US Relay Team Stripped of Sydney Gold Medal

The US Men's 100 meter relay champions have been stripped of their gold medals from the Sydney Summer Games in 2000. "Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Hours after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy tested positive for...

Gas Stations as Garden Testers

"One really good way to know if a plant is hardy, is to see if it's growing in one of the many landscapes in and around gas stations. Why? beause you can be certain that no one is watering them. Here is an example. In this garden by the Petro Canada at Meadowvale and...

Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy win Strictly Come Dancing 2006

"Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy win Strictly Come Dancing 2006 Posted on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 1:55 PM In the grand final of BBC Television's Strictly Come Dancing 2006 Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy won with a dazzling display of five separate dances. The judges...

Wanted: Scientists Who Can Work with Farmers

"One of the highlights of reporting my story "Seeds of Hope" in this week’s issue of TIME was getting to talk with Monty Jones, an agricultural scientist from West Africa who in 1990s managed to cross-bred a high-yielding Asian variety of rice with a hardy African variety...