Hidden in an inconspicuous building behind French Family Science Center lie powerful weapons in our fight against climate change: plants. Not just any plants, though. Plants from the past, and plants ...

Forecasts of climate change for the next century are based on general circulation models (GCMs) that have been developed and tuned primarily using twentieth century records, but also with some input ...

Corals react to changes in their environment. This is true for tropical as well as cold-water corals and includes, among others, changes in temperature, salinity and pH values. Researchers have now ...

Answers to the question about the lessons of history generally oscillate between two extremes. One is summed up in the 1905 aphorism of the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana: “Those who ...

A rising Asian power challenges domestic manufacturers with cheap exports. Americans stew over inflation and tepid growth with an unpopular Democrat in the White House. A shiny new Datsun 210 whizzes ...

An important—if not the most important—reason for us to remember the past is to prepare for the future. By reflecting on our past experiences, we gain insights about who we are and learn lessons to ...

The atmosphere’s concentration of carbon dioxide—a potent greenhouse gas—has been increasing in recent years faster than had been forecast by even the most extreme projections of a decade ago. At ...