September 23, 2011
Government attorneys defending job safety citations against SeaWorld said Wednesday that the theme park kept incomplete records of whale behavior that posed threats to trainers. The theme park is appealing the three citations and a $75,000 fine issued after a …
September 21, 2011
After the 1910 wildfires charred 3 million acres across Idaho, eastern Washington and Montana, the U.S. Forest Service hired its first full-time wildfire researcher. For nearly three decades Harry Gisborn sought to understand how weather and topography affected the spread …
August 26, 2011
Her name is Iris, and with her straight, elegant, red-orange hair she is beyond dispute the prettiest orangutan at the National Zoo. She’s calm, quiet, unflappable. “Iris lives the life of a queen,” says great-ape keeper Amanda Bania. On Tuesday …
June 24, 2011
Managing Stress through the Three A’s Dr. Price emphasizes awareness, attitude, and action as important ways to identify and manage stress. Awareness is identifying where the stress is coming from and how it affects the individual. “People can experience the …