In the 2007 song "Planet Earth," the recently departed Prince sings, "Fifty years from now, what will they say about us here? Did we take care of the water and the fragile atmosphere?"What took place at...

Most of us recognize the value of science in dealing with complex problems that pose significant risks to public health and well-being.Thus we expect reputable science to be reported and used in helping...

In the 1960s, people had an explanation for the changing weather: "the bomb." In the 1970s, it was "the greenhouse effect." We've since adopted the terms global warming and climate change.Whatever the...