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Power Company Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal
Coal took another serious hit Wednesday — in the heart of coal country. American Electric Power, or A.E.P., the...
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Fund Aims to Improve Governance Through New Technology
A $45 million pot to fund innovative projects that aim to increase government transparency and accountability using web and...
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The False Promise of the Education Revolution
For Whom Is College Being Reinvented? 'Disruptions' have the buzz but may put higher education out of reach for those...
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Hawking, CERN Scientists Win Huge Physics Prize
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner’s Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation is awarding two special prizes of $3 million each to British...
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Climate Talks Yield Commitment to Ambitious, but Unclear, Actions
The annual United Nations climate change negotiations concluded in Doha after the customary all-night negotiating session and recriminations over...
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Open Access to Scientific Research Can Save Lives
This year a high-school student in Maryland announced that he had invented a diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer. The...
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The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 Seconds
The annual exercise in futility and finger-pointing that is the United Nations Climate Change Conference will wrap up in...
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Doha UN Climate Talks to Conclude With Few Conclusions
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
A report sponsored by NASA has concluded that the agency is failing to inspire the world, the nation or...
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UN Chief Blames Rich for Warming
Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in forging a global climate pact...