Solar panels aren’t born green. Their manufacture uses power, often generated in plants that burn coal or oil, and releases pollutants (including greenhouse gases) into the environment. The extent of […]
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Part 1 of Eruptions Etna Week with guest blogger Dr. Boris Behncke - everything you ever wanted to know about the Sicilian volcano!
A massive gas explosion ripped through a Connecticut-based power plant yesterday morning as workers cleaned a piping system, killing at least five and injuring many more.
Dissent and unrest is rife across Europe as workers and activists from different countries strike and riot in rejection of government plans to cut spending and impose austerity policies.
“You are not allowed to proceed further. Turn back and head the way you came.” These words were spoken to me by a policeman standing on the approaches to the […]
Despite recasting itself as a green energy alternative, nuclear power is still mistrusted by many due to recent leaks of radioactive material at more than 20 US nuclear plants.
The NY Academy of Sciences offers a stunning venue for public talks, forums, and receptions, with a view from the 40th floor of 7 World Trade Center.Thursday morning I will […]
What are seen as “green fuels,” made from the growth of sustainable plants, actually cause more harm than fossil fuels, according to a new report.
Who bears the responsibility for the “outsourced emissions” generated by countries who consume vast quantities of goods that are manufactured overseas?
Can the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in The Hague, which resumed this week after he boycotted for four months, be prevented from descending into a farce?
The first genetically modified forest has been planted by timber companies in the southeast replacing native pine with eucalyptus.
Weighing their impact on climate change, scientists say that whale populations in the ocean should be preserved as a carbon sink just like forests on dry land.
Just hours after US special envoy Richard Holbrooke visited the region, an explosion ripped through a mosque in northwestern Pakistan killing at least 29 and wounding dozens.
Scientists have discovered that plants activate and deactivate certain genes according to temperature variation aiding them in climate adaptation.
The map on the bedroom wall of every teenage Bilderberger
So week one of the British General Election campaign ended, with round one to the Tories. That Cameron was able to launch his right hook over Labour’s plans to increase […]
The financial heart of Pakistan is morning the death of 25 civilians killed yesterday when two public buses exploded in an attack targeting Shia Muslims.
It’s not all economics, with respect to (the aforementioned) Laureates Sen and Stiglitz. It can be as simple as finding daily rituals. Make the bed. Plant a garden. It’s a […]
On the extremely cute end of the cuteness spectrum, in Wednesday’s State of the Union Address, was the moment when Obama interrupted his rolling-up-the-sleeves-on-healthcare moment, looked up from his podium […]
They say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. When they say that, they usually mean that they’re going to get drunk, not write a novel. But while a […]
It’s around high school that girls start to fall behind in math. Up to that point, they do just as well and are just as interested, generally, but at about […]
For now the U.S. is content to encourage privately funded space missions and international cooperation while a new Space Race may soon fill the vacuum left by a hobbled NASA.
Auto plants running around the clock in China still cannot meet the burgeoning demand of a growing middle class in urban and rural areas.
China produces more renewable energy technology and equipment than any country in the world despite the West's redoubled efforts.
The health care bill was a huge, and even historic, victory for Democrats. In fact, the Democrats are on something of a roll. Not only did they manage to pass […]
For the first time ever, scientists have measured the speed of genome mutations in plants, casting new light on the fundamental evolutionary process.
Experiments using levitating magnets at MIT mimic the earth's magnetic fields and make clearer the possibility of energy through fusion.
Ornithologists have long connected with “citizen scientists” to gather data on bird populations and behavior. Now the Science for Citizens project has come up with a similar strategy for botany: […]
It was the end of an era this week when GM announced it would no longer be manufacturing the Hummer. Arguably the most iconic, symbolic, and divisive vehicle in recent […]
To commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk NASA has released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the expedition.