As the Syrian civil war drags on, al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremists are emerging as the fiercest fighters in the rebel coalition and complicating how the conflict can be resolved. So, U.S. neocons are trying to pin the blame on President Obama, writes Robert Parry.
- Aug 15 Thu 2013 10:19
Blaming Obama
- Aug 13 Tue 2013 13:57
Perseid meteor shower
My last committed attempt to observe the Perseid meteor shower, which star-gazers across the world are enjoying, was back in 2010. I was house-sitting in Spain at the time; my uncle in law used to live on the edge of a tiny village in the Spanish mountains. The village is several hundred metres above sea level, with hardly any street lighting and the most incredibly dark and clear skies – the kind you don't get in the UK outside of a national park.
- Aug 13 Tue 2013 13:54
Gizmo-packed Juke Nismo means business
THE name Nismo conjures up for me that movie from The Fast And The Furious franchise — Tokyo Drift (2006) — of life in downtown Tokyo where stunt drivers do a very nice line in handbrake turns.
- Aug 13 Tue 2013 13:51
Once upon a time there was an ugly little girl
Once upon a time there was an ugly little girl. Libby wasn't always ugly. The family photo album was full of pictures of her as a tiny tot. Pink frilly dresses, curly locks and an angel face. Her parents used to call her Doe as she had such big brown eyes.
- Aug 13 Tue 2013 13:48
The botched derivatives trades
The botched derivatives trades that saddled JP Morgan with losses in excess of $6bn (£4bn) last year have already triggered the departure of a clutch of top employees, sparked questions from shareholders, regulators and Congress, and led the bank’s board to slash Jamie Dimon’s pay for 2012, cutting the powerful chief executive’s compensation by half.
- Aug 12 Mon 2013 14:15
Australians win top prize
The Illawarra Flame fibro house, a joint venture between the University of Wollongong and Illawarra TAFE, beat 19 other entries from around the globe, to triumph in Solar Decathlon China 2013 finals, held in the city of Datong, 300km west of Beijing.
- Aug 12 Mon 2013 14:13
India on the cusp of a battery-powered revolution
This week, the usually staid TIME magazine got poetic with this headline: "EV Market Gets Another Jolt, $5k Price Cut on Chevy Volt". It was just another bit of excitement in a stream of stories from the global electric car market, a stream that totally passed India by.
- Aug 12 Mon 2013 14:07
Waking up tired?
Our internal clocks are drifting out of sync, and indoor lighting may be to blame. A new study suggests that just a few days in the great outdoors puts us back in tune with the solar cycle, and reconnecting with the sun could make us less drowsy.
- Aug 12 Mon 2013 13:56
Let the sunshine in and go outdoors
Our internal clocks are drifting out of sync, and indoor lighting may be to blame. A new study suggests that just a few days in the great outdoors puts us back in tune with the solar cycle, and reconnecting with the sun could make us less drowsy.
- Aug 09 Fri 2013 14:28
Metals glow in fall decor