Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled beginning 4.568 billion years ago. The new study, published in the journal Science, indicates that water and other key volatiles may have been present in at least some of Earth's...
Odd Smells in New Orleans, Thoughts of the Gulf
By SUSAN SAULNY
Published: May 14, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — At almost 300 years old, somewhat moldy from the remnants of Hurricane Katrina and surrounded by muddy water and swamps, this city is not exactly known for being lemony fresh.
The signature scent around Bourbon Street, after all, is the smell of...
