STORY HIGHLIGHTS Scientists surer than ever humans play major role in climate change, report says Global warming already affecting extreme weather, and it could get worse, report says U.N.’s IPCC convenes every six years to put together report; it’s considered benchmark on topic Even if emissions ended today, effects of climate change…
Canova: Cupid & Psyche Psyche, the most beautiful woman on Earth, has angered one of the vengeful Roman goddess Venus. Venus, jealous and angry over competition for her beauty title, sets in motion the plan to destroy Psyche. Cupid, Venus’ son, was put on the duty to do so, shooting her with an arrow so…
Voyagers ride ‘magnetic bubbles’ By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News The domain of the Sun’s influence is called the heliosphere: The Voyagers are approaching the edge of this enormous balloon of charged particles thrown out into space by our star Related Stories To boldly go beyond the Solar System Voyager near Solar System’s…
Editor’s Comment: The writing below is now 15 years-old. But it is as true today, and will be into whatever future humanity has left, as it was when written. It isn’t a message about the futility of our existence, but about the stupidity of our devices and desires. It is meant to signal that we…