Started a unit on Force&Motion with my 5th grade class last week.  So far they are loving it!  My general style is to let them discover and play first, and explain the science behind it…

  Jatropha farming on common land has begun in Andhra Pradesh  India. FES has been working with state governments to help communities achieve legal recognition for the…

Every so often here a "investigation" by one Curtis Hinkle and the "transgender and intersexed community" will be cited. What about the people who did the investigating? Those anonymous members of…

One of the larger topics concerning international security and science is the nuclear proliferation among states and potentially non-state actors. The genie has been let of the bottle so to speak.…

“But to focus on combat vehicles is to miss the more important usage and dependency trends. In a study of fuel use in Iraq, the Marines found that only 10 percent of their consumption was by armed…

You know there's a lot of garbage floating around out there when it gets a name like "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch."  Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX)…

Rolling Stone began a recent article with this provocative lede: "The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it's everywhere. The world's most powerful investment bank is a great…

A couple of weeks ago someone found a "mysterious container" by the road in Atascosa County, Texas. Authorities in Atascosa County said the container appeared to contain hair and bones. They were…

I would like to thank the naked bike rider who had that slogan finger-painted on his back for the inspiration for this blog title. Yes, a naked bike rider. Ouch. Husband and I were enjoying a…

  1. COMPARISON OF BIOENERGY  WITH OTHER Renewable Energy 1.1. Advantages · Sufficient competitiveness of biomass as energy resource in comparison with hydrocarbon · High potentiality…

"One year later, the China National Petroleum Corporation has struck oil at the Ahdab field in Wasit Province, southeast of Baghdad. And while the relationship between the company and the Iraqi…

I received an interesting question today from an Alex Ziller in the comments thread of a recent post. Here it is: Do you think blogging actually improves Science? (I know, one should first define…

Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants. Professor Lynne Macaskie from the University of Birmingham this week (7-10 September)…

Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity. Professor Derek Lovley…

As the story was told to me, the realization that my eyes were “different” wasn’t discovered until I’d been home from the hospital for a couple weeks. You know how it is - newborns sleep a lot, and…

Researchers say they have identified a genetic variation in people with type 2 diabetes that affects how the body's muscle cells respond to the hormone insulin. Previous studies have identified…

"It is better to treat p values as nothing more than useful exploratory tools or measures of surprise. In any search for new physics,  a small p value should only be seen as a first step in the…

Ale vera juices are commonly made from grounded leaves dissolved in water. They are packed and sold as health tonic. However three of the species including Aloe vera are not safe to drink and even…

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment…

India’s Jatropha Tussle The Indian government has welcomed biofuels with open arms. Faced with a rapidly growing economy, the world’s second-largest population and an eye-watering fuel import bill,…