It Ain't Minnesota I don't care what the SatNav says - trust me -  this ain't Minnesota! Can you think of a better caption for my photo phakery?

Biology is entering a period where the science can be underlaid by explanatory and predictive principles, rather than little bits of causality swimming in a sea of phenomenology. - Eric Davidson,…

Star LegoI just came across this excellent YouTube video. Enjoy!

Arctic Bright Another little poem which I hope will be of use to educators and students of EFL. Please feel free to copy for educational purpose or other, similar fair use, with attributions. Arctic…

The change in genetic material of a population of organisms and its accumulation over generations leads to adaptive evolution of an organism and origin of new species. The genetic pool of a sexually…

Two new studies made using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have put Einstein's General Theory of Relativity to the test (again) and the results show it is still the best game in town. Each team used…

The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust.  The crust is what we need to think about here and the earth's crust is divided into 'plates' that are like puzzle…

For me, parenting a child with autism sometimes feels like taking high school physics. I was never a science-minded kid. I was a writer. I did theater. I was all about the liberal arts. But, science…

Researchers have discovered more about the mechanisms underlying female sexual arousal using a novel prototype drug called UK-414,495, according to findings published this week in the British Journal…

a new review published in the April issue of The Cochrane Library suggests that restrictions on smoking in public reduce secondhand smoke exposure, heart attacks, and improve a number health…

New satellite data indicate that March 2010 was the third warmest month since December 1978, compared to seasonal norms, according to researchers at the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The…

Anthropologists writing in the Journal of Social Archaeology say they have found evidence indicating that Mayan citizens recorded their family history by burying it within their homes. Maya in the…

Researchers have identified the brain circuit that underlies our ability to resist instant gratification in order to earn a better payoff. The effort provides insight, scientists say, into the…

Exclusive licenses to gene patents are supposed to spur development of new technologies for gauging disease risk but actually do more to block competition in the gene testing market, say researchers…

The Animal That Amplifies Itself Amplify: to make a thing bigger or more powerful. The characteristic that most distinguishes humans from our animal cousins is not the use of tools.  Nor is it…

Brain damage at birth is a horrible thing to happen to a baby.  Brain cells are very vulnerable to hypoxic / ischemic damage (the latter term referring to restricted blood supply), which makes…

Communicating with the dead is a standard job requirement for a psychic such as the infamous medium John Edward of the television show Crossing Over who claims to be able to listen to what the…

A while ago, I read an argument that understanding economics is more important than understanding evolution. The author's point is that evolutionary theory does not provide the layman with…

Lands Of The Midnight Sun This is a list of dates and latitudes where the sun doesn't set for days on end. It might be a useful resource for anyone interested in the Arctic or Antarctic. I've posted…

Could you successfully launch a high precision functioning space satellite that was made out of wood? Instead of speculating, I asked.  In my 365DOA Podcast I called up Randa Milliron, the CEO…