Is your home as safe as it could be? (North Platte Telegraph)

Telegraph staff report According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Radon causes 100 times more deaths each year than carbon monoxide poisoning. That's why Gov. Dave Heinemann has proclaimed January to be Radon Action Month.

Henry Regier receives Order of Canada. Elmira man honoured for life devoted to science (Elmira Independent)

Henry Regier has worked with some of the world’s top scientists, and has been part of the leading edge of scientific research that supports evidence of global warming.

New Cataract Early Detection Technique from Outer Space (Kansas City InfoZine)

A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

Africa: What Lessons for Continent and Nigeria? (AllAfrica.com)

Learning, and adaptation, are the two most important factors governing the development process in both the animal and human worlds.

Background Note: Germany (Scoop.co.nz)

Geography Area: 357,000 sq. km. (137,821 sq. mi.); about the size of Montana. Cities: Capital --Berlin (population about 3.4 million). Other cities --Hamburg (1.7 million), Munich (1.2 million), Cologne (964,000), Frankfurt (644,000), Essen (603,000), Dortmund (592,000), Stuttgart (582,000), Dusseldorf (568,000), Bremen (543,000), Hanover (516,000).