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Not all permafrost is on dry land either. The East Siberian Arctic Shelf, a vast expanse of shallow seafloor off Russia's northeast coast, was once wetland as well. It was submerged as melting glaciers drove sea level up at the end of the last ice age, but it still...
"Regretfully, we write to inform you that we are unable to accept you...." For most of us, as we contemplate the dismal job market ahead, this phrase is a nightmare. Unfortunately, even for Harvard Law students, it's apparently becoming a reality.
His prospects for a full-fledged comeback may be slim, considering the transgressions that led him to resign as governor in 2008. After becoming chief executive of New York and swearing to enforce its laws, Spitzer was found to be a perpetrator, a patron of an illegal prostitution ring who...
Suddenly, a young man approached him. "Excuse me, sir, will you autograph this?" he asked, holding out his receipt. "My name is Ed." Spitzer signed the receipt and handed it back to him. "I've learned that there is no privacy anymore," he said, sighing. "It's funny. I went...
Every year, even at the peak of Vietnam's dry season, when the Red River is at its lowest, Hanoi's skilled captains manage to negotiate their flat-bottomed boats through its shallow waters. But this year, with a drought gripping the entire country and water levels at record lows...