Sun Flatlining Into Grand Minimum, Says Solar Physicist


With each passing season, the weather seems stranger and more extreme. Who can argue with a sudden outbreak of the “polar vortex” phenomenon; unprecedented winter drought in California; and summer...

Markets: ‘First Five Days Of January Were Down–Does It Matter?’ (And Other Quotes Of The Week)


With the media focused last week on the “polar vortex” extreme cold, Chris Christie’s “BridgeGate,” the jobs report shock, Fed minutes, Robert Gates’ revelations, the BCS championship game, NFL...
    






Frozen Movie Breaks Previous Disney Records


At the home box office, the movie grossed a hefty $300 million. In the rest of the world, it raked in a staggering $642 million which speaks volumes about its popularity. This makes it a record...
    






Frozen Niagara Falls is Beautiful


The moment was captured in the form of photographs and it defied the imagination. The deluge of water cascading down the cliff was almost frozen in time. Niagara Falls started forming icicles and...
    






The Consumer Electronics Show’s Lessons On The Separation Of State And Technology


While most of the country endured the polar vortex this week, the annual tech vortex known 2014 Consumer Electronics Show took over Las Vegas. I took a pre-Show tour of the International CES floor...
    






Best Of FORBES: The Polar Vortex, 30 Under 30 And Self-Driving Cars


“The polar vortex gripping the nation has brought a crazy week for natural gas. On Monday the demand for gas nationwide hit a record 125 billion cubic feet as homeowners and power generators sought...
    






Velveeta Shortage to Affect Super Bowl


It is dip season and no one wants to forgo dipping some tasty nachos chips in cheese dip with eyes glued to the television screen. The NFL is in full swing and so the appetites for adrenaline know no...
    






Polar Vortex Brings Extreme Cold


The freezing weather is the worst to ever hit America in two decades. Most of Canada and areas of Chicago have been affected most by this climatic chaos. The winter storm has heaped mounds of snow on...