Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
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Paleontology
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History announced yesterday that the first ceratopsian dinosaur fossil has been found in South Korea, a region known for dinosaur eggs and footprints, but from where actual prehistoric animals are seldom discovered. The animal is an entirely new species of Labrador dog-sized ceratopsian and is around 103 million years old, therefore it is an ancestor of the well-known Triceratops. Named Koreaceratops hwaseongensis in honor of Hwaseong City, where it was disco... Continue reading ...
South Korea Has More Cell Phones Than People
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Wednesday, September 15, 2010,
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Technology
Think Americans have a love affair with their cell phones? Move over, friend, because South Korea has us beat. In a country with 48.8 million people, South Korea's Communications Commission reports that there are over 50 million cell phones in use. This means, theoretically, that there are some 1.2 million people wandering around with at least two phones, but if you factor in young children and people without a cell phone, the number is greater. Just like in some Arab nations and Japan, m... Continue reading ...
North Korea Threatens Again
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, July 23, 2010,
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Politics
Statements by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought a harsh response from North Korea. Clinton urged Asian nations to impose new, stronger sanctions against North Korea in the wake of that country's sinking of a South Korean warship in March. The North countered with a statement that such a move would draw a "physical response" against a joint U.S.-South Korea military drill. The United States wants to curb North Korea's nuclear development because any nation with nuclear capabilities... Continue reading ...