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The sun stretches across sky, a long yawn over the horizon, and drinks from the river wide. The wind is gone again, on a whim, chasing…
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From “Birds of America”, PLATE 62.–MALE AND FEMALE. ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIA, Linn. [Ectopistes migratorius.] Introduction: The Wild Pigeon of North America The Passenger Pigeon, or, as it…
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This piece was the 2nd prize winner in the Creative Category of the 1st Terry Writing Challenge. Mon: Mon means “my” in French, used when the…
Read articleWOMEN’S LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – TUMBLING BARRIERS?
This piece won 2nd prize in the General Public category of the 1st Terry Writing Challenge. “Hunger is a complex crisis. To solve it we must…
Read articleARTIC AVENGERS: CANADIAN RANGERS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND POLE POSITION
(Photo courtesy of http://www.rangers.dnd.ca/pubs/photos_e.asp) In the Inuit folk tradition, a hero named Kiviuq has always reigned supreme. A wily character that is equipped with supernatural powers,…
Read articleTHE GLOBAL WEB
Sitting at my desk, I gaze out my window, fascinated by a fairly large spider that had taken up residence on the outer sill. I had…
Read articleDANCE WITH ME SEYMOUR: G.M.O. TESTING & ANAMCHARA
Her darkened complexion and calloused hands reveal a great affinity to working the land. Once I discovered her wrestling with a piece of wire mesh to…
Read articleBIODIVERSITY F.A.Q. (MCQUEEN REMIX)
What is biodiversity? Derived from the word biological diversity, biodiversity was a term first coined in the mid 1980’s. Biodiversity generally represents the variation of life…
Read articleG.M.O. F.A.Q. (MEHRABADI REMIX)
What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? GMOs are plants and animals which have been genetically altered under laboratory conditions by the insertion of genes from other…
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DEATH BY BUREAUCRACY: WHERE SCIENCE FALLS SHORT IN FIGHTING ONE OF THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST DISEASES
By Peter Li,
Disillusioned I stared weary-eyed at the glowing computer monitor as the next screen loaded. The words “Faculty/School – First Choice:” appeared next to a pull-down list…
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