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Air over Antarctica is Warming, British Scientists Say *

Mar 30th, 2006 · British scientists say that during the past 30 years, the air over Antarctica has been heating up faster than anywhere else on earth. They came to this conclusion by digging up reams of data from old weather balloons, but their claim is being met with skepticism.

Keywords: Scientists · British · Weather · conclusion · Antarctica · balloon · ream · skeptics

Game: Which is Bigger?

Sep 16th, 2005 · The number of blades in Gillette's new Fusion razor, the number of dollars in Krispy Kreme's share price, and the number of pieces in a ream of paper. Just a few of the topics covered in our signature game, Which is Bigger?

Keywords: dollars · Fusion · Signature · Gillett · Blade · Krispy Kreme · ream

Betting on Deep Impact's... Impact

Aug 25th, 2005 · On the 4th of July, NASA successfully arranged for a probe to get in the way of a comet. The collision produced a huge cloud of debris and reams of data for scientists to study. They now know more about the makeup of comets. But one office pool among the scientists remains unresolved: What did the resulting crater look like?

Keywords: officer · Scientists · NASA · comet · collision · debris · Betting · ream