Duped On Climate Change? Will reduced solar activity counteract global warming in the coming decades? That is what outgoing German electric utility executive Fritz Vahrenholt claims in a new book. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he argues that the… more »

Cosmic Log By Alan Boyle It sounds like a story ripped from the parody-filled pages of The Onion, but some Japanese lawmakers really do want to build a "backup city" that would take over the functions of Tokyo, including tourism, in the event of a… more »

Associated Press   If conditions don't change quickly, devastation of the highest magnitude is headed for the Gulf Coast.   AP April 30: Workers spread oil booms along a railroad trestle that crosses the bay in Bay St. Louis, Miss., as prepar… more »