Stock markets around the world have been plummeting, led by the crash of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. What’s happening, and how will it affect the U.S.?
Crashing Stock Markets: What Does it All Mean?
Carbon Credit and Greenhouse Gases Abatement: What Is Wrong?
A study showed that carbon market scheme giving credits to companies for waste greenhouse gases abatement may lead to generation of more waste gases.
Looking at the Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Earthquakes 21-27 August 2015
In a week without major earthquakes, there are things to be learned from smaller tremors in the Atlantic and in Europe.
How Hormone Treatments Affect Male Breast Cancer
Male breast cancer is very rare, but it affects many families. Just as with women’s breast cancer, hormone treatments can be the answer.
Comparing the Genetic Code of DNA to Binary Code
Does DNA store information in the same way that a computer stores data? Let’s compare the data storage in computers with the genetic code that translates DNA to RNA and amino acids.
Weather Around The World, 8/25: Tropical Cyclones, Good And Bad; Signs Of Fall; Hottest Month
Global Analysis of Land And Sea Temperatures July, 2015: Not Just The Hottest July — The Hottest Month Ever
The average global land and sea temperatures were higher in July, 2015 than they have been for thousands of years. Exactly how hot was it? And how hot might it get in the future?
Is Peer Victimization Connected to Too Much TV as a Toddler?
A new study finds that the more TV children watched as toddlers, the more likely they were to be victims of bullying in middle school.
Solomon Islands, Gulf of Aden and California: Earthquakes 14-20 August 2015
This week saw earthquakes in the western Pacific and Gulf of Aden. But why did an earthquake in California make more news than a smaller one in Colorado?
Chemistry and The Scourge of Plutonium Pollution
Scientists of WW II developed atomic weapons from plutonium; they wanted peaceful applications. The cleanup of past mistakes and disasters must come first.