English geologist and cartographer William Smith is often called the founder of English geology, and the founder of stratigraphical geology. His interests in fossils and the countryside led to a method to identify rock strata, along with the first...

Stratigraphy, the study of rock strata, emerged at the beginning of the nineteenth century for both scientific and economic reasons. Although William Smith was the first to use fossils to trace a long series of strata over a large area, his practical...

William Smith (March 23 1769 – August 28 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide geological map. He is known as the "Father of English Geology", however recognition was slow in coming. At the time his map was...

Most people just grumble and hit delete, but when Gordon Dick received a spam message advertising Internet services, he fought back.The 30-year-old Web marketing specialist from Edinburgh sued the sender, Transcom Internet Services Ltd., in small-claims court. The court ordered the company to pay $1,445...

A South Korean accused of spying on North Korea for his government during the last two years has been charged with repeatedly lying about his activities in the United States, federal authorities said Thursday.Park Il Woo, also known as Steve Park, was arrested Wednesday and...

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Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.In the Department of Health and Human Services, Horn oversaw a $46 billion budget and 65 programs that serve vulnerable children and...