Conservation
Japanese Whaling Is Not the Greatest Threat to Whale Conservation
Global outrage should focus on North American fishing and shipping industries as well
Stories by Charles H. Greene
Weather
Extreme Winter Weather Explained
Loss of Arctic sea ice is stacking the deck in favor of harsh winter weather in the U.S. and Europe
Environment
Frankenstorm Sandy: Stitched Together from Elements Both Natural and Unnatural
Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, made a comment the other day that really captured the essence of the monster hybrid storm, Hurricane Sandy: "This thing is stitched together from elements (both) natural and unnatural." Most elements of this storm have indeed been observed in the past without any need for invoking global climate change as a causative agent...
The Sciences
Glass
An ancient substance of steadily widening utility, it is still poorly understood. It may be regarded as both an undercooled liquid and as an inorganic polymer with a highly cross-linked structure...
