BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University researchers recently revived ancient bacteria trapped for thousands of years in water droplets embedded in salt crystals. For decades, geologists have looked at these water droplets — called fluid inclusions — and wondered whether microbes could be extracted from them. Fluid inclusions have been found inside salt crystals ranging in […]
‘Pay-for-Pounds’ Contests Prompting Workplace Weight Loss
:::Four Key Marketing Strategies Helping Business Groups of all Sizes ‘Diet for Dollars’ to Boost Bottom Lines as Innovative Workplace Wellness Approach::: While the modern-day workplace is rife with technology and other advancements that have made it more efficient, productive and profitable from a business standpoint, it seems much of that progress is having an […]
The Story of the Accession of the Princely State of Junagarh
The story of the integration of the Princely States of India continues to fascinate the researchers and authors who diligently wade though the piles of manuscripts and record books kept in the archives to reconstruct a picture of the bygone era. The latest addition to such literature is a booklet on the Princely State […]
AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Honors Liberian Rubber Workers
The AFL-CIO honored the rubber workers’ union, the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL), with its 2007George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for "courage, innovation and leadership." Winning the award gives hope to the Liberian workers, says FAWUL President Austin Natee. "From here to Africa is 5,000 miles – for you to care about […]
20 New Species from The Lost World
The Arunachal macaque The last species of macaque to be discovered in the wild, the Indonesian Pagai macaque, was described in 1903. This monkey, a member of the macaque family, was sighted in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India during expeditions conducted in 2003 and 2004. The Arunachal monkey (Macaca munzala) is the latest addition […]