The public programming section of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Live, has a project to promote geography America in schools. The plan – that began around six years ago – was set up to help students learn about geography America on a much larger scale than they have been to date. Indeed, at the […]
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Society America: Scientific Data
Since 2008, individuals – both professional and volunteers – interested in various scientific aspects of society America have been working toward gaining data on the “important phases in the annual life cycles of plants and animals.” This has been coordinated through ‘Nature’s Notebook,’ a multi-taxa phenology observation program based in Virginia. The idea behind […]
Geography America: Supermarket Watch
To form an understanding of the diversity in geography America’s landscape, one angle is assessing the country’s food and supermarket changes over the years over various regions. There are many different types of supermarkets, based often on the nation’s geographical boundaries and preferences. But even so, the staples carried in the markets are largely the […]
Geography America
Geography America has undergone significant changes since the Great Recession, most notably from 2007. Various suburbs – especially those in the Southern region – are turning into slums as many individuals are returning to dense core cities. Also of note is what was discovered by demographer Wendell Cox in his analysis. Almost all 20 states […]
Anthropology: America’s Immigrants
Taking a look at news on the subject of anthropology America, it seems that according to a new report put together by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, US immigrants are arriving from different regions than they were say 20 years ago. It has been a slow but steady change. In the early […]
Rejuvenation of Ecosystems
Two US ecosystems – that have for a long while been nothing more than relics – have recently been designated by the National Park Service as national natural landmarks. The landmarks are the Wade Tract Preserve (southern Georgia) and the Zumwalt Prairie (Oregon). According to Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, […]
Chicago Exhibit of Lascaux Cave Paintings
For the first time ever in America, cave paintings of Lascaux are being exhibited. Until now, they have only ever been viewed for the public in France, at the Conseil General of Dordogne, but now the state of Illinois will be home to the exhibit, in replica form of course. Given that the cave […]
Panama Discovery
A dozen stones were recently discovered in the archaeological mound of Casita de Piedra, at the Isthmus of Panama. It marks the earliest evidence of practicing shamanism in Central America. The question is, why were stones brought in bags around 4,000 years ago? According to some Panamanian historians, these were used in the practice or […]
Grand Central Centennial
The Grand Central rail terminal is approaching 100 years. On Friday 8th February, it will be marking this milestone with a celebration of speeches, a brass band and a cake depicting the infamous multi-million dollar clock. This date is exactly 100 years to the day of when the station master received the key to Grand […]
Las Vegas Fossils
In June 2012, two interesting, somewhat unique fossils were discovered in Las Vegas. It is said that they belonged to a saber-toothed cat and were unearthed by a team of paleontologists from San Bernardino County Museum, CA. It is believed that the fossils are front leg bones of the cat which existed from 42 million […]