1998 was the warmest year on record, which George Will takes to mean that global warming is not happening: Reducing carbon emissions supposedly will reverse warming, which is allegedly occurring even…

Part 1, which begins our examination of the question 'what is time?' can be viewed here.Part 2 Some travels through time can be viewed  here.A proposed discussion of Foucault's pendulum has been…

The House passed  legislation by a 298-112 vote to grant FDA authority to regulate, but not ban, cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to NPR and the Wall Street…

The Oyster's Garter ("Science served wet and salty" - and I'm sure you can take that to mean whatever you want) is hosting the latest, greatest edition of Carnival of Evolution. Read about genetic…

Sun Reaches Quietest Solar Minimum Since 1913 Blankest years of the last century? I have seen some really good examples of making the data fit the curve, but this has to be the best ever. …

I find myself fascinated how similar people, with similar values, can feel so differently about social engineering.  This comes out in political discourse, and certainly is a hot topic today,…

Please note: despite the date, this is NOT a joke, gag or spoof. Supporters of intelligent design and creation theories keep attempting to subvert our education systems.  They will not be…

Pumpkin warning: to be read before midnight. http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.5321

Cracked has the latest 5 scientific reasons why people act like, umm, jerks. (If crassness bothers you don't click that link! If you think crass is funny, then what are you waiting for?). Reason…

Scoop!  ScientificBlogging Exclusive! Your intrepid investigative reporter can exclusively report the finding of an unpublished complete proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.  The key document…

We're always looking for new ways to add value to the science community.   Sure, other sites may offer the usual boring job placement listings or forums on how to write effective grant proposals…

Hi, I am The Science Ninja.    When I am not killing people with my pinky, I am doing awesome science experiments, like how to kill people with my pinky. Because I am also scientifically…

Can you remember great jokes? I know I can't. Now I know why - the greatest jokes work by subverting usual thought patterns, making them less memorable but funnier, according to the Daily Telelgraph.…

UC Berkeley Paleontologist Kevin Padian (also president of the National Center for Science Education) reviews Jerry Coyne's book Why Evolution is True in PLoS Biology. While he praises the book for…

How bad science can make you feel really good. There is some really wonderful bad science to be found out there in the wierd world web.  More wonderful than the bad site is the good site that…

Mission Madness got personal. Perhaps it was the SPB ballooning of votes, perhaps it is simply inherent in any popularity contest like this. With only three rounds let to go (vote early, vote often!…

If you don't know the story of the cane toads, here's the short version: imported to Australia in hopes of controlling the cane beetle, which came to the continent with the sugar cane when *it* was…

I  often like to watch Dog Whisperer, and am fascianated by how a very small dog can often dominate a much larger one, simply through being of higher “energy”, as Cesar Millan calls it. …

The Chicken, the Egg and The Hermeneutic Circle. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?It is often difficult when analysing a problem to know where to start. Cause and effect sometimes seem to…

Intelligence Made Simple: Part 2Please see also Part 1Are there other intelligences in the cosmos?  How would we know?By what universal standard can we know intelligence when we see it? A…