Graham Greene: living on the dangerous edge of things
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Graham Greene, who was born 100 years ago on Saturday, was a rarity in an increasingly parochial literary world -- a genuine internationalist with a keen political awareness who nevertheless refused to consider himself as a political writer.
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Scared of lightning? Then don&#39;t move to the ringed planet. The spacecraft Cassini found that the radio signals of lightning on Saturn are about 1 million times as intense as they are on Earth.
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The Universe is not as violent a place as we thought, an Australian astronomer has found. &quot;Galactically speaking, things seem to be a little bit safer out there,&quot; said Graham, whose research supports the idea
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A former Capitol Hill staffer has compiled a guide to the Green Zone. It's not your typical tourist book.
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It's not just trendy to be environmental, it's easy. So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs -- from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson -- who've already gone green.
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Science & environment: The world's best thinkers admit that from time to time even they are forced to change their minds
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A long life can bring trouble, if you're not ready for it.
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By Rex Springston and Peter Hardin, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 12--Bigger dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. Weed-infested forests. Sick fish.   This is scientist Roger Mann's vision of a Virginia afflicted by global warming.   Stressed, dying trees. Forest fires.
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Comment is free: John Gray: The technologies we fear will be our only salvation against climate change
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For the chance to recount nervy tales of outdoor machismo, many backcountry enthusiasts will risk nearly everything. Blocking off dangerous areas won't deter them, nor will frightening signs.
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By David Usborne in New York  There is something doleful about the whispering of the white- barked aspen trees that carpet the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It is a sound of sickness and death.
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Travel: Roger Deakin's tree-inspired travelogue is a magical and meditative final work, says Rory MacLean.
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By Millar, Heather  It seems like such a tall order: Proactively plan human activities so that they mesh with the natural environment. Try to approach nature as a system, even though we don't now, and may never, fully understand all of its' complexities.
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Frostbite and hundreds of miles of icy crevasses pose timeless dangers in a new international race to the South Pole nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it.
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The idea of destroying a swathe of rainforest, home to hundreds of rare species, to clear land for a sugar plantation is an environmentalist's worst nightmare.
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Lucifer knows, he's miserable now In a new book published this week, author Philip Pullman looked back with nostalgia at post-war austerity - and advocated the state cutting off your power as soon as you exceed your Carbon Ration. He also expressed his hope that Polar Bears would kill and eat lots of humans.â¦
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The Government&#39;s chief scientist has warned the world must act fast to combat global warming or face the dire consequences. Professor Sir David King said climate change cannot be avoided and that &quot;action is affordable, inaction is not&quot;.