Japanese government considers underground wall to contain Fukushima radiation

The Japanese government is considering building an underground barrier near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear pow...

Satoyama woodlands face grim future

Radiation leaks from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan will force people in Iitatemura to ab...

The Environment

Coconut Grove family designs ‘green’ dream home

An architect and his family hope to break ground early next year on an environmentally friendly dream home,...

ENVIRONMENT

Governor to EPA: Water guidelines aren’t necessary here

Gov. Scott asks EPA to rescind federal water pollution control rules, saying the state already has guidelin...

The care and feeding of chestnuts

From atop a small hill in Virginia, Fred Hebard has views into the past and the future. Ahead of him: the a...

Amid oil spills, melting ice and radiation, signs of hope on Earth Day

As omens go, dead birds raining from the sky can be seen as pretty predictive of grim times environmentally.

Knock Outs are not the only choice

I'm hearing a rumor that homeowners are planting only Knock Out roses in their landscapes, eschewing the lu...

Project Bright Idea

‘Gifted’ teaching methods elicit better performance

At-risk students taught as if they are gifted and talented are more likely to excel, a study finds.

SCHOOLS

Miami-Dade schools employee to head Collier district

Kamela Patton, a 24-year veteran of the Miami Dade Public Schools system, was named the new superintendent ...

HIGHER EDUCATION

UM declared winner in national NASCAR marketing competition

The checkered flag has been waved, and there’s a declared winner in NASCAR’s 12-school colleg...

HIGHER EDUCATION

UM enters the final lap in Nascar contest

A team of students from UM are competing against 11 other schools in a Nascar-sponsored program that teache...

EDUCATION

Mater Academy Charter awarded ‘inspiration’ prize

Mater Academy High School was one of three schools in the nation honored by the College Board for their hi...

HIGHER EDUCATION

House, Senate at odds over higher ed funding

Funding for universities and colleges is a source of debate for House and Senate leaders.

HIGHER EDUCATION

No more lighting up at MDC

Joining a trend that has included other Florida schools and colleges across the nation, Miami Dade College ...

O, Miami

Miami poets chime in on politics, baseball, LeBron’s mom

South Floridians keep rising to the Haiku Challenge. The challenge is a poetry contest happening in conjunc...

PREPARATIONS FOR AN ASSAULT

Useppa: island with a Bay of Pigs pedigree

Transportation

The buzz about electric cars

With oil prices soaring and battery prices plummeting, automakers think the public will embrace the electri...

Coral Gables

Pensions the hot issue in city races

With city pension costs up sharply and no easy solution in sight, voters can expect to hear a lot about the...

FROM BETTER TO VERSE

It’s April, time to let your inner poet out

Everyone has poetic license in this, National Poetry Month. Read on to learn how to use it to your advantage.

Coral Gables

Pensions the hot issue in city races

With city pension costs up sharply and no easy solution in sight, voters can expect to hear a lot about the...

30 years after Reagan was shot, outlook dim for gun control

This past Wednesday was the 30th anniversary of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Gun-control ...

NYC friends reach LA after $5,000 cab fare, 6 days

Two friends who hired a New York City cab driver to drive them across the United States for $5,000 have arr...

Ohio man challenging law on teasing police dogs

A southwest Ohio man charged with teasing a police dog by barking at it says a city law violates free speech.

Conn. man charged after dumping $200 worth of gas

Maybe he just didn't get the math.

Montana cow delivers triplets, is nursing all 3

Cow-a-bunga! A black Angus cow in Montana is the proud mother of triplet calves.

Kyrgyz parliament expels 'evil spirits'

Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan's raucous parliament have sacrificed seven sheep in what they call a bid to drive e...

Wet, salty cat found in NYC; did it swim from NJ?

Did a calico cat from New Jersey swim across New York Harbor?

Complaints end goldfish racing at Wash. state bar

The weekly gold fish races at a Tacoma bar are canceled after it received complaints from animal rights act...