A new census conducted in the Republic of the Congo suggests that there are about twice as many western lowland gorillas in the world than previously thought.

Groundbreaking of St. Martin High School (ID: 37443)
Ocean Springs, MS, July 24, 2008 — Various members of the Jackson County community gather at the groundbreaking of the St. Martin High School. MS TRO Public Assistance Section Chief Randy Walker represented fema at the event. The fema-funded project will use similar building techniques as D’Iberville High School, which began construction several months earlier. Jennifer Smits/fema.

Prehistoric Antarctic Bugs and Plants Discovered
The specimens some of which contain organic tissue help paint a picture of a temperate Antarctica where lakes were fringed with trees and swarmed with blackflies.