Mark David

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces the available habitat for marine species, which are important for the ecosystem as well as commercial and recreational shing in the Gulf. Since 2001, the hypoxic zone has averaged 2 1 16,500 km during its peak summer months , an area slightly larger than the state 2 2 of Connecticut, and ranged from a low of 8,500 km to a high of 22,000 km . To address the hypoxia problem, the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (or Task Force) was formed to bring together represen- tives from federal agencies, states, and tribes to consider options for responding to hypoxia. The Task Force asked the White House Of ce of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a scienti c assessment of the causes and consequences of Gulf hypoxia through its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR).

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces the available habitat for marine species, which are important for the ecosystem as well as commercial and recreational shing in the Gulf. Since 2001, the hypoxic zone has averaged 2 1 16,500 km during its peak summer months , an area slightly larger than the state 2 2 of Connecticut, and ranged from a low of 8,500 km to a high of 22,000 km . To address the hypoxia problem, the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (or Task Force) was formed to bring together represen- tives from federal agencies, states, and tribes to consider options for responding to hypoxia. The Task Force asked the White House Of ce of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a scienti c assessment of the causes and consequences of Gulf hypoxia through its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR).

Fingerprints - out of the billions of them out there, why are no two the same? The answer to this question has eluded the human race since the early twentieth century, when law enforcement officials realized that fingerprints could be used as evidence of a perpetrator's identification when left behind at the scene of a crime. Since then, over twenty million criminals have had their fingerprints recorded, and not one fingerprint has ever been matched--until now. Join Robert Copeland, an unconventional young artist, as he attempts to uncover the meaning of his strange dreams, and in doing so, inadvertently reveals the most important discovery in the history of mankind - the true purpose of our unique fingerprints, and how they link our dreams with reality.

Fingerprints - out of the billions of them out there, why are no two the same? The answer to this question has eluded the human race since the early twentieth century, when law enforcement officials realized that fingerprints could be used as evidence of a perpetrator's identification when left behind at the scene of a crime. Since then, over twenty million criminals have had their fingerprints recorded, and not one fingerprint has ever been matched--until now. Join Robert Copeland, an unconventional young artist, as he attempts to uncover the meaning of his strange dreams, and in doing so, inadvertently reveals the most important discovery in the history of mankind - the true purpose of our unique fingerprints, and how they link our dreams with reality.