Missouri now has a second paddle-sports race on its namesake river. Unlike the original, this contest has a category for those not looking for an aquatic marathon. The Race for the Rivers is a 68-mile challenge for highly competitive kayakers…[more]
The United States of America may lose its supremacy as a superpower if our children of today can’t grasp the technologies of tomorrow. The trend has already been set. High-level engineering jobs are currently being outsourced to other nations, not…[more]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Silence in music is not really silent. Research by a University of Arkansas music theorist, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, reveals how context affects listeners’ experience of silence in music.
“The same acoustic silence, embedded in two…[more]
ROLLA, Mo. – Three new recreation passes give visitors access to recreation sites managed by five federal agencies.
The $80 a year Interagency Annual Pass has two signature lines and any two individuals can use the pass to…[more]
To the delight of zoo guests and zookeepers, the birth of a giraffe calf today at Dickerson Park Zoo made the day very special.
The calf, which stands between five and six feet tall, was born shortly before…[more]
The city of Pine Bluff is justifiably proud of its new $4.2 million Saracen Landing and is wasting no time when it comes to scheduling special events for it. Grand opening was June 16 and is being followed by a…[more]
Instead of thinking of iPods and laptops as distractions, teachers should embrace the digital age and use technology as a classroom tool, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia education professor. However, many teachers just aren’t sure exactly how to do…[more]
JEFFERSON CITY-Frog season is almost here, and the Missouri Department of Conservation has cooking tips for this seasonal delicacy.
Missouri frogging season opens at sunset June 30 and continues through Oct. 31. The limits are eight bullfrogs or…[more]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have discovered a novel nanomachining process that will help manufacturers produce superior nanoscale devices to perform important functions such as detecting DNA and precisely controlling…[more]
Jesse Bering, a cognitive psychologist in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, has created one of the first experimental programs in the world that brings together three previously unconnected areas: cognitive science,…[more]
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