Forecasting the future isn't an easy or exacting science, but certain signs and statistical cues can help us predict where we're headed as a nation, for better or worse.     full story...

Some Things Never Change
Story by Judith Bair

Bigger, better, faster. stronger. The world around us is changing in remarkable ways, but the human heart says pretty much the same.    full story ...

History Writ In Water
Diary Entries by Christopher Shuman
Introduction by Carol Casey

Collecting clues on global change from the ice of Antarctica, Maryland research scientist Christopher Shuman writes home from the South Pole.    full story ...

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