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An accurate measurement of sea level is very hard to pin down.

But it is an important measurement for two main reasons.... read more.....

Watch an interactive timeline and view video clips whichprovide some insight into the limits of the earth's resources. This appears in the September 2010 issue of Scientific American.

Follow the journey by slideshow from the New York Times Science Times: 

An E & E special report.  Drought spurs life-or-death struggles in Kilimanjaro's shadow.

BY MICHAEL BURNHAM AND NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD, E&EREPORTERS

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"With coverageof food science, the Neanderthal genome, and oil extraction via algae, theScience multimedia page has something for just about everyone. At the top ofthe page, visitors will find the "Science Podcast". Visitors areencouraged to sign up to the podcast's RSS feed, and they can also listen in toprevious installments. The "Images and Slide Shows" area is a delightfor the senses, as it features photo essays with audio commentary on HIV/AIDSin Eastern Europe and "How Astronomers Have Fun (and Nearly DieTrying)". If that isn't enough, head on over to the"Interactives" area, where one can learn about plant genomes via aseries of video clips, illustrations, and scientific drawings. The otherinteractive features here cover sea urchins and the human gut. Scienceeducators and writers will find the site particularly useful, though everyonewith a curious spirit will appreciate it." Go to Science Multimedia page

Reported from the Scout report 

"When Hurricane Ike struck the Gulf Coast in the early hours of September 13, 2008, Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula was ground zero. Before the category 2 storm made landfall, large stretches of beachfront on this narrow, low-lying spit of land were chockablock with homes standing on stilts behind dunes up to 2 meters tall." By Sid Perkins ScienceNews August 28th, 2010; Vol.178 #5 (p. 14) Read more....

"In 1953, two Cambridge University scientists published their answer to one of the most fundamental questions of biology - how do living things reproduce themselves? In their article for the journal, Nature, James D Watson and Francis Crick described the structure of a chemical called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.

Now - six years after Crick's death - the Wellcome Library in central London is making many of his private research papers available on the web, including an early sketch of the DNA double helix.

The publication marks the start of an ambitious digitisation project by the library, to provide free, online access to millions of documents in its collection. Guided by the Head of the Wellcome Library, Simon Chaplin, take a look at some of the personal papers of Francis Crick - who, it is argued, made the most significant contribution to science to date."

Click here to see the slideshow.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field

"From tigers to lions to unknown archaeological sites in Mongolia, field researchers working for National Geographic are working around the world on a variety of important expeditions. Their "In the Field" site includes a number of projects, which can be found under "Projects A-Z". Projects include the Genographic Project and the work of Alexandra Cousteau, the noted environmental advocate, and each of these features photos, video clips, and descriptions. In the "Explorers" area, visitors can learn about explorers like Robert Ballard (of "Titanic" fame), Wade Davis, and Zahi Hawass. Aspiring scientists and the like will want to click on their "Grants and Programs" area to learn more about available opportunities offered via the National Geographic Society". The Scout Report. August 2010 16(31)