If I could do Calliope as a full-tilt project, not just a hobby venture, I would make it involve transmedia and gaming.  As life goes, I had neither opportunity nor talent to come up with, say,…

Bacteria attack with toxins designed to hijack or kill host cells but they have ways of protecting themselves from their own toxins.   Researchers have described one of these protective…

Two STEREO spacecraft are now 180 degrees apart from each other and providing scientists with a 360-degree view of the Sun. NASA's STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft were…

You might think Romania is famous for vampires (and in the later part of the 20th century, hot female spies) but witches are getting some attention too. Just not the good kind.   First, they…

You might think Romania is famous for vampires (and in the later part of the 20th century, hot female spies) but witches are getting some attention too. Just not the good kind.   First, they…

Faked fossils hold up science; there’s no two ways about it. Palaeontologists need a thick skin to realize that sometimes, those hours spent examining and interpreting a fossil may have been entirely…

"I had the most remarkable experience this evening. While coming in here, I saw licence plate ANZ 912. Calculate for me, please, the odds that of all the licence plates in the state of Washington I…

The world survies largely on fossil fuel economy but burning fossil fuel causes green house gas emissions which raise Carbon di oxide levels. Kyoto protocol expiring in 2012 , Copenhagen without…

Disclaimer:- This text is not meant either to question God’s existence or Religious rituals or preach Atheism (if there is such a thing). No, on the contrary, I hope, if nothing else, then this text…

I just got back from a vacation in Hawaii and for the entire time, I had laryngitis, or some sort of thing that made me unable to talk and my throat sore. So I could not speak. I tell you, I have…

As the 21st century unfolds, if even one woman does not get a job, there will be claims of discrimination.   And some will believe discrimination occurs institutionally despite the evidence, and…

Recently I've had the bug to go and research human evolution. Kinda cool I know, but slightly off topic for my normal blog. Still, the urge is strong, and I found myself spending hours on the net…

X-ray imaging technology is helping scientists better understand how snakes lost their legs during evolution and perhaps help help resolve the debate about whether they evolved from a terrestrial…

Now that the two articles I have worked on in the past two months are finalized, I think I can disclose where and when they will be published. In the March 2011 issue of Physics World you will find…

Cosmic Embryo #3: The ART of 3D Sun and Breast Cancer Imaging NASA Releasing First Views of the Entire Sun on Super Sun-Day [February 6, 2011] http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/feb/HQ_M11-025…

A few months back we highlighted a review which examined the actual neuroscience effects of love, at least what fMRI shows.   The study (Neuroimaging Love - Romance Is More Scientific Than You…

A few months back we highlighted a review which examined the actual neuroscience effects of love, at least what fMRI shows.   The study (Neuroimaging Love - Romance Is More Scientific Than You…

DISCLAIMER: This blog is neither a letter by a child to his parents nor a path to become a scientist (simply because there doesn’t exist one…....or maybe there exist infinite ways of equal…

The last time AOL made big news is when its CEO, Steve Case, managed to use its pretend Internet money to buy a real company, Time-Warner, and pull a fast one on basically the world. Now Huffington…

The last time AOL made big news is when its CEO, Steve Case, managed to use its pretend Internet money to buy a real company, Time-Warner, and pull a fast one on basically the world. Now Huffington…