The people who brought a certain cultural demographic (*cough*) sand-free peanut butter have now come out with a new product that is going to appeal to the anti-science crackpots that shop in places…

No one wants to send a poor country gravel but look for appropriate rich country outrage now that a road crew has bulldozed a Mayan pyramid to make some. Belizean police say they are investigating…

No one wants to send a poor country gravel but look for appropriate rich country outrage now that a road crew has bulldozed a Mayan pyramid to make some. Belizean police say they are investigating…

The drug candidate J147 was able to reverse memory deficits and improve several aspects of brain function in mice with advanced symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.  …

Unique cellular and molecular mechanisms behind tooth renewal in American alligators may help science learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to a new study. We regenerate…

There are some places where food is easy to grow and some where it is not. Nature is not fair. Expecting companies in countries with food to ship it everywhere for free is not practical and the…

Space Oddity by Chris Hadfield - David Bowie Approves Nearly 5,000,000 views so far. Chris Hadfield left orbit in style yesterday after five months aboard the International Space Station. Hours…

Not getting the message that emissions are bad?  A new paper claims that air pollution and emissions from coal-fired electricity plants are associated with higher suicide rates right along with…

The Supreme Court came down overwhelmingly on the side of Monsanto today, ruling unanimously that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto's patent on genetically modified soybeans when he culled some…

The Supreme Court came down overwhelmingly on the side of Monsanto today, ruling unanimously that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto's patent on genetically modified soybeans when he culled some…

Detecting alien worlds is a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for…

We all know that the Earth is in constant motion, rotating beneath our feet, but new research in Nature Geoscience reveals that the center of the Earth is out of sync with the rest of the planet and…

The funniest thing I have read lately. Ben Elton's new Britcom 'The Wright Way' has been panned by critics.  It is about a health and safety team in the fictitious borough of Baselricky. One…

Responsible energy production would seem to have an obvious positive roadmap; have energy companies include environmental groups in guiding pollution standards and participating in studies about…

Rather than Draconian measures to cut emissions, which will impact people in various regions and economic spheres unfairly, a better solution may be to simply keep places cooler on hot days, which…

The movement of nitrate through groundwater to streams can take decades to occur and that long lag time means that changes in the use of nitrogen-based fertilizer (the typical source of nitrate) may…

The large majority of non-coding DNA, which is abundant in many living things, may not actually be needed for complex life in at least one carnivorous plant, Utricularia gibba, according to a…

Pollution and Parliament Is carbon dioxide a pollutant ? I am old enough to remember the great smog and the 1953 flood.  There is nothing like a first-hand view of nature in the raw to make a…

Hornswoggled with a Boondoggle Etymology isn't a true science, but any etymologist worthy of the name needs to adopt scientific methods if he or she is to avoid falling into the trap of producing…

We, the people, have understood. We've got it. Too much CO2 is spewed out in the atmosphere!  The problem is that we, the people, understood this like 'a million' years ago. I wish those who…