Elevated carbon dioxide making arid regions greener

Of all the big changes expected in Downtown East over the next three years, the most significant might be the Yard, the giant green lawn that Minneapolis hopes to plant on the blocks stretching west from the new Vikings stadium. Teeming with ...

Filed under: Economic Policy, Science & Technology, World Watch The search for increased profitability has long delivered both economic and environmental improvements by promoting the evermore efficient use of material resources. With Earth Day ...

Yesterday, Apple put on one heck of a show. We got a snazzy new version of iOS 7, one big wave of an OS X update, and even a preview of the next Mac Pros. But where was all the news about Apple TV? Apple is seemingly ignoring the enormous potential ...

The protesters arrived in Gezi Park in Istanbul that day I checked out of the adjacent Grand Hyatt. I'm sure I strolled right past them during the afternoon of May 28th but didn't notice. The park is often milling with motley groups of people, many ...

If one wanted to crush and destroy a person entirely . . . all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.—Fyodor Dostoevsky My father-in-law owned restaurants. Like retail, ...

Sen. Ed Reilly has been hanging around Western Anne Arundel County for a few decades and, from the vantage point of his home and business addresses, both in Crofton, he's observed a few seismic alterations in the landscape. Some are obvious, such as ...

Made with love: Handmade products have a personal touch, says Tee Yi Theng. The pre-school teacher is a big supporter of Malaysian handmade and has been collecting oneof- a-kind Evangelione dolls made by Johor Baru-based artist, Yeo Mei Ying. The ...

With music by "Bond Man"John Barry, lyrics by Oscar winner Don Black and a book by sitcom scriptwriting royalty, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, you wonder why it has taken so long for Billy (based on the novel by Keith Waterhouse - and there's ...

Ask a venture-backed startup CEO what his or her most immediate challenges are and more than likely youll find hiring near the top of the list. Also present will be retaining talent. To be competitive, growing organizations are finding that making ...