Earth Sciences

Sims creator hopes to soar with Spore (San Francisco Chronicle)

7 Sep 2008

Will Wright, the video game designer who has enthralled players with his toylike creations like the best-selling Sims series, is poised to give gamers their most intimate look inside his crazy mind. With the release today of his highly anticipated Spore,...

Mind Museum: Every exhibit visual, auditory, touchy-feely (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

7 Sep 2008

MANILA, Philippines—It’s shaped like a flying saucer and big enough to hold the earth, the universe, four kinds of environment and a T-Rex.

Is Global Warming Worsening Hurricanes? (Time Magazine)

6 Sep 2008

As climate change heats the oceans, storms will brew more intensely, a new study says -- but that doesn't mean we can't be prepared