When a customer of First Missouri State Bank recovered a zip-top bag of cash he’d misplaced during the ice storm last winter and the flooding in March, he got an unpleasant surprise. The vinyl bag had been left in a … Continue reading
The Hereford and Normandy breed cows were discovered by the ranch manager in the field. A veterinary expert who examined the carcases said they had been killed by lightning hitting the wire fence bordering the field where the animals were … Continue reading
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government has an unusual money problem as much of the world grapples with a credit crunch — it can’t spend its oil riches fast enough. The U.S. is trying to change that by training Iraqi bureaucrats struggling … Continue reading
During our Open Ocean Plankton Class, CMA recently collected a live specimen of a Helicocranchid squid known as the “piglet squid.” Although the animal unfortunately died, it is preserved for our research and teaching collections (Helicocranchia pfefferi, CMA 2006.4.16) and … Continue reading