You’ve probably heard of a shooting star. But a shrinking star? That’s what researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said has happened to the red supergiant star Betelgeuse.
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Oil Prices: It Gets Worse
Oil prices hit a record high of $97 a barrel on Tuesday, but the next generation of consumers could look back on that price with envy. The dire predictions of a key report on international oil supplies released Wednesday suggest that oil prices could move irreversibly over the $100-a-barrel threshold in the not too distant future, as the global economy faces a serious energy shortage