News tagged with managed group

Chimpanzees have policemen, too: study

Conflict management is crucial for social group cohesion, and while humans may still be working out some of the details, new research shows that some chimpanzees engage in impartial, third-party "policing" ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 28 | with audio podcast

Singapore top carbon emitter in Asia-Pacific: WWF

Affluent Singapore had the largest carbon footprint per head in the Asia-Pacific in 2010, conservation group WWF said Monday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Arctic scientist's complaint being reviewed

(AP) -- An inquiry is under way into the treatment of suspended Arctic scientist Charles Monnett, an Interior Department official said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 13, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Blackboard to be taken private in $1.64B deal

(AP) -- Educational software maker Blackboard is being taken private for $1.64 billion in cash by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners.

Technology / Business

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US expected to extend Grand Canyon mining ban

The US administration scheduled an announcement Monday widely expected to implement a long-term ban on mining around the Grand Canyon, a move praised by environmental activists.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Petrified Forest adds 26,000 acres of private land

(AP) -- The federal government is gaining control over an even larger expanse of rainbow-colored petrified wood, fossils from the dawning age of dinosaurs and petroglyphs left by American Indian tribes who once lived in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Puerto Rico coast still ruled by 1886 law

(AP) -- A Spanish law crafted in 1886 still governs development along Puerto Rico's sprawling coastline, worrying activists and legislators who say the ancient mandate has allowed construction along ecologically sensitive ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global health experts release new guidance on malaria elimination

Countries and policy leaders gain new guidance today on how and when to eliminate malaria, paving the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease. The announcement is being made on behalf of the Malaria ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0