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Climate and Cost Concerns Mount in Wake of “Frankenstorm”
The mammoth storm that caused severe flooding, damage and fatalities to the eastern U.S. will raise pressure on Congress...
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Green Roofs Will Be Worth $7 Billion By 2017
This just in — green roofs and walls are big business. Or they will be, at least, by 2017,...
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Future Jobs Depend on a Science-Based Economy
The 2012 presidential election will be won by the candidate who can convince voters that he has the vision...
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The Brain Drain Within Africa
The following is from a guest post to the Chronicle’s WorldWise blog, written by John D. Holm, the former...
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Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize
Two American economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for their research into how to match different actors in...
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New World Bank Head Wants to Address Climate Change
Jim Yong Kim, the new president of the World Bank, said that dealing with climate change will be one...
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Saving Nature Will Require Billions
Reducing the risk of extinction for threatened species and establishing protected areas for nature will cost the world over...
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Climate-Proofing the Insurance Industry
The world’s largest reinsurer has examined the recent rise in the number and severity of natural disasters worldwide, and...