Staff / TruthdigJun 12, 2010
Update: Eighteen people have been confirmed killed after flash floods swept through a campground in western Arkansas early Friday morning. Authorities on Sunday said three people were still missing. Earlier reports had said dozens more were missing and feared dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 17, 2009
Seeing as we're not doing so well with our planetary preservation program here on Earth, it might be prudent to consider the possibility of shopping around the universe for a new home at some point in the not-too-distant future. But how do we know which heavenly bodies are ripe for the human ruination treatment? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 29, 2008
If first you don't succeed, get a new planet. A new World Wildlife Fund survey has found that, given the current rate of global consumption and taking into account the capacity of the Earth to regenerate its own resources, the human species will need an entirely new planet by mid-2030 to keep up with our demand for resources and waste disposal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 29, 2008
Sometime soon, thrill-seekers with the funds and the desire to plunk down $200K to experience four minutes of weightlessness more than 60 miles above the Earth will have the chance, thanks to Virgin CEO and astro-preneur Richard Branson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI hit a green note Thursday, pontificating (har har) about the environment to a crowd of pilgrims at the Roman Catholic Church's youth festival in Sydney, Australia, and making good on his eco-friendly nickname, "the green pope." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 29, 2008
Could a scientific experiment 14 years and $8 billion in the making produce a tiny black hole that could eat the Earth? Or reduce the planet to a dead mass of "strange matter"? Two critics say yes and have sued in federal court to stop the Large Hadron Collider from smashing protons together this summer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 19, 2007
Roughly 600 Peruvian townspeople are suffering a variety of ailments, from headaches to vomiting, after visiting the crash site of a mysterious fireball that fell from the heavens. Scientists are en route to analyze the object, which they believe is simply a meteorite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 27, 2007
Signaling a sea change in the advertising business, four top-tier ad agencies are lining up to pitch to former Vice President Al Gore in hopes of landing the account for his Alliance for Climate Protection and helping Gore design a multimedia global warming campaign with a whopping $100-million annual budget. The takeaway, according to AdAge: Global warming is hot on Madison Avenue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 19, 2007
It may sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on a number of bizarre emergency plans to fight global warming, including a mock volcano that spews reflective dust and a solar shade made up of a trillion flying saucers. Scientists have been hesitant to discuss such "geoengineering" schemes, but they may be our only hope if humans fail to curb emissions or the crisis turns out to be worse than predicted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 8, 2007
This Carl Sagan tribute video really puts things in perspective. Just remember that all war, tragedy and hatred take place on a tiny blue speck in the middle of nowhere, and we have the power to do something about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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