Technology/Science
UN Report: Renewables, Nuclear Energy Must Triple to Save Climate
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations ...
AP Backstory: Day Before IPCC Report Filled With Wrangling Over Charts, Summaries
After racing against the clock in an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change was putting the final touches Saturday on a scientific guide to help governments, industries and ...
Colorado Forecasters Predict Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season
Rising heat in the equatorial Pacific Ocean portends the quietest Atlantic hurricane season in five years, Colorado State University researchers said. Nine named storms, with winds of at least 39 ...
Threat of ‘Heartbleed’ Computer Bug Spreading to Firewalls
Hackers could crack email systems, security firewalls and possibly mobile phones through the "Heartbleed" computer bug, according to security experts who warned on Thursday that the risks extended ...
ID Experts, Enquiron Unveil Online Resource for Cyber Insurers to Address Client Breach Issues
ID Experts, a provider of data breach software and services, has developed Virtual Privacy Expert, an online, one-stop resource to equip cyber insurance carriers with hands-on tools and information ...
‘Body Hack’ App by Math Researchers Shortcuts Jet-Lag Recovery
A different kind of jet-lag mobile app, released Thursday by University of Michigan mathematicians, reveals previously unknown shortcuts that can help travelers snap their internal clocks to new time ...
Sunday’s UN Climate Report Won’t Reveal Economic Bottom Line
A U.N. report about ways to fix global warming due on Sunday is likely to disappoint investors seeking clear-cut economic calculations about the benefits and costs of curbing rising greenhouse gas ...
Third Parties Providing Data, Models Through AIR’s Touchstone Cat Platform
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced Wednesday that a large number of third-party suppliers have chosen to provide their data and models through Touchstone. Those third-party ...