tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50056672682002259772024-03-13T11:04:32.097-07:00Student AdventuresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-17038126863788400922013-09-10T14:16:00.002-07:002013-09-10T14:17:46.168-07:00Open your mouth and listen up!<span class="userContent"></span><br />
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"A small frog native to the Republic of Seychelles lacks a conventional middle ear and eardrum to hear sounds made by other frogs, but new research suggests these peculiar croaker<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">s are not deaf, and can instead use their mouth cavities to pick up on noise.<br /> <br /> Gardiner's frogs from the Seychelles islands are one of the smallest known types of frogs in the world. These amphibians are seemingly deaf -- having no middle ear or eardrum to help process sound waves -- but can mysteriously still make their own croaking sounds, and hear the calls of other frogs.<br /> <br /> Click to discover how does this mouth-ear works: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FovLV9&h=rAQEdnipj&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/ovLV9</a>"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Since 1991, planetary scientists have floated the idea that Mars once harbored vast oceans that covered roughly one-third of the planet. Two long shore-like lips of rock in the planet's northern hemisphere were thought to be the best evidence, but experts argued that they were too hilly to describe the smooth edges of ancient oceans. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The view just changed dramatically with a surprisingly simple breakthrough. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The once-flat shorelines were disfigured by a massive toppling over of the planet, scientists announced. The warping of the Martian rock has hidden clear evidence of the oceans, which in any case have been gone for at least 2 billion years. Red more: <a href="http://bit.ly/14DYSXi">http://bit.ly/14DYSXi</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-5229274575526772452013-07-19T08:47:00.001-07:002013-07-19T08:47:32.341-07:00'Comet of the Century'? We'll soon find out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Space scientists are fanatically tracking a recently discovered comet that is streaking toward the sun, waiting to see if it will live up to its hype as a possible "Comet of the Century." Comet ISON began its journey about 10,000 years ago when it left our solar system and started its peril-fraught approach to the sun, according to <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/">NASA.</a><br />
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On Nov. 28, it will make its closest pass to the sun — within about 680,000 miles from the stellar surface<strong>, </strong>according to Zolt Levay, imaging team lead at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute.<br />
If the comet survives, it could emerge glowing as brightly as the moon, visible to the naked eye, creating a spectacular sky-watching show for us on Earth, NASA says.<br />
Read more: <a href="http://on-msn.com/15Nnh9p">http://on-msn.com/15Nnh9p</a><br />
<strong><em>Are you a star gazer?</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-75839659130122109182013-07-17T14:16:00.002-07:002013-07-17T14:16:39.201-07:00Scientists describe 'remarkable' new dinosaur species<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 'big nose, horn face' Nasutoceratops is a newly-discovered dinosaur species unearthed with very unusual features, scientists say. The dinosaur, discovered in Utah, is part of the triceratops family. Scientists say they've finally analyzed dinosaur fossils found in 2006 and discovered the new species with rare, striking features.</div>
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Named the <a href="http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1766/20131186">Nasutoceratops</a>, literally meaning "big nose, horn face," the 15-foot animal is a member of the triceratops family, but stands out because of its unusually large nose and elongated horns. Read more: <a href="http://on-msn.com/12x8cH3">http://on-msn.com/12x8cH3</a><br />
<strong><em>How do you think dinosaurs became extinct?</em></strong></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-69768661627328349212013-07-15T16:02:00.000-07:002013-07-15T16:02:08.896-07:00Top 10 travel hot spots for students in 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exploring the world doesn't just teach students about traveling, it gives them a real connection to the places they read about in textbooks. It truly is a way to make the world your classroom. A recent study reveals the top 10 destinations preferred by students. And you're in luck if you would like to travel with Discovery Student Adventures. We immerse our travelers in 7 of the 10 top destinations, including Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Costa Rica, China, and Australia. Check out our 2014 trips: <a href="http://bit.ly/1522NZj">http://bit.ly/1522NZj</a><br />
<strong><em>If you could make the world your classroom, where would you go?</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-28092881433474035242013-07-12T12:27:00.001-07:002013-07-12T12:27:21.498-07:00NASA discovers 'blue planet' 63 light-years away<div class="abs">
