| Climate Change Equals Culture Change in the Andes MAHUAYANI, Peru--A full moon hangs in the frosty sky as hundreds of dancers file in darkness toward the top of the Sinakara valley high in the Andes. Footsteps crunch frozen tundra, and dancing shoes step gingerly over ice-covered rivulets. Musicians blow on numb fingers as sunlight tips the hills to the west and creeps up the valley. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Green Architecture: What makes a Structure a "Living Building"? Dear EarthTalk: I recently heard the term "living building". Can you explain? --Rebecca Gordon, Seattle, WA [More] rss.sciam.com |
Brooklyn Bridge Park as Lure for a New Condo Are the outlines of an ambitious swing-set-and-slide area lifting sales at One Brooklyn Bridge Park? nytimes.com |
Spare Times A selected guide to exhibitions, discussions, recreation and other special events in New York. nytimes.com |
Readers Respond to "When the Sea Saved Humanity" and Other Articles Blowing the Whistle In “ Danger in School Labs ” [News Scan], Beryl Lieff Benderly lists four fatalities from lab accidents. She notes that the Protecting America’s Workers Act would expand the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to include state employees, in particular those of state colleges and universities. Whistleblower protections would also improve. Sadly, 5,000 Americans die every year from workplace hazards. Sadder still, although dead bodies usually get Congress to pass better protections, opposition from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has mired the bill in committees. [More] rss.sciam.com |