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OSHA: SeaWorld has Incomplete Whale Behavior Files

Government attorneys defending job safety citations against SeaWorld said Wednesday that the theme park kept incomplete records of whale behavior that posed threats to trainers. The theme park is appealing the three citations and a $75,000 fine issued after a …

Montana Man Shaped Wildfire Behavior Research

After the 1910 wildfires charred 3 million acres across Idaho, eastern Washington and Montana, the U.S. Forest Service hired its first full-time wildfire researcher. For nearly three decades Harry Gisborn sought to understand how weather and topography affected the spread …

At DC Zoo, Animals Acted Strangely Before Quake

Her name is Iris, and with her straight, elegant, red-orange hair she is beyond dispute the prettiest orangutan at the National Zoo. She’s calm, quiet, unflappable. “Iris lives the life of a queen,” says great-ape keeper Amanda Bania. On Tuesday …

Part 2: How to Identify Burnout and Manage Stress

Managing Stress through the Three A’s Dr. Price emphasizes awareness, attitude, and action as important ways to identify and manage stress. Awareness is identifying where the stress is coming from and how it affects the individual. “People can experience the …