Many bacteria spend much of their existence within a matrix that they create, called biofilm. Biofilm consists of mucopolysaccharide (or slime-like, think “The Blob” from the 1950s) structures…

A good science fair project typically takes less time and is more interesting to do, than a bad one.  Does this make sense?  Do you want to spend extra time having less fun?  As a…

Alom Shaha at the Guardian thinks that even though there are now more women Ph.D.s than men, women won't go into science unless they see a woman hosting a science show in the UK. We're in the midst…

Alom Shaha at the Guardian thinks that even though there are now more women Ph.D.s than men, women won't go into science unless they see a woman hosting a science show in the UK. We're in the midst…

Disputing that no screening method had proved effective at reducing mortality from lung cancer,  annual CT scans of current and former heavy smokers reduced their risk of death from lung cancer…

Disputing that no screening method had proved effective at reducing mortality from lung cancer,  annual CT scans of current and former heavy smokers reduced their risk of death from lung cancer…

As beautiful as they get, or even more so. It is hard to express the beauty of the event that the CMS collaboration published today. CMS, which stands for "compact muon solenoid", is one of the two…

Giorgio Chiarelli is a particle physicist. His research activity has been based largely at the Fermi laboratory near Chicago, US, at the CDF experiment. In 1994-96 he actively participated in the…

Climate science is suffering a crisis of confidence among the public but the data is there - what climate scientists need are effective climate change communication strategies and ways to engage the…

One solution to reducing the environmental footprint of buildings is to create 'living' materials using synthetic biology and cover them with it.  Those materials could eventually produce…

The Herschel Space Observatory is the largest telescope in space.   It's capable of detecting longer-wavelength light than the human eye can, light in the far-infrared portion of the…

With the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the toxic mud spill in Hungary, the big question is how long will recovery take?   Unfortunately, yet at least scientifically apt, is that there…

Cook's Source is an old school sort of magazine - in that they think they are doing the online world a favor by copyright infringement.  For the benefit of their readers and advertisers and to…

Cook's Source is an old school sort of magazine - in that they think they are doing the online world a favor by copyright infringement.  For the benefit of their readers and advertisers and to…

Both Sony and Microsoft have been looking to take a bite out of Nintendo's wildly popular Wii system - and they need the help.   Playstation 3 is plagued by the 'yellow screen of death', where…

Both Sony and Microsoft have been looking to take a bite out of Nintendo's wildly popular Wii system - and they need the help.   Playstation 3 is plagued by the 'yellow screen of death', where…

If you aren't familiar with the cultural lowest common denominator that is the faux reality show "Jersey Shore", well, you are lucky.    It follows the travails of some truly idiotic…

2010 is the biggest year for life on Mars since 1898.  Or 1955 or whenever the last 'life on other planets' craze hit the public.   But unlike those other times, there is good reason.…

On October 26th, the residents of Earth’s northernmost town, Longyearbyen, Norway watched the sun set and the next time they see it will be February.  Depressing?  Science says Seasonal…

On October 26th, the residents of Earth’s northernmost town, Longyearbyen, Norway watched the sun set and the next time they see it will be February.  Depressing?  Science says Seasonal…