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 Salazar to Wrap-Up Skills & Innovation Week with Google + Hangout with 8th Grade Science Class
Released: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:14:22 EDT
Tomorrow, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt will host the Department’s inaugural Google + Hangout with an 8th grade science class from Miles @ Cranwood School in Cleveland, Ohio.
Historic Partnership Advancing Science on the Grand Canyon's North Rim
Released: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EDT
Against the stunning backdrop of the Kaibab Plateau and Vermilion Cliffs, a pioneering partnership has been forged to bolster the science guiding resource management and public lands stewardship along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
U.S. Mineral Values Up in 2011
Released: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:55:58 EDT
The value of mineral production in the United States increased by 12 percent in 2011 from that of 2010, suggesting that the nonfuel minerals industries, particularly metals, continued to recover from the economic recession that began in December 2007 and lasted well into 2009.
Severe Declines in Everglades Mammals Linked to Pythons
Released: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:52:18 EDT
Precipitous declines in formerly common mammals in Everglades National Park have been linked to the presence of invasive Burmese pythons, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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