Court Blames Army Corps of Engineers for Hurricane Katrina Catastrophe
Ever since Hurricane Katrina swamped the city of New Orleans in 2005, a lot of people have pointed the long finger of blame at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–and this week a federal court agreed.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. issued a 156-page opinion that the Los Angeles Times describes as a “stinging rebuke to the corps” for its failure to prevent the devastating
BPA Exposure Causes Sexual Problems in Men, Study Shows
The growing controversy over the health effects of bisphenol A, more commonly called BPA, is bound to heat up even more with the publication this week of a new study that links BPA exposure to erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men.
Over the course of five years, the federally funded study followed 634 male workers at four factories in China who were exposed to
Crikey! Scientists Name Rare Snail After Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
The late Steve Irwin, who became an international television star as the host of The Crocodile Hunter, has been immortalized by scientists who discovered a rare Australian land snail and named it in honor of the enthusiastic conservationist and wildlife advocate.
Queensland Museum Honorary Research Fellow Dr. John Stanisic and his colleagues named the snail Crikey steveirwini, which combines Irwin’s first and last names with
