World-famous primate researcher and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will speak at Pima Community College’s northwest campus on Wednesday.... Read more»
Experts say that since the practice began nine years ago, as many as 20 million Mexicans have fallen victim to “virtual kidnappings” — an effective extortion technique in a country where real kidnappings are a common occurrence.... Read more»
Instead of sending probes into space looking for intelligent life, we should keep our heads down and hope they don’t find us, says Stephen Hawking.... Read more»1
Teachers in Tombstone will soon bring the San Pedro River to their classrooms in a unique effort to boost the math skills of students.... Read more»
Twenty-nine cameras have been installed on the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border, or one camera for every 41 miles. Internet viewers have helped police make a total of 26 arrests — that’s about $153,800 per arrest. And some agencies are not even using the cameras.... Read more»
Gawker has agree to return an alleged iPhone prototype after it was left in a bar last month by an Apple employee.... Read more»
It’s 2:30 in the morning, my Berlin-bound train rattling through the darkness. I take it we’ve just crossed the Austrian-Czech border because a no-nonsense conductor in a red-trimmed blue uniform just yanked open the door of our compartment, flipped on a blinding overhead light and demanded our tickets in Slavic-accented German.... Read more»
Have you been wondering what Apple’s iPad is really good for? The Tech Guy explains ...... Read more»
Before you sign one of those “terms and conditions” forms, you might want to actually read it; otherwise you could lose your soul.... Read more»
The 47-nation conference that ended this week was a unique effort to spotlight what has become the most dangerous prospect the world faces, the summation of all terrors. Securing the world’s loose nuclear material is rising to the top of Obama’s agenda.... Read more»
As an educational institution, Cuba’s Blogger Academy suffers from a few notable deficiencies. It doesn’t grant an accredited degree, its single, cramped classroom isn’t hooked up to the internet. Then there’s the possibility that the next knock on the door might be the police.... Read more»
The Health and Human Services department’s 2009 quality report to Congress found “very little progress” on eliminating hospital-acquired infections and called for “urgent attention” to address the shortcomings – first brought to light a decade ago.... Read more»
The threat is the stuff of Hollywood thrillers, but the work of keeping nukes out of the hands of terrorists is not so exciting. President Barack Obama hoped to rectify the imbalance by hosting a historic summit of foreign leaders. Can 47 world leaders keep nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists?... Read more»
A 16-year-old Arkansas boy has charged his mother with harassment after she posted some items on his account, then changed his password so he couldn’t get back in.... Read more»
Researchers at the University of Arizona released a study Monday showing a causal relationship between raising one’s voice, pushing people in the chest, and getting what you want more quickly, the Onion reports.... Read more»
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