National Geographic surveys mobile Americans on the web
National Geographic and social scientists launch Survey 2000 to study how high speed mobility changes community, culture, and identity. Researchers like James Witte seek answers on migration effects, cultural tastes, and shifts away from hometowns toward work, Internet life, or locales.
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Karl Marx
National Geographic Magazine
Wamgls
Stu Ague
Aly Ole
James Witte
Northwestern University
Valene May
National Geographic Interactive
Sky Watch Stars at 11 30 Sunday Sept 27
Joe Rao compiles a sky guide noting Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish with Fomalhaut as its bright star. The autumn sky features a low horizon position and the map aligns for 11 30 Sunday with guidance from the Hayden Planetarium lecturer.
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Fomalhaut
Joe Rao
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Monogamy and infidelity span humans and animals
Anthropologists and biologists reveal that sexual strategies vary widely across species from monogamy to polygamy and even infidelity. DNA testing shows many humans are not genetically tied to their listed partners, while animals display diverse mating systems including monogamy, polygamy, sneaky copulators, and even homosexuality as they strive to pass genes to the next generation.
Evolution of Desire and the Paradox of Monogamy
A broad survey of human and animal mating behavior traces monogamy to evolutionary pressures in humans and other species. It notes cultural reinforcements, sexual fidelity gaps, and research on how both sexes may benefit from infidelity or alternate mating strategies. In birds, researchers highlight hidden paternity and the balance between male spread of DNA and female genetic diversity.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Cynthia Bennett
Dallas
Paincia Adair Gowaty
Joe Hae
Animal Kingdom
Bennett
David M. Buss
Helen Fisher
Fisher
Cathy Walier
Chicago
Gowaty
University of Georgia
Towers of air rise above Bonnie as radar images show extreme thundercloud spikes
An earth satellite captured radar images Aug 22 of hurricane Bonnie producing skyscraper like thunderclouds rising 11 miles into the atmosphere and reaching heights of 59 000 feet. The spikes punched through the upper troposphere as warm moist air fueled continued intensification. NASA scientists noted such tall air columns are rare in the Atlantic.
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New Earth
Bonnie
Tennemahinen
Mount
Everest
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
United States
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