The recent spat between the EU and the UK over the legitimate status of EU ambassadors is a reminder of the ways in which states assert their existence. By refusing to give the EU ambassador the same...
In the last decade, Western Europe’s two main systems of alliance – NATO and the EU – have both experienced crises that threatened their existence. From battles over economic austerity,...
There is overwhelming evidence that climate interactions among ocean basins provide key contributions to global climate variability in a wide range of time scales. For example, it is accepted...
We have spent the last couple of years editing a Cambridge volume on gender in American literature and thinking about what the Trump administration’s glorification of white patriarchal nationalism has...
Worldwide, we are becoming more tribal in our thinking, but we define our tribes differently than we did in the past. In the 21st century, we define our tribes in terms of shared beliefs rather than through...
In 1686, John Moyle published a guidebook for young surgeons working in the navy. Before a battle, he advised, they should set up their stations ready to perform amputations. They’d need a barrel to...
In the last few years, it has become apparent that there are two theories of cosmology that can claim to successfully explain the observations. The standard theory is called the LCDM (Lambda-cold dark...
Soju, distinctive spirit of Korea, is clear and colorless and tastes like vodka. Not as famous as brandy and vodka, the true global spirits, soju has recently become popular on the international market...
Hello and welcome to my blog on “deep carbon science” –– a fascinating research field in the geosciences. My history of deep carbon science gives lively accounts of 150 scientists who contributed...
Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy...
The effects of climate change on ecological processes and biodiversity is globally recognized. The main causes of this change are the anthropogenic gas emissions. If the current level of emission continues,...
When British author Charles Dickens visited the United States in 1842, there were two destinations he had his heart set on visiting: Niagara Falls and Eastern State Penitentiary. Opened in 1829, Philadelphia’s...