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Published January 15, 2011
God or the big bang? Things aren't so black and white in the Vatican.
Published October 15, 2010
The road to Mars leads right past the moon. So why isn't a return trip on the agenda? That's what Buzz Aldrin wants to know.
Published June 30, 2010
The U.N. says it is assembling a "more diverse" group of authors for a forthcoming report on climate change. But that, critics say, does not mean it is assembling a group that is open-minded to contrary theories. All it means, they say, is that the scientists will come from a more diverse range of countries.
Published June 15, 2010
The Pentagon's new Cyber Command center, which shields the military’s more than 7 million computers from foreign hacker attacks, does more than guard our technology. The center will pool resources from a variety of military intelligence agencies to proactively prevent assaults, in essence launching a pre-emptive war online.
Published May 19, 2010
Contrary to the commonly held scientific conclusion that the Earth is getting warmer, a scientist who has written more than 150 peer-reviewed papers has unveiled evidence for his prediction that global cooling is coming soon.
Published May 19, 2010
Rising sea levels will soon drown Venice, global warming advocates say with alarm. But a top scientist disagrees -- and he says he’s got the data to prove it.
Published May 18, 2010
EPA scientists say manmade carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are contributing to a warming of the global climate -- and as such represent a threat to human welfare. But a leading climatologist says his research indicates that CO2 poses no threat to human welfare at all, and he says the EPA should revisit its findings.
Published May 14, 2010
Scientists currently tag animals to study their behavior and protect the endangered, but some futurists wonder whether all humans should be tagged too.
Published April 28, 2010
A leading global warming skeptic recruited a group of concerned citizens to fact-check the sources referenced in the U.N.'s latest climate-change bible -- and gave the report an "F." Now she's planning the nail in the coffin: a comprehensive audit of the entire report.
Published April 27, 2010
A socially conservative media watchdog group says a wealth of pornographic apps are currently available for iPhone users.