In front of most Australian houses, between the sidewalk and the road, runs a strip of land most people never really think about. In Australia, it's called the nature strip, but it goes by other names in other regions, including a verge, parkway or tree lawn.
New 60 Minutes contributor Gianna Toboni is drawn to stories that raise questions for which "there isn't always an easy answer. " One is the death penalty, which she has spent a decade covering — and which made headlines this past week after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.
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A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the least scientifically understood and explored.
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Cornell University fraternity members has received threats pressuring her to drop her lawsuit, her attorney said.
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater that we planned to explore was divided up into rectangular parcels with designated names. The names were chosen after sm...