University to Research Global Warming

LAWRENCE, Kan. - A new federally funded center will give the University of Kansas a prominent role in researching global warming, the melting of polar ice caps and their effects on the world's climate.

Because God only knows how those Jayhawks are positioned for both ice cap escapades and coastal measurements.




Study to See if Fish Farms Attrack Sharks

"We know that any structure attracts predators. ... I want to know, where do the predators go once they are attracted to this area?" Aila said.

On Friday, state lawmakers approved a state-funded study of sharks off Oahu's Leeward Coast to learn if the fish farm is bringing them closer to shore.

I don't know which is worse;  lawmakers that don't understand how hundreds of millions of years of evolution can make sharks go toward food...

...or the Associated Press using the non-word "attrack" in a headline.
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