Nicholas Sarkozy’s hard landing in Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election reduced another important event in European affairs to background noise. Namely, the imminent collapse of the Dutch government. For all intents and purposes, that effectively fell on
Will glowing trees replace street lamps in the near future? Can glowing plants be used as a source of light? These questions have occupied a group of scientists who have come up with an ingenious idea how to cut electricity
A teenager who was declared brain dead by four doctors made a ‘miracle’ recovery after his parents begged medics for a second opinion – moments before his life support was to be switched off. Doctors described Steven Thorpe as ‘truly
While U.S. businesses are still reluctant to invest in new plants and jobs in the United States, many are pouring money into China. But not for the reasons you’d think. Rather than “outsourcing” their operations to China’s low-cost environment to
Since 1993 two chinks have appeared in the armor of the New World Order. On the surface they are disparate, but a closer look reveals similarities that some would rather avoid. We all know of the Indian insurgency in Chiapas,
Thirteen months have passed since the Fukushima reactors exploded, and a U.S. Senator finally got off his ass and went to Japan to see what is going on over there. What he saw was horrific. And now he is saying
After human remains were unearthed near the $1-billion Genesis project 200 miles east of L.A., the Colorado River Indian Tribes are demanding that the Obama administration slow down on solar plants in the Mojave Desert. The Feb. 27 letter from
Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google Execs, James Cameron Unveiled A newly unveiled company with some high-profile backers — including filmmaker James Cameron and Google co-founder Larry Page — has announced plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for resources such as
A Google executive says it is a ‘myth’ that laws can protect children from internet pornography. Naomi Gummer insisted it was up to parents to keep their children safe from disturbing material. She told a conference that legislation would be
When it comes to adapting to climate change, diversity is the mammal’s best defense. That is one of the conclusions of the first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in “deep time” — a period
