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hArctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first alf of 21st century

For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that “when” is sooner than many thought — before 2050 and possibly within the next decade or two. James Overland of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Muyin Wang […]

Former Sex Pistol Lydon tells Chinese fans to ‘be perverse’ in warm-up to Beijing, Shanghai shows

Former Sex Pistols front man John Lydon told his Chinese fans to “be perverse” Monday ahead of highly-anticipated concerts in China with his band Public Image Ltd. Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten from his days as lead singer of the British punk band in the 1970s, said he would take time out from his […]

Syfy Plans Adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s ‘Man in the High Castle’

A world in which the Allies lost World War II may not sound like a pleasant place,  but it is the basis of one of Philip K. Dick‘s most celebrated works and, potentially, a mini-series for cable TV’s Syfy channel. Syfy said on Monday that it was developing a four-hour adaptation of “The Man in […]