A biologist friend of mine recently heard from a journalist who was fact-checking a squid article. (Go, conscientious journalism!) The article included the line "the Humboldt squid is five feet long…

What kind of science is involved in comics? My guess is comics involve social sciences. The characters minds and behaviors are psychological sciences. The creator of the comics is involved in the…

Our universe is full of life forms of energy,nothing else,there is no single unit of space,all universe is compose of energy forms interacting in relationship with one another,the difference between…

For all of you postdocs who worry about an uncertain future, endure low pay, fret about getting stuck on uninspiring research, then you might take heart from the example of Francis Crick. In late…

Dating can be a difficult task, a daunting challenge for men and women the world over. It becomes especially difficult when what you're trying to date is extremely ancient. I'm not talking about…

Scientific Name Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.) Family Orchidaceaae Used Part Root. Distribution Area An epiphytic orchid, 30-60 cm. high, found from Uttar Pradesh…

Scientific Name Cassia fistula Linn. Family Caesalpiniaceae (Fabaceae) Used Part Root. Distribution Area A deciduous medium-sized tree, occurring in deciduous forests throughout the…

What is the essence of matter? We can keep going on trying to find out the constituents of particles that make matter and that is certainly an interesting investigative path.  We have quarks and…

after 9/11 went to church far from alone tragedy pushed toward a religios like experience made me think that life has traditionally been more difficult and that ease may be what eased out religion…

Do you wish you knew more about molecular biology?  If you do but find conventional textbooks a little dry then this could be just what you're looking for.... Yes, it's the Manga Guide To…

I was reading Charlie Brooker's excellent column in The Guardian and was disappointed to learn that our educational system, underfunded though it is, seems to have bought into the wave of pseudo…

Following on from a debate I had some time ago, in relation to alternative medicine (see my "Life Energy" rant) I tried to summarise the materialist view of the universe, to try and explain the…

Polly Toynbee has written a great article titled Quackery and superstition - available soon on the NHS"A sharp line has to be drawn between fact and fiction when it comes to spending public funds on…

As a  first act in the new committee, I have decided to publish a small article on the recent issue with the Omega_b discovery. The Omega_b is a particle which has been seen for the first time…

An article in this week's edition of Nature adds to the mysteries surrounding 'dark matter'. Should we abandon this enigmatic concept of invisible matter that exerts gravitational attraction but is…

. . . Wait! Stop the presses! They're not enormous, they're just somewhat large. They don't stab their prey, they just chew and swallow. Maybe that sounds nitpicky--big is big and sharp is sharp,…

Dear Hugh Hefner:Ever wondered  why you’re rich?   Yes, yes, you’re a savvy businessman who succeeded where thousands have failed.   But there are deeper reasons underlying why your…

A recent LiveScience article "Recession May Boost Life Expectancy" suggests that economic downturns may boost the life expectancy of the population.  The conclusions suggest that, while not…

Did you even know there was a discipline called paleomagnetics?   Probably not.(1)   It isn't easy to find a category on this site to put it in, that's for sure. But a discipline it is and…

The truth of the situation is this; notice this: you are conversing with a friend on any topic. Next, a pretty woman enters the room, and immediately the intent of the conversationalists changes,…