It doesn't get much attention any more, but US corn ethanol remains a scam -- a giant government welfare program for agribusiness, with virtually no economic or environmental benefits.

I've long argued against being overly deterministic about climate outcomes based on emissions scenarios, and this article is case-in-point. A 4C warming by 2100 outcome by 2100 is unlikely, but unfortunately we cannot fully rule it out _...Read More_

>"Harvestmen boast limbs that can taste, smell, breathe, seduce, and even coil themselves around twigs two or three times over."

>"Researchers’ “really, really rare” approach looks at how real people live." Eggs eaten by some of the world’s poorest people _...Read More_

The teeth were originally recovered from northeastern Italy and have been dated as being between 45,000 and 70,000 years old. Paper-thin _...Read More_

Clemson researcher studies organic agriculture soil challenges

The study, a collaborative effort between the University of North Carolina, Saudi Health Council and the World Bank, governments of the world will have to take more measures to tackle obesity. The lead researcher of the study called the _...Read More_

>"If carbon emissions continue increasing, we could end up tripling rather than just doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere by the end of the 21st century."