Plans for a new map of Africa could benefit geologists
The World Bank’s plan to map Africa’s mineral resources could also provide useful clues for geologists.
View ArticlePierre Bienaime: commentary
Pierre tells the story of an early memory about his uncle, the sea, and something in between.
View ArticleExxonMobil settles lawsuit with New York State, Greenpoint wins
ExxonMobil agreed to pay a total of 19.5 million dollars, when it settled the lawsuit that New York State filed seven years ago. Carolin Wood is a mother and grad student living in Greenpoint. She...
View ArticleWalking On Water
A recent and unlikely discovery confirms what many geologists have suspected for decades: There is more water locked up within the Earth’s depths than in its oceans. What that means for our planet, and...
View ArticleRizzoli Bookstore Is Closing
HOST INTRO: After nearly 30 years in business, Rizzoli Bookstore is closing its doors at its Midtown location. This bookstore’s demise isn’t due to market share lost to Amazon, but because of real...
View ArticleArtificial Yeast DNA Brings Science Closer to Genetic Manipulations
The emerging field of synthetic biology has hit a milestone: creating an entire chromosome—one of the 16 belonging to yeast—from scratch.
View ArticleInterview: Mass kidnapping points to instability in Nigeria
KATIE: Last month a terrorist group, Boko Haram, kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria. And the country’s people are growing more impatient with the government’s weak response to the...
View ArticleThe World Of Live Role-Playing Games Doesn’t Stop At Dragons And Trolls
Live role-playing games usually conjure the image of people who creatively refuse to grow up (wizard’s robes and plastic armor help). But it turns out LARP is more of an umbrella term than a single...
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