The end of the world as we know it could come in any number of ways, depending on who you ask. Some people believe global cataclysm will occur when Earth's magnetic poles reverse. When north goes south, they say, the continents will lurch in one direction or the other, triggering massive earthquakes, rapid climate change and species extinctions.

Workers restore a ceiling in the oval room of Frederick the Great's New Palace in Parc Sanssouci in Potsdam.

Beautifying Potsdam to mark Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday.

Cardinals defeat Potsdam for first road conference win of the season in women's college basketball.

This year, visitors have more reason than usual to explore Germany's Potsdam: Its many attractions are home to a host of celebrations in honor of Frederick's 300th birthday.

If you think summer is too hot or winter unbearably cold, take solace that in the distant past seasons on our planet might have been much harsher. However, the advent of milder seasons did more than offer comfort, some scientists suggest.

FERNDALE, Mich., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Gage Products Company is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its participation in the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The spine of a sea urchin is 99.9% chalk, a very common material forming tiny crystals that are very hard but easy to break apart. Scientists have now discovered how these marine animals use chalk or lime to grow spines combining this hardness with shock-absorbing flexibility. Tiny calcite crystals are embedded, like bricks in a wall, into a mortar of amorphous lime mixed with ...

Hannover/Potsdam. The Potsdam Hasso Plattner Institute will be presenting its research projects and exhibits at the CeBIT 2012, in Hall 9 booth H12, from 6-10 March 2012.

The Ithaca high school girls hockey team shutout Potsdam at Cass Park Saturday afternoon. Ithaca got goals from Krystalyn Yonkin and Jackie Cornell to win the game 2-0.