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In SOTU, Obama Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness
President Obama pledged in the State of the Union address to use government power to balance the scale between...
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Barley Adapts to Climate Change
The upsurge in droughts is one of the main consequences of climate change, and affects crops in particular. However,...
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‘Starbursts’ and Black Holes Lead to Biggest Galaxies
Frenetic star-forming activity in the early Universe is linked to the most massive galaxies in today’s cosmos, new research...
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Chief Rabbi Upholds Role of Science
Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, says science and religion can mix, and he has set...
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Mathematics Confirm Chaos of Spanish Labor Market
Unemployment time series in Spain behave in a chaotic way according to a study at the University of Seville....
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Global Warming Would Harm Some Areas, Help Others
“Global warming” and “climate change” succinctly describe a complicated phenomenon, and in just a few decades they have become...
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Scientists Developing Salt-Tolerant Rice
Scientists are developing a salt-resistant variety of rice, a move prompted, in part, by last year’s Japan tsunami, which...
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The Big Picture: The History of the Universe Is Our History
Six world-renowned scientists explain the history of the universe and reflect on how this knowledge affects their perspective of...
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‘Peak’ Timber Concerns in Tropics
Current tropical timber practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the implications of ‘peak timber’, a study has...
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Magnetic Soap Could Sop Up Oil Spills
Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a soap, composed of iron rich salts dissolved in water, that...
