Warmer Atlantic Widens Invader’s Hunting Ground

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 29, 2014 The exotic lionfish, already a long way from the reefs of its Indo-Pacific home, is heading further north up the U.S. coast as global warming causes big changes in ocean habitats. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American Catch

By Juliet Eilperin Aug 15, 2014 We are "a seafood debtor nation," with imported seafood gracing more than 85 percent of our plates. Why not embrace the ocean bounty that can still be found off America's shores, Paul Greenberg's book asks. With imported seafood gracing more than 85 percent of our plates, why can't we embrace the ocean bounty that can still be found off America's shores? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Atlantic Changes Are Warming Antarctic

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 1, 2014 What happens in one part of the world can have surprising long-distance effects on another -- and that includes climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Katrina ‘Could Soon Happen Every Other Year’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 19, 2013 With temperatures predicted to rise by at least 2°C this century, storms like the one that drowned New Orleans in 2005 could occur in the Atlantic once every two years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Christopher Hitchens: ‘Mortality’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2012 “Mortality,” Jeff Sharlet writes of the late Christopher Hitchens’ small, posthumously published book of essays, composed while the author was dying of cancer, is death-writing “at its most generous and most human: just another man dying, making a joke and telling a story.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Hurricane Brewing in the Atlantic

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2011 Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength in the mid-Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday near the Cape Verde Islands, and is expected to reach hurricane status by Wednesday evening. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

David Brooks: Palin Represents ‘Fatal Cancer’ to GOP

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2008 After praising Sarah Palin for her political talent, conservative political columnist and commentator David Brooks proceeded to declare that she isn't ready to be vice president and, in fact, represents a "fatal cancer" plaguing the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Shopping for His VP?

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Although this report characterizes Sen. Barack Obama's search for a vice presidential running mate as "top-secret," it can't be all that hush-hush if it's out on the news wires. That said, who might he be eyeing? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )