An octopus that uses coconut shells as portable armor is the latest addition to a growing list of animals that use tools. The veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) apparently can stack discarded coconut shell halves just as one might pile bowls read more

From the outsourcing of aquatic plant control (No. 86) to having the transportation department sell its airplane (No. 138) to issuing a $4,000 private-school voucher for every child in a failing school (No. 207), the work of the Commission on read more

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec 14, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — Cutting down a living tree for Christmas is traditional, but U.S. industrial hygienists advise people to make safety a priority. Members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association in Fairfax, Va read more

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia State Corporation Commission says Merrill Lynch is paying nearly $1.37 million to settle allegations that investors were misled about the safety of the auction-rate securities market. The SCC finalized Virginia’s read more