The membersof sub family Papilionaceae are herbs, shrubs or trees found in all climates but mostly between and near the tropics and are more abundant in the old than in the New World. The family…

It seems that certain great ideas have Times. Like, whoever's alive at that time, it doesn't matter--they're going to discover electricity, because the idea's in the ether. Or whatever. So as it…

When Electricians Were Opticians Up until the late 19th century there were very few practical applications of experimental findings concerning electricity.  Today, an electric circuit consists…

A new District of Columbia (that's Washington, D.C. to those of you outside the Beltway) law is wonderfully progressive regarding the rights of rats.  Since they love to overregulate stuff, it…

A new District of Columbia (that's Washington, D.C. to those of you outside the Beltway) law is wonderfully progressive regarding the rights of rats.  Since they love to overregulate stuff, it…

For being progressives, California has a states-right belief that really hasn't been seen in America since the South in 1860.  If it isn't in the US Constitution they think they can do it. More…

For being progressives, California has a states-right belief that really hasn't been seen in America since the South in 1860.  If it isn't in the US Constitution they think they can do it. More…

Can your school-age child break this code? VS LBH NER NTRQ ORGJRRA RYRIRA NAQ FVKGRRA NAQ PNA ERNQ GUVF GURA JUL ABG RAGRE GUR NYNA GHEVAT PELCGBTENCUL PBZCRGVGVBA If so, The School of…

Adult science literary has tripled since I was a kid, despite the shrill claims that teachers are incompetent, people are stupid and science education is "dismal" that we seen thrown around in…

This week's edition of the CMS Times features a short piece by A.Rao,  where some points are made on the issue of correct statistical analysis of high-energy physics data. If you read the piece…

Corporate media likes to shock or enrage people so when it comes to science stories, the ridiculous - life on other planets, billions 'wasted' on curing cancer, Republicans hate science - often takes…

Mendeley, the citation sharing tool, and the Columbia University Libraries have agreed to jointly develop a graphical and user-friendly Citation Style Language editor, which will enable academic…

At first, President Obama sided with science and smart politics - the Keystone XL project, a 1,700  mile pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast that will produce 700,000 barrels of oil a day…

At first, President Obama sided with science and smart politics - the Keystone XL project, a 1,700  mile pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast that will produce 700,000 barrels of oil a day…

Copyright Infringement and International Law What with the day of action on SOPA taking up the front pages of the media, a new legal definition published by the UN has been mostly overlooked. I think…

“The vacuum is empty” Richard Feynman According to Dick himself, this was his catchiest motto, but eventually he abandoned it for being as wrong as it sounds right.   There are several…

Expect to hear a lot about the Mayans until December 22, 2012. End of the world conspiracies happen pretty much five times a year but it's still going to get its attention because a lot of older…

Expect to hear a lot about the Mayans until December 22, 2012. End of the world conspiracies happen pretty much five times a year but it's still going to get its attention because a lot of older…

Have you heard of biobricks? They're the answer--or at least an answer--to the accusation made here at Science 2.0 and elsewhere that: . . . there is one area where physics has the life sciences beat…

Dec. 6, Spinning the Interaction Story: Spin 1 (1 of 3)Snarky puzzle Figure out how to represent any quaternion using 3D rotations and one complex number. BackgroundComplex numbers are critical in…