Sometimes vandals come in the middle of the night, leaving a trail of destruction behind. This time, the 'guerrillas' came into a neighborhood known for drug dealing and crime, leaving a lovely furniture and art ensemble in their wake. ... posted on Sep 12 2002, 557 reads

The Ishongo bone is considered by anthropologists to be the second oldest mathematical tool after the Lebombo bone found in Swaziland. Recent studies show that the bone is also a lunar phase counter! Were women our first mathematicians?... posted on Sep 11 2002, 1,075 reads

We'd all like to see the environment protected, but does carpooling or eliminating your junk mail really make a difference? The answer is yes. Turn the Tide is a program that encourages each of us to take 9 basic actions. It then quantifies our collective impact, showing how our individual efforts really do make a difference.
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Researchers have shown how emotions, such as fear, travel along separate paths through the brain and are more likely to interfere with a person's efforts to focus than simple distractions.
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The BBC's Carolyn Dempster notes that South African women are statistically more likely to be raped than to learn to read.... posted on Sep 06 2002, 1,392 reads

Having been bullied as a sensitive child in the segregrated South, nine year old Vernon Kitabu Turner vowed "to become the protector of the weak," giving himself to the art of self-defense "with no less devotion than the samurai of Japan." With 'a mind like water,' he is now able to defeat the greatest of opponents -- with a single finger -- leaving them unharmed and himself with a heart full of ... posted on Sep 05 2002, 1,169 reads

An escaped parrot was reunited with his owners recently. How? He told rescuers his name.
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At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, the international community adopted Agenda 21, an unprecedented global plan of action for sustainable development. But the best strategies are only as good as their implementation. Ten years later, the Johannesburg Summit now offers an exciting opportunity for today's leaders to adopt concrete steps and identify quantifiable targets for better implementing Agenda 2... posted on Sep 03 2002, 775 reads