Drainage system still not fully developed
Drainage systems can be far better designed. This is one of the conclusions that Professor Fran'§ois Clemens comes to in his thesis, for which he received his PhD on Tuesday 13 March. “The models that are used for the development of drainage systems are not realistic,” says Clemens, “That means to many or to few measures are... view more... (2001-03-15)
Was Triceratops a social animal?
Until now, Triceratops was thought to be unusual among its ceratopsid relatives. While many ceratopsids-a common group of herbivorous dinosaurs that lived toward the end of the Cretaceous-have been found in enormous bonebed deposits of multiple individuals, all known Triceratops (over 50 in total) fossils have been solitary individuals. view more (2009-03-24)
Killer algae a key player in mass extinctions
Supervolcanoes and cosmic impacts get all the terrible glory for causing mass extinctions, but a new theory suggests lowly algae may be the killer behind the world's great species annihilations. view more (2009-10-20)
Public health impact of climate change, poverty, disaster response and housing design
Leading global experts provide insight into protecting public health and promoting health equity in urban settings in a supplement to the May/June 2007 issue of The New York Academy of Medicine's Journal of Urban Health. view more (2007-05-21)
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