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Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus does have a lot in common with the more famous “icy moon” Europa orbiting Jupiter. Both are believed…
The idea for the laser was actually theoretically presented 17 years ago, but only now has it been built. And…
This is a three-part series summarizing human existence from hunter-gatherers to civilization to the modern world we see today. Civilization A widely…
This is a three-part series summarizing the magnificent human journey from hunter-gatherers to civilization builders and to the modern world…
The so-called Black Death was a devastating pandemic that peaked in Europe between the years 1348 and 1350. It killed…
The United States has run a large trade deficit since the 1980s and since the country is – still -…
The so-called “fiscal cliff” looming in the United States have probably not escaped anyone. What media often presents a situation…
A History of Prizes Prizes have been used throughout history as a means to foster innovation and to solve problems…
Sometimes markets are able to solve its negative externalities almost by its own, this is the case for fossil fuel…
There is certainly some mistrust in the West regarding China’s rise as a global economic superpower, that jobs leave to…
As global warming continues and our use of fossil fuels must be reduced, we are faced with a change in…
Ever since the problems of Greece first emerged, the possibility and probability of Greece leaving the EMU have been discussed.…
Both Greece and Italy (possibly also Spain and Portugal) share the same fundamental economic problem that is productivity and terms of…