Extreme weather events dominate the news — tornadoes, hurricanes, winter snowmageddons, floods. What is fantasy and what is reality in the cultural conversation about climate?
Japan was recently hit by a triple punch: a powerful 9.0 magnitude earthquake generated a huge tsunami, which then critically damaged a nuclear power plant.
Paleontologist Peter Ward explains how life’s tendency toward self-destruction has led to massive extinction events in Earth’s history. What does the past — and the smell of rotten eggs — have to teach us about the fate of humanity?