Naomi Wolf explains the Ten Steps To Close Down an Open Society: It is very difficult and arduous to create and sustain a democracy – but history shows that closing one down is much simpler. You simply have to be willing to take the 10 steps. As difficult as this is to contemplate, it is [...]

100 things you can do to prepare for Peak Oil. This list goes above and way beyond recycling cans and switching to fluorescent bulbs. I’ve done about half a dozen of the things on this list — there’s a LONG way to go, but I’m gonna try. How about you?

Possible causes found for strange bee die-offs A team of scientists from Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and University of California San Francisco identified both a virus and a parasite that are likely behind the recent sudden die-off of honey-bee colonies. Using a new technology called the Integrated Virus Detection System (IVDS), which was designed for [...]

Paralyzed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking experiences zero G’s. So. Cool. Not so cool: He did it to warn us all that outer space is our only chance of survival as a species. Start saving your pennies.