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Queensland drought: it's not just graziers looking to the skies for answers

shiny belt buckles and new hats. "Wow," I remember thinking to myself. "There must be decent money in cattle grazing." That was quite true at the time. Western Queensland was coming off the back of th... read more

The Star of Bethlehem, again

However, for a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter to be easily seen, it has to happen near the eastern or western horizon; Venus never gets far from the Sun, so you can only easily see it after sunset . ... read more

Maine and the Democrats’ gay-marriage problem

Democrats have to start nominating presidential candidates that go to bat for gay marriage ... shuns the topic. Though he stumped in New Jersey and Virginia, he left the gay marriage supporters in Mai... read more

Debate Over Global Warming/Climate Change Heats Up

A few days after the letter appeared, NASA’s Goddard Institute for ... bringing the issue to the forefront of the public’s consciousness. At the heart of the new paper is an emphasis that greenhouse g... read more

The rising tide of climate change

The climate is changing, according to a new report from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and the CSIRO. Days and nights are getting hotter, sea levels are rising, rainfall patterns are changing. Yawn. ... read more

Kennedy Bullet Fragment Antimony Bias Range

Let's now listen to him on CNN, hours after the death of Jerry Falwell: COOPER: Author and outspoken atheist Christopher Hitchens is about as far from Jerry Falwell in his beliefs as one could get. Ch... read more

The American Dream In Reverse?

She said: “We’ve been living the American dream in reverse... Adjusting for inflation, average wages are lower than they were in the 1970s. Our minimum wage, adjusting for inflation, is lower than it ... read more

The Other Big Drought Story You Need to Pay Attention To

But as a Westerner, I still find this pretty alarming ... During the second half of the 21st century, both the Southwest and Great Plains of the United States are likely to experience persistent droug... read more

Seymour fined $7,500 for pulling Clady’s hair

After Clady was tripped up by a body splayed behind him, Seymour reached down and yanked on the long hair dangling beneath Clady’s helmet. read more