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NASA announced Hubble Space Telescope has found a true blue planet out in the alien world. "Astronomers making visible-light observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away," NASA said. The planet — HD 189733b — is one of the closest exoplanets that can be seen crossing the face of its star. "We saw the light becoming less bright in the blue but not in the green or red. Light was missing in the blue but not in the red when it was hidden," said research team member Frederic Pont<br />
<strong><em>Do you think there is life elsewhere in the universe?</em></strong></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-45460199309427090262013-07-07T12:10:00.000-07:002013-07-07T12:10:08.428-07:00Solar plane completes cross-country ends American odyssey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Swiss-built <a href="http://www.solarimpulse.com/" target="_blank">Solar Impulse</a>
airplane ended its two-month-long, solar-powered trip across America
with a nail-biter of a flight from Washington to New York. "Maybe
if I didn't have 10 cameras pointed at me, I would cry," Swiss
adventurer Bertrand Piccard, one of the pilots for the coast-to-coast
journey, said just before landing at New York City's
John F. Kennedy International Airport. The extra drama came from
the discovery in the trip's final hours that the ultra-light airplane
had suffered an 8-foot-long tear in the fabric on the
lower side of the left wing. Read more: <a href="http://nbcnews.to/11rjOjH">http://nbcnews.to/11rjOjH</a><br />
<strong><em>How long do you think until commercial airliners can fly on solar power?</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-54571518141547536022013-07-05T14:31:00.000-07:002013-07-05T14:31:13.051-07:00Countdown to Discovery Shark Week<br />
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4. How much do you know about these infamous fish? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For starters, these creatures have roamed the
Earth for more than 250 million years. And, although they are known to prey
occasionally on humans, only a few of the more than 200 species of sharks are
considered maneaters. Strengthen your shark knowledge with 100 fascinating
facts about the world's most feared creatures as you prepare for Shark Week
2013. Just don't bite off more than you can chew! </span><a href="http://bit.ly/15G9gJa"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">http://bit.ly/15G9gJa</span></a><o:p></o:p><br />
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The infamous Loch Ness monster often appears, according to legend, accompanied by Earth tremors and swirling bubbles from the Scottish lake of the same name. However, at least one researcher believes the shaking ground and bubbles aren't signs of a monster but rather an active fault underlying Loch Ness and other nearby lakes. Italian geologist Luigi Piccardi credits the Great Glen fault system for reported sightings of the legendary beast. Read more here: <a href="http://nbcnews.to/12DF7fX">http://nbcnews.to/12DF7fX</a><br />
<strong><em>Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster?</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-76428281783935527852013-07-01T12:23:00.000-07:002013-07-01T12:23:19.623-07:00Cousteau grandson will try to beat undersea record<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If he succeeds, he will beat the 30-day underwater living record set 50 years ago in the Red Sea by his scuba-pioneering grandfather, Jacques-Yves Cousteau. "We're doing something unprecedented," said the 45-year-old who grew up on the decks of his grandfather's ships, Calypso and Alcyone. "It's the risk of discovery, it's the curiosity, it's the adventure." While submerged, Cousteau and his five-person team plan to Skype with school children in classrooms around the world. Read more: <a href="http://on-msn.com/1cFnJsS">http://on-msn.com/1cFnJsS</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-76271556749952758662013-06-26T09:34:00.000-07:002013-06-26T09:34:51.337-07:00The theme is extreme: Amazing amusement park rides<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We know you're ready for summer thrills, and these theme rides deliver the goods. Massive roller coasters, sweet water slides and adrenaline-juicing rides await. These crazy rides will plaster a smile on your face and evoke yelps of joy (or apprehension). Sit down, buckle up, hang on, and enjoy these topsy-turvy, lightening fast, sinisterly high challenges built especially for the thrill-seeker in you. Check out the country's best in amusement adventures here: <a href="http://on-msn.com/14aa8rF">http://on-msn.com/14aa8rF</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-55009785589137550092013-06-24T12:19:00.001-07:002013-06-24T12:19:53.953-07:00Daredevil completes tighrope walk over Grand Canyon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday. Wallenda, 34, performed the stunt on a 2-inch-thick steel cable, 1,500 feet above the river on the Navajo Nation near the Grand Canyon. He took just more than 22 minutes, pausing and crouching twice as winds whipped around him and the rope swayed. The event was televised live on the Discovery Channel.<br />
Wallenda didn't wear a harness and stepped slowly and steady throughout, murmuring prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way. He jogged and hopped the last few steps.<br />
<strong><em>Do you think Mr. Wallenda is brave ... or crazy?</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-82036062517752883492013-06-20T15:34:00.000-07:002013-06-20T15:34:13.533-07:00Keep your eyes on the road!
