material about alumni and judges. Weight Loss: Not One Size Fits All
There is no "one size fits all"when it comes to weight loss through exercise, says one behavioral scientist. This study shows that despite people doing the same amount of supervised exercise, people lose different amounts of weight, according to the researchers. Adventures in the Past: Discovering the Public Lands' Archaeological.
This site provides links to lesson plans and articles for teaching and learning about history, archeology, and paleontology on public land in the western U.S. Also features an interactive map with links to material about vacation opportunities at BLM-administered sites, and selected research publications on topics such as Native Americans, the Oregon Trail, and the Iditarod. From the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Environmental intuition on the web
 Intute is the Science, Engineering and Technology component of a JISC project based out of England’s University of Manchester and the Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. It offers a free online service with what it describes as the very best web resources for scientific research and education. Like the very best of the earliest web portals all entries are hand selected and evaluated, so there is a serious lack of spam (thank goodness).
Today, Intute announced a new, long-awaitedenvironment wing, to join the SET sections. I thought it worth mentioning this latest development as I write the Spotlightcolumn for the Intute site, which will mean greater coverage of environmental science and issues with the Bradley twist. The environment section already contains more than 3000 records which scientific journals, lecture note resources, government publications, information on non-profit organisations, and other websites under headings including: Agriculture and the Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation, Climate and Environment, Energy and Resources, Environmental Economics, Environmental Law and Legislation, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy, Landscapes and Landscape Architecture, Pollution Science, and Waste Management. According to an announcement from Intute: “Due to the nature of the subject area this section is likely to develop rapidly and may necessitate further changes to the headings. If you have an interest in this development you may like to follow the progress on the blog, new resources page, or by contacting the Content Coordinator for the section: jane.podmore-at–manchester.ac.uk or see the SET Blog  Embryonic Stem Cells Treated With Growth Factor Reverse Hemophilia In
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have made a discovery that may have implications for the treatment of liver-based genetic defects such as hemophilia A and B in humans. Bipedal Bots Star At AAAS Media Briefing
At a Feb. 17 media briefing during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), members of three independent research teams jointly unveiled a new breed of powered, energy efficient, two-legged robots with a surprisingly human gait.
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