This disappeared from the Internet after I wrote Awesome Thanksgiving Science last year so I found an archive version before it disappears for good. Original link: http://www.kimmerer.com/a-botanical…

"There is no such thing as a theoretical uncertainty. All there is is theoretical stupidity" Guido Altarelli

The NY Times headline on Nov 18, 2009, read: “Why Exercise Makes you Less Anxious” I exercise (training for the Paris marathon next April. Woo hoo!) and I’ve been known to dabble in anxiety, so I…

ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS WILLD. Systematic position Kingdom Plantae Division Spermatophyta Class Monocotyledonae Subclass Coronarieae Order Liliales Family…

Plant growth is a sum total of anabolic and catabolic reactions with addition of dry matter. The plant growth is regulated by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. There are several other factors…

PRODUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HYDROCARBONS IN LATICIFER PLANTS V1A.66 A. Kumar, V.R. Kumar, S. Parveen, V.P.S. Shekhawat, A. Kotiya Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302 004,…

Hey if were around I think a party is in order. To steal from Prince, party like is December 21, 2012.  Well I predict if the universe is lined up we could have unusual ocean tides from abnormal…

Humboldt squid are apparently still swarming off the coast of northern California, according to this account from Marin: The fishing began roughly 30 miles from shore when captain Rick Powers killed…

'Many eyes' is a better approach to image recognition than algorithms.  When looking at real-universe galaxy merger remnants, and comparing them with simulations, it's better to just have lots…

One of the beauties of spiral galaxies is bursts of blue-and-red hydrogen light from newly-born clusters of stars.  In the 19th century a poetically similar outburst of creativity occurred in…

A taste of honey, I suggest it is for IBM and the rest of us, to see a molecule. Have you missed the news chockful of opportunities? Before that however, let's remember…

What is the size of the universe? How heavy is it? How big can black holes grow? How small are subatomic particles? How many orders of magnitude will I cross when going from the microscopic quantum…

Today, I learned from the Wall Street Journal that "frying cuttlefish" is Cantonese slang for being fired. As a result, cuttlefish fishing trips are deliberately misnamed squid fishing trips, to…

An environmental factor that limits crop productivity or destroys biomass is referred to as stress or disturbance. Salinity in soil or water is one of the major stresses and especailly in arid and…

Does genetic engineering have a role to play in developing sustainable agricultural systems? Many of the claims of the proponents of agricultural biotechnologies are being challenged by a coalition…

Consultant Ashwani Kumar Objective To introduce the concept of planting Jatropha Curcas as fencing at small holders level and start up production of Jatropha oil and bio-fuel. Rationale The…

Does it cost money to be green, or can a company make greater profits by being green? Even a decade ago, most companies thought environmental sensitivity was too expensive an option, that it would…

Everyone knows that the dollar is the reserve currency of the world.  But most people probably don't know what that really means and how it affects them personally.  The dominance of the…

An environmental factor that limits crop productivity or destroys biomass is referred to as stress or disturbance. Salinity in soil or water is one of the major stresses and especailly in arid and…

An opinion piece in the Boston Herald criticizes the squid dissection component of an overnight family education event at the New England Aquarium: The barbaric highlight of the night was when the…