BIG Problems – Page 26

Doha UN Climate Talks to Conclude With Few Conclusions
By the Editor on December 7, 2012
UN climate talks in Doha are lurching to a close with key issues unresolved. There are outstanding disputes on...
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NASA Lacks Coherent Direction
By the Editor on December 7, 2012
A report sponsored by NASA has concluded that the agency is failing to inspire the world, the nation or...
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Private Company to Offer Rides to Moon By 2020
By the Editor on December 7, 2012
A new private venture aims to sell manned trips to the moon by 2020, its founders announced. The company,...
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‘Cognitive Big Bang’ Discovered in Tiny Sea Worm
By the Editor on December 7, 2012
Several “brainy” genes that were duplicated in a tiny sea creature nearly 550 million years ago may have led...
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Scientists Working on Suit for Walking on Mars
By the Editor on December 7, 2012
Mars has long held a fascination for those of us on Earth, but recent NASA pictures of Martian landscapes...
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Black Marble: The Earth at Night Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
By the Editor on December 6, 2012
For three weeks spread out over April and October of this year, the Suomi NPP satellite (jointly of NASA...
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Researchers Hope to Expand Functions of Time Reversal Physics
By the Editor on December 6, 2012
Within the next five years, it may be possible to charge a cellphone without knowing where it is and...
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The Right Policies Can Fill the Gender Gap in Science
By the Editor on December 6, 2012
Across the world, many women drop out of — or never enter — work in the ‘knowledge society’, even...
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UN Chief Blames Rich for Warming
By the Editor on December 6, 2012
Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in forging a global climate pact...
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The Transporter: Cloud Banks Carry Mercury
By the Editor on December 6, 2012
The towering redwood forests along California’s coast are known for the clammy fog that rolls in from the ocean...
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