Starting from point mutations and gene mutations to chromosomal aberrations , molecular markers, to cultivars, species and genera and phyla, all living organisms make biodiversity of an area. The…

There's no shortage of baseball physics articles on Science 2.0. I have dissected the longest home run ever hit, whether curve balls really curve as much as it seems and how fast a pitcher can throw.…

A study in Food and Chemical Toxicology into the health effect of a GM-tolerant maize crop and the herbicide Roundup suggested lab rats developed mammary tumors and were more likely to die…

In the last few days CMS released four new publications, which you can download from the Cornell arxiv site. These are exquisite new measurements in the fields of top physics, exotica searches, and…

Scientists have been 'abuzz' with the results of a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience in which it was reported that differences in the behavior of honeybees correlated to variations in…

If you were to ask me yesterday what did the most harm to romantic relationships, I would have said 'romantic comedies' followed by 'advice from women'. Why?  Let's face it, you would get…

Landscapes are bound to change if population is growing and demand for housing is increasing and industry and home require food, fodder, and fuel that is obtained from forests legally or illegally.…

The X-Ray laser was a main weapon envisioned for the Reagan administration's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).  The descendants of that technology are used to image nano-scale structures the…

Has global warming made it too darn hot to think about autumn events like Oktoberfest?  Can't choose between a milkshake and a beer? You are in luck, the Red Robin restaurant chain is simply…

It's Great To Be Back! I wish to apologize to all of my readers for being AWOL for so long without a word of explanation.  I have had a severe pain in my right arm from an unknown cause, and…

Twins, height Why twins have different eye colour or one suffer from a disease and other not inspite of having the same set of genes. Epigenetics explains the observed phenotypes to altered gene…

At this link you can find the video of an interview I gave for Festivaletteratura Mantova (the literature festival held last week). I discuss science outreach, the media, the discovery of the Higgs…

Figure 1 : Schematic illustrating key steps involved in colorimetric measurements using a smartphone [1]. Computers are an indispensable part of laboratories. However, arrival of powerful mobile…

Progressives love to get celebrity endorsements for their beliefs, and for good reason; while the right is stuck with Clint Eastwood wandering around unintelligibly - and he disagrees with about half…

Instead of getting any public support, increasingly the mob starts to get out their pitchforks. Now I came across this gem over at the FQXi site – it is down on the comment thread, but it is written…

      Genome: A genome is all the DNA in anorganism, including its genes. •       Comparative Sequence Sizes (Bases) •     …

Since it's the weekend and you are reading this, you are intellectually curious about science, which means there is also a statistical likelihood you enjoy beer. Because of the natural confluence of…

If you, like me, are possessed with that gene that makes people eat the whole bag of chips (don't laugh - somewhere in that 100,000 words of ENCODE public relations blitzing, I saw it), there is good…

While teaching to students algae I suddenly discovered that Blue green algae has been shifted to bacteria and named as Cyanobacteria. I strongly object to this though with no power but all reasons…

Dr. Brian Wansink, professor of marketing  and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, has tackled weighty issues such as what the paintings of "The Last Supper" can tell us about their…