by Mattie Quinn | Dec 11, 2013 | Politics
A bill to create a commission to build a National Women’s History Museum has been bipartisan effort, but will. face a long road before coming to fruition. The museum would be the first world’s class history in a national capital, according to Joan Wages, president and...
by Mattie Quinn | Dec 5, 2013 | Topics
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by Mattie Quinn | Nov 15, 2013 | Environment
Climate change that is melting ice caps means more trade routes through the Arctic and could result in an economic boom for the Arctic countries, according to Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Borge Brende. “The Arctic Ocean is projected to be virtually ice-free...
by Mattie Quinn | Nov 11, 2013 | Topics
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by Mattie Quinn | Nov 4, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics
Developing countries have long lists of problems—illiteracy, disease, hunger, corruption. There’s one more problem that has gotten less attention, until recently: lightning strikes, which cause a disproportionately high number of deaths in developing countries....