The Standard Model of particle physics has been under attack since its original formulation, in 1967, and yet it has so far resisted every assault; in so doing it has become one of the most…

We like to make fun of pseudoscience, mostly because it is hypocritical.   It simultaneously says real science is insular and close-minded and BIG and therefore resistant to awesome new ideas,…

From Daily Life in an Ivory Basement: I'm a big believer in open science...but it's always interesting to think about how such things as "data release" can be perverted by clever scientists. I'm…

From Daily Life in an Ivory Basement: I'm a big believer in open science...but it's always interesting to think about how such things as "data release" can be perverted by clever scientists. I'm…

Here's a  video showing how many asteroids we’ve discovered since 1980.  Is it accurate? No idea but we want it to be accurate, which is good enough.

Here's a  video showing how many asteroids we’ve discovered since 1980.  Is it accurate? No idea but we want it to be accurate, which is good enough.

The following parallelepiped was found by Clifford Reiter und Jorge Sawyer (Lafayette College, Easton, Pensilvania) with brute force computer trials. It is a parallelepiped with all three sides being…

Since the prehistoric times when the man learned to make tools from iron he has advanced to make better and better tools. If man has achieved maximum success in one field , its the field of weapons.…

Since the prehistoric times when the man learned to make tools from iron he has advanced to make better and better tools. If man has achieved maximum success in one field , its the field of weapons.…

Perhaps the Japanese have the longest life. Some people say because they take red wine. I am no expert in medicine but what I have seen in Japan is that they hardly eat fried food. Most of the…

In the interest of your to-do list (and wallet), we’ve adapted Stephen Covey's best-selling self-help book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" to create The Seven Habits of a Highly…

In the interest of your to-do list (and wallet), we’ve adapted Stephen Covey's best-selling self-help book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" to create The Seven Habits of a Highly…

We all avoid different things. I avoid polyester clothing. They avoid talking about death.  (Lisa Daxer) Projects on SETI projects look for extraterrestrial signals from space.  Work with…

FOR hormone-addled teenagers, finding a date can often seem to be a matter of life and death. As it turns out, that may not be so far from the truth.

FOR hormone-addled teenagers, finding a date can often seem to be a matter of life and death. As it turns out, that may not be so far from the truth.

Always wanted to fight actual hordes of locusts and see what that whole Sodom place was all about?You're in luck.  The Bible Online, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, is coming…

Starting from big bang which took place around 13 - 14 billions years ago and when the earth was formed some 5 billion years ago till 70 000 years ago when present day man made its appearance felt…

Starting from big bang which took place around 13 - 14 billions years ago and when the earth was formed some 5 billion years ago till 70 000 years ago when present day man made its appearance felt…

Starting from big bang which took place around 13 - 14 billions years ago and when the earth was formed some 5 billion years ago till 70 000 years ago when present day man made its appearance felt…

Starting from big bang which took place around 13 - 14 billions years ago and when the earth was formed some 5 billion years ago till 70 000 years ago when present day man made its appearance felt…