Yesterday & Today: The Top Women Scientists

Yesterday & Today: The Top Women Scientists

It's no news that women were historically excluded from the "boys club" of science but women scientists date as far back as Ancient Greece, and perhaps further. In more recent years, they have become…
The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The last column here placed the financial crisis within a historical context. The financial meltdown is part of the disruptive transition from the Information Age to the Shift Age. We are moving…
Did Volcanoes Spark First Life On Earth?

Did Volcanoes Spark First Life On Earth?

Lightning and gases from volcanic eruptions could have given rise to the first life on Earth, according to a new analysis of samples from a classic origin-of-life experiment by NASA and university…
The Toll Of Wildfire On Forest Soils

The Toll Of Wildfire On Forest Soils

For decades, scientists and resource managers have known that wildfires affect forest soils - in a direct sense because it kills vegetation and disrupts soil structure and then in an indirect sense…
The Impact Of Environmental Radiation

The Impact Of Environmental Radiation

Modern nuclear techniques are giving the world's scientists and regulators better tools to fight pollution and other environmental threats – even those that may be lurking naturally at the beach or…