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Interested in a truly stomach-flopping adventure? Take
a journey over some of these bridges … the world’s highest. Warning: If you’re
leery of heights, don’t look down. China boasts the lion’s share of the highest
bridges, with 3 of the planet’s top 5. Tallest in the U.S. is the Royal Gorge
Bride in Cañon City, Colorado (pictured here). At nearly 1,000 feet high, the
bridge is taller than it is long. What’s the tallest bridge you’ve even been
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-15554596875138118772013-06-13T13:59:00.000-07:002013-06-13T13:59:34.926-07:00Missing document signed by Lincoln found at Pennsylvania college
A long-missing certificate with Abraham Lincoln's
signature was found recently at a college in Pennsylvania by the school
president. The retiring
president of Lycoming College was cleaning out his closet when he found the
150-year-old document. James Douthat was pulling out what he thought was an
access panel to plumbing when he discovered a framed certificate, dated 1863,
which named the college’s founder, a Civil War chaplain. A similar certificate
also signed by Lincoln recently sold for $11,000, according to a noted
autograph dealer.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-19727978902958533832013-06-11T10:07:00.001-07:002013-06-11T10:07:45.145-07:00Sloths: Super-slow, super-snugglyLightening fast they are not. In fact, a tenacious tortoise is likely to outpace a slumbering sloth in a foot race, should such an unlikely competition occur. But, oh how adorable. These cute-faced creatures unwittingly allure the attention of rainforest visitors in Central and South America with their silent charm. Huggable, to be sure. And, oh so slow. Getting up close and personal with these delightful animals is part of the unique experience on a trip to Costa Rica with Discovery Student Adventures. Here are some cool facts you probably didn't know about sloths: <a href="http://bit.ly/Vvu2f2">http://bit.ly/Vvu2f2</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-43549641410535407752013-06-10T09:43:00.002-07:002013-06-10T09:43:54.964-07:002,500-year-old mummy getting a makeoverA 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy is coming out of its coffin to undergo cleaning and restoration procedures at Massachusetts General Hospital. The mummy, known as Padihershef, has been on display at the third-oldest general hospital in the United States since it received him as a gift from the city of Boston in 1823 as a medical oddity.<br />
A conservator trained in restoring ancient artifacts will remove him from his coffin and use cotton swabs to wipe away salt deposits from his face. The salt has been slowly seeping out of his tissue, a result of the mummification process. Experts are also expected to do minor repair and stabilization work on his coffin.<br />
The mummy and his coffin will then be moved to a special horizontal case in which they will lie next to each other in the Ether Dome, a surgical amphitheater where William T.G. Morton demonstrated the first public surgery using anesthetic, on Oct. 16, 1846.<br />
<strong><em>Do mummies spook, or fascinate you?</em></strong><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-44043450749033099952013-06-07T15:51:00.001-07:002013-06-07T15:51:36.487-07:00Tree houses that meet new heightsFor kids growing up anywhere near trees, a time-honored summer tradition has always been to build a tree house. It's the perfect way to escape to a place you can call your own. Building the lofty getaway can also be a great bonding experience between kids and their parents. While most of us may envision shabby forts with slanted floors, walls that don't exactly align, and roofs that leak, there are many exceptions. Indeed, there exist tree houses that rival primary residences ... with grander views. Check out these amazing houses built on limbs and trunks.http://bit.ly/XaPGR3<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-90248107152102157632013-06-06T15:25:00.001-07:002013-06-06T15:25:41.539-07:00Summer sizzle: Sound super? Not to everbodySummer is knocking on the door for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. For many, it's a pleasant time of year that allows us to enjoy more time outdoors relaxing and playing under the sun. But in many parts of the world, searing heat is something that virtually never goes away. It's always hot in these climatic ovens. How do you cool off during the summer months? Check out the world's 10 hottest spots. <a href="http://huff.to/PesnEX">http://huff.to/PesnEX</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-3216363458649432952013-06-05T16:55:00.002-07:002013-06-05T16:55:57.073-07:00Great mirages of the worldThough mirages are just optical illusions, they are very real manifestations of physics and remind us that the universe is not as linear and straightforward as we’d like to think. While the classic arid-land mirage – a “lake” shimmering in the distance in a searing desert – is what most envision, there are many types around the world. What is the coolest mirage you've ever witnessed? Check out these cool optical illusions. <a href="http://on-msn.com/15KOVVU">http://on-msn.com/15KOVVU</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-68719836124483789452013-06-03T15:12:00.000-07:002013-06-03T15:12:48.567-07:00Mock Mars Mission Will Test Stresses of Red Planet LivingThe question of how people can live and work together on a mission to Mars may turn out to be one of the biggest challenges of deep-space exploration. To simulate the experience of a crew stuck inside cramped quarters under stressful conditions, a nonprofit is planning a one-year mock Mars mission in the Arctic.<br />
The mission, to begin in July 2014, is being planned by the Mars Society, an organization dedicated to manned exploration of the Red Planet. Six crew members will spend a full year living inside the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS), a 25-foot-tall , 27-foot-wide cylindrical habitat on Devon Island in the high-latitude Canadian Arctic.<br />
The crew will spend their time conducting field geology—in space suits, of course—and other science research, and performing maintenance on their equipment and habitat.<br />
