Optimists Blessed with Better Health 2 Trying to answer “why?” It could be that a propensity for pessimism, anxiety and these brain diseases share a common risk factor—a gene or some quirk of br...
Optimists Blessed with Better Health by Julia Sommerfeld / 2005 The Seattle Times, Knight Ridder Newspapers. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International. Do you usually look on the bright side...
Animals’ Early Warning Systems 2 Massive migrations Wildlife photographer Mike Blair remembers the day he witnessed how waterfowl can sense change in the weather. That morning the weather was mild,...
Animals’ Early Warning Systems By Brent Frazee / 2005 The Kansas City Star , Knight Ridder Newspaper. Distributed by Tribune Media Service International. Biologists report wildlife’s amazing abili...
Medicine from the Sea 2 Bioprospecting the seas Researchers largely overlooked the oceans as a source of pharmaceuticals until scuba technology was first tested in 1943. Among the pioneers of marine b...
Medicine from the Sea By Kevin Krajick / Originally appeared in Smithsonian , May 2004. Reprinted by permission. From slime to sponges, scientists are plumbing the ocean’s depths in search of new me...
Art Blended with Heart 2 Miele cites water as an inspiration for his gowns. In the mouths of most designers, it’s a cliché strutted out with any old blue dress. Miele’s collection gives there ref...
Art Blended with Heart By Kathryn Wexler / 2005 The Miami Herald , Knight Ridder Newspaper. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International Dresses designed by Carlos Miele draw double takes befor...
Manners Matter 2 Both for kids and adults Stressing table manners from childhood through adulthood sounds a bit old-fashioned, but it’s part of the lifelong pursuit of happiness, according to both t...
Manners Matter By Karen Herzog / 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , Knight Ridder Newspaper. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International 1 T able manners aren’t child’s play . Children who...