Nuclear radiation health experts from Oregon State University say the trash from last year's Japanese earthquake and tsunami won't be radioactive when it arrives in Alaska.
The answer -- according to a recent symposium at a national science conference -- may challenge Alaskans’ long-held assumptions about the ethics of harvesting certain species of marine mammals.
NASA is offering as much as $1,200 for the location of parts from rockets launched at Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska's Interior, the same launch facility that shot a rocket Saturday to explore the aurora.
The US has so far used diplomacy to put pressure on the regime of Syria President Assad. But as the death toll mounts, the Obama administration's opposition to arming Syria rebels may be softening.
Howard LaFranchi | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
Civil rights group Big Brother Watch has accused Britain of having an out-of-control surveillance culture that is doing little to improve public safety.
Ian Evans | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
Rick Santorum, playing the religion card, appears to be winning support of evangelical Christians ahead of potentially pivotal GOP primaries in Arizona and Michigan.
Patrik Jonsson | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
'Diddy,' a.k.a. Sean Combs, will head one of four new minority-owned networks on Comcast. But with the TV landscape changing, 'Diddy' will have to do something special to stand out.
Daniel B. Wood | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
Supreme Court justices heard arguments over the Stolen Valor Act, which bars lies over receiving military medals, but the discussion broadened into whether there is any value worth protecting in falsehood.
Warren Richey | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
Bob Morris, a member of the Indiana House, also called the Girl Scouts 'a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood' in a letter urging lawmakers not to mark the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary.
Mark Guarino | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 22, 2012
