DailySource: In Case You Missed It

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Where is the toughest place to be a binman?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Jakarta and its surrounding metropolitan areas are home to 28 million people, and the Indonesian city is struggling to cope with all the rubbish.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Sumatran elephant upgraded to critically endangered status

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

The Sumatran elephant has been placed on the list of critically endangered species after losing half of its population in a single generation.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: South Africa dinosaur ‘nursery’ the oldest discovered to date

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Prints from baby dinosaurs dot the oldest dino nesting site found to date, a 190 million-year-old nursery in South Africa. The site provides clues about the evolution of family behaviors in early dinosaurs.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Building’s design helps to bring people with disabilities into the community

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Words on the wall make a mission statement. “Access is part of every project we do,” says the designer of the new United Cerebral Palsy/Community Living and Support Services building.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Toddlers to tweens: time for relearning

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Children’s play is threatened, say experts who advise that kids — from toddlers to tweens — should actually be relearning how to play.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: What existed before the Big Bang?

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Professors set out to bring a philosophical approach to the basic questions at the heart of physics.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Great Scott

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

The centenary of Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated party reaching the South Pole has been marked with praise for its members’ contributions to science, including 401 new animal specimens.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Races, from marathons to mud running

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500

A half marathon has now become rather tame. The triathlon is becoming the new standard, and even it has competition from other races.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to alter balance of power

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:00:00 -0500

A group of activists takes to the streets, demanding that the American government help the poor to stay afloat. Occupy Wall Street? No, the Poor People’s Campaign, created by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Saving Egypt’s precious fire-bombed books, national treasures

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0400

Thousands of historical documents could have been lost from a fire at the Institute of Egypt that began during the Tahrir Square clashes. Restoration workers worked day and night to save Egypt’s written history.