…Veselin Kostov’s translation of this chapter together with a list of references on the abiogenic theory of petroleum origin (wherever our limited knowledge of Russian interrupted the continuous flow of…
Our work in the 1980s on Cities and Their Vital Systems with Robert Herman, Cesare Marchetti, Alvin Weinberg, Brian Arthur, Nebojsa Nakicenovic and others seems to have acquired cult status,…
The Census of Marine Life appears in a vivid 29 Sept 2018 article in the Huffington Post by Ilana Straus about estimating the number of species. The Strange Story Behind…
Cambridge (UK) historian of science Simon Mitton has just published the excellent book From Crust to Core (A Chronicle of Deep Carbon Science). Jesse Ausubel authored the Foreword, which explains…
In Systema Natura 250 (Andrew Polaszek, ed; CRC Press), a new collection of essays on the state of taxonomy, David Schindel and Scott Miller address how to speed up “naming”…
The Encyclopedia of Life, for which Jesse served as founding chairman, goes live! Reuters offers a good sample story about the debut of this promising macroscope. Please visit the EOL…
With the release of new results building our picture of life in oceans past, the History of Marine Animal Populations project of the Census of Marine Life earns public attention,…
In forensic investigation, insect evidence helps date the time of death, as the various species that colonize corpses exhibit different stages of development according to time and temperature. Determining the…
Fred Pearce writes about our exploration of whether humanity is nearing peak use of stuff in this article in Anthropocene magazine: Are We Approaching Peak Stuff? Almost imperceptibly, we are…
Herbal products make a compelling case for DNA-based identification–how else to recognize dried bits of roots, leaves, stems, bark, and flowers from a multitude of species? In December 2009 J…