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research materials. Our Mission Statement: CORD promotes a globally inclusive respectful dialogue around embodied and discursive approaches to dance research. Building on the rich legacy of dance scholarship, CORD advances innovative and creative understandings of dance. Through mentorship,...
Freshwater Runoff Into Arctic on the Rise, Scientists Say
Rise, Scientists Say John Roach for National Geographic News December 13, 2002 The six largest Eurasian rivers are dumping a lot more freshwater into the Arctic Ocean now than they were several decades ago, according to an international team of scientists. Their finding gives tee...
An Approach to Factual Writing
Reading Online - Articles: An Approach to Factual Writing An Approach to Factual Writing An invited article David Wray Maureen Lewis Note: After reading this article, please visit the transcript of the discussion forum to view readers' comments. This article dra...
Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague: Reborn as Bioweapons?
Bioweapons? By Barry James International Herald Tribune October 12, 2001 The threat of anthrax, an ancient scourge described in the Bible, again hangs over mankind. And one of history's great medical advances—the defeat of smallpox—could be undone if the worst of the d...
Orangutans Show Signs of Culture, Study Says
Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News January 3, 2003 An international group of scientists pooling more than 30 years of data has concluded that behavioral patterns among different orangutan populations show evidence of culture. The finding pushes the origins of culture among...
Conservation International Gets $261 Million Windfall
Mittermeier, president of Washington-based Conservation International. The grant will enable Conservation International to offer communities in developing countries an economically viable alternative to logging and mining interests, which often harm the regions' rich biologi...
Human 'Footprint' Seen on 83 Percent of Earth's Land
can actually make choices; that it's possible to live with wildlife in ways that allow us to make a living and at the same time coexist with wildlife." The map was designed to illustrate the extent of human influence and identify opportunities for conservation. "What can't be measured can...
Bagherra in the Wild - Glossary
Biodiversity (also known as biological diversity) The variety of living organisms. Biodiversity encompasses variation at all levels, from the genetic diversity within a species to the variation between higher level evolutionary groupings such as families and classes. It also includes the var...
Deep-Sea 'Nursery' Found Off California
is also detailed in an article authored by Drazen, Stakes and Geoffredi in the current edition of the science journal Biological Bulletin. "Exploitation Potential" Though the scientists behind the find have no firm idea of what might encourage these seasonal aggregat...
Genghis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies
Implies Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News February 14, 2003 Genghis Khan, the fearsome Mongolian warrior of the 13th century, may have done more than rule the largest empire in the world; according to a recently published genetic study, he may have helped populate it too. An ...
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