<em><strong>If given the opportunity, would you spend a year of your life to explore Mars?</strong></em><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-25159745910151555062013-05-30T09:25:00.001-07:002013-05-30T09:25:59.931-07:00Fossils point to ancient ape-monkey splitThe oldest known fossils of an ape and a monkey have been uncovered, providing an intriguing glimpse of a crucial time in primate evolution.<br />
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The discoveries suggest that by 25 million years ago, two major groups of primates were distinct: one that today includes apes and humans and another that encompasses Old World monkeys such as baboons and macaques. Previous studies using living primates’ DNA suggested that ancient apes and Old World monkeys parted from a common ancestor between 25 million and 30 million years ago.<br />
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The new ape and monkey fossils, from Tanzania’s Rukwa Rift Basin, suggest that the evolutionary split between these primate lines must have occurred close to 30 million years ago, or perhaps even earlier, anthropologist Nancy Stevens of Ohio University in Athens and her colleagues conclude in the May 15 <em>Nature</em>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-68090545727739568282013-05-18T11:54:00.001-07:002013-05-18T11:54:19.770-07:00Huge asteroid to zip past Earth May 31A big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making
its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries. The May 31 flyby of <a href="http://www.space.com/21176-asteroid-to-swing-by-earth-is-9-cruise-ships-big-orbit-animation.html">asteroid 1998 QE2</a>,
which is about 1.7 miles long, poses no threat to
Earth. The giant space rock will come within 3.6 million miles of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth and the
moon, researchers say. But the close approach will still be
dramatic for astronomers, who plan to get a good look at 1998 QE2 using
two huge radar telescopes — NASA's 230-foot Goldstone dish
in California and the 1,000-foot Arecibo Observatory in Puerto
Rico. <br />
<strong><em>Do you worry about asteroids hitting the Earth?</em></strong><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-5579060916800538422013-05-16T12:04:00.000-07:002013-05-18T11:11:29.050-07:00Top 10 Most Extreme Places in North America<br />
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From Death Valley to Mt. McKinley, North America is
a land of extremes. Courtesy of the Discovery network, take a look at some of
the weirdest, loneliest, windiest, snowiest, hottest, coldest, driest, wettest,
highest and lowest places on the continent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Weirdest
Place</b>: Fly Geyser located in the westernmost county of Nevada. This
surrealistic structure got its start about a hundred years ago when well
drilling opened up an underground reservoir that served as a fresh water source
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Loneliest
Place</b>: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Yukon Alaska. Larger
and more mountainous than Switzerland, this vast area includes 13 million acres
that have about as many roads and people as a small town!<o:p></o:p></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windiest
Place</b>: During a wild storm in April 1934, a wind gust of 231 mph was
recorded by the observatory on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
This wind speed still stands as the all-time surface wind speed recorded in
North America.<br />
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Place</b>: The greatest annual snowfall level in North America is at Mount
Rainier, Washington, where an average of 692 inches accumulates every year. The
single year record was set during 1971-1972 with 1,122 inches of snow.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Place</b>: The remote settlement of Snag in Canada’s Yukon Territory holds the
title for the coldest officially-recorded spot in North America. On February 3,
1947, a government weather station at a small landing field recorded a
temperature of -81.4° Fahrenheit in dry, still conditions.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<strong><em>For more interesting information about unique
places in North America, visit this Discovery network link: </em></strong><a href="http://bit.ly/11cxijl"><span style="color: blue;"><strong><em>http://bit.ly/11cxijl</em></strong></span></a><o:p></o:p><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-26869225230189641752013-04-30T09:39:00.001-07:002013-04-30T09:39:38.998-07:00Grand Canyon carved by flood? Geologist says noCould the origins of the Grand Canyon lie in an
enormous flood? The answer is no, says geologist Bill Dickinson, professor
at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Tracing the history of the Grand Canyon
is controversial. The deep gorge exposes a billion years of Earth history in
its candy-colored cliffs, but geologists can't agree when it formed, or exactly
how. A recognized geologist hopes at least to lay to rest one hypothesis: That
an ancient lake carved the canyon through a cascading series of waterfalls. A
favored concept for two decades, "I don't think it's a valid story, and my
main purpose is to dismantle it," the professor says. Read more here. a <a href="http://bit.ly/RCfzx3"><span style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/RCfzx3</span></a><br />
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formed?<o:p></o:p></i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005667268200225977.post-54194888024762702412013-04-23T08:44:00.003-07:002013-04-23T08:44:57.320-07:00Give back! Celebrate National Volunteer Week April 21-27<a href="http://www.pointsoflight.org/signature-events/national-volunteer-week">National Volunteer Week</a> is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week focuses national attention on the impact and power of volunteers and service as an integral aspect of our civic leadership. The week draws the support and endorsement of the president and Congress, and elected officials at every level of government.<br />
<em><strong>Are you donating time on any projects as part of National Volunteer Week?</strong></em><br />
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