Scientists find evidence discrediting theory Amazon was virtually unlivable SAN MARTIN DE SAMIRIA, PERU - To the untrained eye, all evidence here in the heart of the Amazon signals virgin forest, untouched by man for time immemorial - from the ubiquitous fruit palms to the cry of howler monkeys, from the air thick with mosquitoes to the unruly tangle of jungle vines. Physics - Business - People - Alternative - Unified Theories Read More...
Free Internet for Guyana's Amerindians GEORGETOWN, Guyana â?? Thousands of Amerindians living with few amenities deep in Guyana's Amazon jungle will soon have free access to computers and the Internet, officials say. Read More...
UQ students take on South America The mid year break wasn?t a holiday for all University of Queensland students with a group of keen, wildlife and environmental management enthusiasts heading to South America to see what they could find in the depths of the Amazon. Read More...
KERA amp;quot;Thinkamp;quot ; Rundown - Week of 9/6/10 KERAs interview program Think airs Monday to Thursday from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. on KERA-FM. Join the conversation by calling 1-800-933-5347 or online at thinkkera.org. Think airs every Friday except the last Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m. on KERA-TV. The television program rebroadcasts at 11:30 a.m. the following Sunday and 10:30 p.m. the following Monday. All programs are available... Read More...
Gold rush It looks like a meteor strike: From out of nowhere, a huge clearing appears in the jungle - a deep, rust-colored pit surrounded by mounds of dirt and thick stands of trees pushed to the side in dense piles of overturned soil. Read More...
Fall TV season on autopilot Alex O'Loughlin stars in Hawaii 5-0. Spring has sprung anew, and yet already there is talk about the fall TV season. In four weeks' time, beginning May 17, the U.S. networks will announce their fall schedules. Read More...
Apple Launches Apple TV, Lets NetFlix Play Apple released a smaller, cheaper revision of its Apple TV that allows for streaming movie and TV programs over the Internet straight to your living room. While outright movie purchase itself has been done away with, consumers may purchase rentals as well as stream content from the Internet on the device. Realizing that complete control of the market was impossible, Apple made a somber bow to ... Read More...
Chartbeat Dances to M Venture Capital Beat Time flies. It only seems like a year ago (April 2009, to be exact) that New York's Chartbeat launched its real time analytics startup, but since its initial jump, the company has truly taken off, with more than 2,500 corporate paying customers on board and 1.2 million concurrent visitors tracked. That's a pretty impressive resume for a company of just five employees. Now the company breaks more ... Read More...