Zinc, the base metal used to make the US cent, just passed the $1.80 per lb mark (apologies for the US imperial units!). This means those pennies in your savings jar are probably worth more melted down than they are…

In Laura Lee’s meteorological take on the role of the weather and climate in changing the course of history, “Blame it on the Rain” she talks of a chapter in Greek history during which the Persians chased the Greek navy…

Fellow NASW science writer Laura Lee has written a fascinating book that charts how the course of history may have been altered by the weather and climatic conditions. For instance, had Napolean marched in summer, his reception in Moscow may…