Nov 5th, 2008 · In many states, black voters were a bedrock of support for Barack Obama. In Guildford County, home of the historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, young black voters turned out in force.
Sep 25th, 2008 · It's hard to find rocks from the earliest days of the planet; the surface is constantly changing. But exposed bedrock on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in Quebec may be 4.3 billion years old.
Jul 9th, 2008 · This year, three Cuban-American Republican congressmen face tough re-election battles — one from a fellow Cuban-American who's a popular Democratic mayor. It's evidence that the political preferences of Cuban-Americans, long a bedrock GOP voting bloc, may be shifting.
Dec 24th, 2007 · Many lakes formed by melting ice drain through passages called moulins, which carry water to the bedrock below the ice sheet that covers 80 percent of Greenland. The water under the ice sheet lubricates it, making it flow faster toward the sea.
Sep 12th, 2006 · NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is about to reach Victoria Crater. Scientists are excited about exploring the crater, where satellite pictures indicate more than 100 feet of exposed bedrock. By studying the layers of bedrock, researchers hope to learn how it was shaped -- and maybe answer the question of whether liquid water once covered the Martian surface.
Mar 25th, 2006 · The scientific method is but a part of building a murder case; a National Library of Medicine exhibit stresses the impact of "visible proof" on judges and juries... and details how tools of forensic science became the bedrock of detective work.