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Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biography
Marjory Stoneman Douglaspioneering conservationist Born: 4/7/1890Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Douglas was raised in New England and attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After…April 2016: Zika Virus Kills First U.S. Citizen in Puerto Rico
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of April 2016. 1…Lewis & Clark: The Expedition Subdivided
by NoahBrooks Crossing the Bitter Root MountainsAdventures on the YellowstoneThe Expedition Subdivided On the third of July, accordingly, Captain Lewis, with nine of his…August 2012 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of August 2012…The UN's List of “Stories the World Should Hear More About,“ 2007
The United Nations Department of Public Information began keeping a list of âTen Stories the World Should Hear More Aboutâ in 2004. The stories are not ones that have never been reported…November 2016: Zika Appears in Texas
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of November 2016. 1. Oklahoma Suffers…Weather: Scales of Motion
Scales of MotionWeatherGoing in CirclesFeeling the PressureHigh Points and LowWhat Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWhat's in a Name?Scales of Motion In the study of atmospheric motions, little swirls are…Brewer's: Spanish Main
The circular bank of islands forming the northern and eastern boundaries of the Caribbean Sea, beginning from Mosquito, near the isthmus, and including Jamaica, St. Domingo, the Leeward…Brewer's: Red Indians
(of Newfoundland). So called because they daub their skin, garments, canoes, weapons, and almost everything with red ochre. “Whether it is merely a custom, or whether they daub their skin…Carnivorous Plants
Flipping the food chain Venus's flytrap Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling insects. Those that live in or around water capture very small aquatic prey like mosquito…