Boulder, Colorado - The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yielded new insight into the ways that tropical forests succumb to—and bounce back from—large-scale wildfires, according to new research co-authored by a University of Colorado Boulder professor.

Washington, DC - Contrary to popular belief, work-life balance and work flexibility issues aren’t primarily women’s issues. In fact, in some cases it is men who use work-life benefits more frequently and are more likely to say that their work is interrupted for personal or family reasons, according to survey results released today by the American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence.

Washington, DC - Genzyme Corporation, a wholly-owned biotechnology subsidiary of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, agreed today to resolve criminal charges that it violated the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with regard to the unlawful distribution of Seprafilm, a surgical device it markets and promotes, the Justice Department announced.

Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), is pleased to announce the selection of the fourth annual U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations. The Youth Observer, Ms. Donya Nasser, hails from Florida, and was chosen from a competitive pool of over 600 applicants. Recently completing her baccalaureate studies with honors from St. John’s University, Ms. Nasser is a Truman-Albright Fellow, currently serving in the Office of Rural Health Policy at the Department of Health and Human Services.

San Juan, Puerto Rican - A former pastor and two other men received a collective sentence of 68 years Wednesday for transporting minors with the intent to engage them in criminal sexual conduct. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF), conducted the investigation.

West Lafayette, Indiana - If Persian walnut trees could talk, they might tell of the numerous traders who moved along the Silk Roads' thousands of miles over thousands of years, carrying among their valuable merchandise the seeds that would turn into the mighty walnut forests that are spread across Asia.