An international study of holiday shopping and religion finds that dominant religious groups are more likely to experience “consumption mass hysteria†while shoppers in minority religions may view malls and stores much differently: as central meeting places that “can play an active role in the creation of a sacred event.â€
When you’re caught under the mistletoe, the tradition is to kiss the person next to you. This holiday season you may want to wow them first with some cool mistletoe facts from Smithsonian botanist Sylvia Orli.
Washington, D.C. –Today the Federal Aviation Administration released major changes in commercial airline rules to prevent dangerously-fatigued pilots from flying – changes that originally were scheduled to be announced in August. The new rules limit the amount of flight time that pilots can be asked to work and increase the amount of mandated rest hours.
THE ARCTIC-A recent mission marked the completion of a five-year collaboration between the United States and Canada to survey the Arctic Ocean. The bilateral project collected scientific data to delineate the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline, also known as the extended continental shelf (ECS).