Analyst Foresees “New World Order” in Oil Supplies Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-05-26 19:32:53 Last week, a rumor that the highly regarded, Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) was planning to lower its long-term forecast for worldwide oil supplies spiked oil prices over $135 per barrel, an historic high.
Animal Cognition: Who is Really "Top Dog"? Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-04-02 09:44:26 Rene Descartes, 17th century French philosopher and coiner of the phrase, "I think, therefore I am (cogito ergo sum)", hedged his bets when it came to animal cognition.
The Ghawar Oil Field, located in Saudi Arabia, is the world's largest known oil field at approximately 170 billion barrels. Arctic Ocean reserves may be more than twice as large.
Are Alien Invaders All Bad? Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-06-19 13:55:12 Call them what you will, alien invaders, invasive species, or just aliens, these ecological-niche invaders are increasingly present in ecosystems on land and in water, and increasingly difficult to eradicate because they always seem to thrive, even when displaced, and frequently feed on - or otherwise eradicate - native populations.
