Asteroid Detection, Deflection Needs More Money, Report Says …

Are we ready to act if an asteroid or comet were to pose a threat to our planet? No, says a new report from the National Research Council. Plus, we don’t.


Sluggish economy top local story of ‘09

The economy was the No. 1 story this year, as the downturn caused by the national recession also affected Picayune, Poplarville and Pearl River County.


Kate Clanchy wins National Short Story award

The poet, writer and relative newcomer to short fiction, Kate Clanchy, has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story award, beating off competition from veteran authors The poet and writer Kate Clanchy has won the BBC National Short Story award with only the third piece of short fiction she has ever completed, The Not-Dead and the Saved.


Crain's Cleveland Business: Budget calls for more money for NASA …

More money is slated to come to NASA Glenn Research Center, both through its budget and through the $1 billion in federal stimulus money allotted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA headquarters in Washington has …