US scientists are significantly more likely to publish fake research than scientists from elsewhere, according to a bold statement published in a BMJ press release.    The press release is…

Kate's Month at the Museum ends November 18, 2010. As the winner of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's contest, she has been "eating, sleeping, and sciencing for 30 days" there. This…

A Chinese team's brain imaging device has come under question from developers of a U.S. device who say it's a near duplicate of theirs, LiveScience has learned. An article on the Chinese device was…

A Chinese team's brain imaging device has come under question from developers of a U.S. device who say it's a near duplicate of theirs, LiveScience has learned. An article on the Chinese device was…

Oxytocin, dubbed the "cuddle hormone" because of its importance in bonding ,  is best known for its role in childbirth and breastfeeding, and animal studies have shown that it may also be…

It's been the decade of metamaterials, with breakthroughs toward an invisibility cloak occurring every few months.   With conventional materials, light typically travels along a straight…

Under certain conditions vapor bubbles can form in fluids moving swiftly over a surface and those bubbles soon collapse with such great force that they can even poke holes in steel and damage objects…

A year ago, you probably did not know what a vuvuzela was but, if you read this site during the World Cup, you know it now. Turns out so do a lot of other people.  The Global Language Monitor,…

A year ago, you probably did not know what a vuvuzela was but, if you read this site during the World Cup, you know it now. Turns out so do a lot of other people.  The Global Language Monitor,…

A Japanese physics team have turned theory into reality and, more importantly, information into energy.   By applying an electric field to a lattice of tiny plastic beads, they were able to…

A Japanese physics team have turned theory into reality and, more importantly, information into energy.   By applying an electric field to a lattice of tiny plastic beads, they were able to…

Are you willing to switch to an @Facebook.com e-mail address? Email wars, which have been dormant since the 1990s, appear to be back and social-networking behemoth Facebook is leading the charge.…

Are you willing to switch to an @Facebook.com e-mail address? Email wars, which have been dormant since the 1990s, appear to be back and social-networking behemoth Facebook is leading the charge.…

It's a funny title but the meaning is more serious; Surgical items, such as sponges and small instruments, left in the bodies of children who undergo surgery are uncommon and rarely fatal but…

It's a funny title but the meaning is more serious; Surgical items, such as sponges and small instruments, left in the bodies of children who undergo surgery are uncommon and rarely fatal but…

At Oddee, Gracie Murano has compiled 10 Bizarre Medical Discoveries, among them items like "asthma can be treated with a roller coaster ride" and coffee drinkers are more likely to have…

At Oddee, Gracie Murano has compiled 10 Bizarre Medical Discoveries, among them items like "asthma can be treated with a roller coaster ride" and coffee drinkers are more likely to have…

Warning! If you’re thinking this is going to be about gruesome punishments or such like, prepare to be disappointed! This is about teaching and learning electromagnetism. Having recently retired, I…

Facebook may have gotten metadata right, says Tyler Bell on O'Reilly Radar.   Facebook's OpenGraph Protocol is neither open nor a protocol but is an extremely straightforward and applicable…

Facebook may have gotten metadata right, says Tyler Bell on O'Reilly Radar.   Facebook's OpenGraph Protocol is neither open nor a protocol but is an extremely straightforward and applicable…