That said, the fundamental picture continues to argue for higher volatility on the back of a maturing global cycle and the higher uncertainty about central bank policy that comes with it. (morganstanley.com)
They have sought to inject a new level of science into the $ 50 - billion global cycling industry, one that has relied more on intuition and experience than on hard mathematics. (scientificamerican.com)
The current global cycle of glaciation dates to this period and might have been triggered by a transformation of the world's ocean currents, which a slender rib of land separating Atlantic and Pacific would naturally explain. (scientificamerican.com)