It has been known for quite some time that exercise promotes neurogenesis, but now a study by Leuner, Glasper, and Gould, published by PLoS ONE this month, claims that the most intimate form of…

On my way home last night, motoring the red Jeep down Ohio Rt 53, out in the middle of nowhere, only a bunch of farm fields, oncoming traffic and darkness, I saw a bright flash of light in my left…

I was very happy to see Bio-diesel being sold (and cheaper) -at regular outlets, what we call petrol pumps in India. And cheaper than normal diesel. That made me particularly happy because Spain…

Roads of city centre in Barcelona or leading to it are having trees on both the sides. A feature that Maharaja of Jaipur laid down when he founded Jaipur. You can still see some trees on some roads…

Ashfall On Katla Unless you have been vacationing on the far side of the moon, you will have seen lots of pictures of the recent Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Location map, courtesy Wikimedia Commons On…

I am not a religious person, and I'm most certainly not spiritual either. Both of these statements get me into trouble in polite society, especially when they are coupled. Apparently I'm not the only…

I am preparing a disclaimer to be added to the bottom of my posts here. The problem I am trying to solve -at least in part- is that the colleagues in the scientific collaborations I work for…

During recent visit to France I encountered my old friend working on biofuels telling me" Jatropha is a means of keeping underdeveloped countries underdeveloped"That was contrary to all the ideas…

It great to see all the roads of Barcelona so green:  Its a natural way of green house gas mitigation and to reduce pollution. 

While passively watching an episode of South Park,1 my spidey sense tingled - something was amiss, and it wasn't the barely surviving buttons on Cartman's pants. I grabbed the remote from the huz and…

I had a "driveway" moment today listening to NPR - you know, where the story is really interesting and you've arrived at your destination but want to hear the end and folks walking by your car stare…

Alex Antunes, space columnist and mastermind behind Project Calliope, got some love from Wired's online Gadget Lab. It doesn’t always have to be a scientific experiment. Antunes’ project, called…

Alex Antunes, space columnist and mastermind behind Project Calliope, got some love from Wired's online Gadget Lab. It doesn’t always have to be a scientific experiment. Antunes’ project, called…

Biotransport and ocean mixing Before I get into the 'bio' aspect of this article I want to put it in context by pointing to a means of ocean mixing that is not as well known as it deserves to be.…

Chaos is the disorder of a dynamical system but it is not completely unpredictable.   Researchers are convinced that locating the origin of chaos and watching it develop might allow science to…

The Atlas collaboration made public, just in time for the 2010 ICHEP conference in Paris, the projected reach of their searches for standard model Higgs bosons. This is a whole set of interesting new…

Inspired by the new "Inception" movie, io9's Annalee Newitz compiles her favorite scifi dream cities - dark horse inclusion: "Monsters, Inc."

Inspired by the new "Inception" movie, io9's Annalee Newitz compiles her favorite scifi dream cities - dark horse inclusion: "Monsters, Inc."

Just a short bit, since I'm tired after BEING INTERVIEWED BY WIRED!!!??!  Not that I'd brag about being INTERVIEWED BY WIRED or anything, just thought I'd mention, in pass, that WIRED…

BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site where ugly people need not apply, has launched a virtual sperm (and egg) bank for people who want to have beautiful babies.   Really.  They call it the…