Cecilia van der Merwe, South African engineer and brains behind my World Cup Physics of the Vuvuzela article, was on "Let's Talk Geek" and gave us a mention - so in return you have to devote 2 hours…

Idle computers are the astronomers' playground: Three citizen scientists--an American couple and a German--have discovered a new radio pulsar hidden in data gathered by the Arecibo Observatory. This…

Citizen scientists are doing big things in astronomy in 2010.   A few days ago, three amateurs discovered PSR J2007+2722, a neutron star that rotates 41 times per second and a recent Science…

A few months ago, Google opened the Android Market to allow anyone to load software but now studies show that an average of one in every five applications had access to personal information , which…

Weird World Weather There is a lot of happy talk out there that is premised on the belief that you can't tell the public the bad news because it’ll scare them and they'll not do anything, or they…

What do you get when you mash up neuroscience-fiction smash-hit "Inception" with the charming, all ages "Up"?   "Upception", of course.  See the trailer below:

What do you get when you mash up neuroscience-fiction smash-hit "Inception" with the charming, all ages "Up"?   "Upception", of course.  See the trailer below:

What happens on "Futurama" when Professor Farnsworth learns that evolution is under attack in schools?   The science-mobile, that's what.

What happens on "Futurama" when Professor Farnsworth learns that evolution is under attack in schools?   The science-mobile, that's what.

Chad Orzel tackles a reader question on how to do cold atoms experiments so he engages in some 'lab porn' (hey, his words, not mine) with pics and all, at least of the vacuum apparatus.  You'll…

Chad Orzel tackles a reader question on how to do cold atoms experiments so he engages in some 'lab porn' (hey, his words, not mine) with pics and all, at least of the vacuum apparatus.  You'll…

Publisher for the people Mike Eisen, HHMI investigator (science cred!), Mad Men devotee(cultural cred!) and (oh yeah) co-founder of PLoS (Science 2.0 cred!) gets some love from this paper, so…

Publisher for the people Mike Eisen, HHMI investigator (science cred!), Mad Men devotee(cultural cred!) and (oh yeah) co-founder of PLoS (Science 2.0 cred!) gets some love from this paper, so…

The majority of "fused" people, those who view themselves as completely immersed in a group, are willing to commit extreme acts for the good of their compatriots, says research soon to appear in…

If you want to really get back to nature, it still involves meat.  A team of researchers has discovered evidence that human ancestors were using stone tools and consuming the meat and marrow of…

“BY ALL accounts, I’m a medical miracle,” says Ozzy Osbourne, an ageing rock star who once bit the head off a live bat. For four decades Mr Osbourne (pictured above in his prime) drank too much and…

“BY ALL accounts, I’m a medical miracle,” says Ozzy Osbourne, an ageing rock star who once bit the head off a live bat. For four decades Mr Osbourne (pictured above in his prime) drank too much and…

If you want serious coverage of the Pakistan floods, read Patrick Lockerby. If you want it to be obvious that during Ramadan people fast anyway, read Boston.com I guess it isn't that bad, but only a…

If you want serious coverage of the Pakistan floods, read Patrick Lockerby. If you want it to be obvious that during Ramadan people fast anyway, read Boston.com I guess it isn't that bad, but only a…

One solution to the heart risk caused by obesity, although an obtuse one, is to add things to the junk food industry instead of taking away some junk food. Researchers at Imperial College London…