From Scienceblogs: Lately I've been thinking and giving some talks about Scandinavian pseudo-archaeological writers, that is, people who publish books on the past with unsubstantiated claims to…

From Scienceblogs: Lately I've been thinking and giving some talks about Scandinavian pseudo-archaeological writers, that is, people who publish books on the past with unsubstantiated claims to…

As the U.S. Navy bombs Guam with dead, poisoned mice in the latest attempt to eradicate invasive brown tree snakes, it's worth taking a moment to sit back and appreciate -- yes, appreciate --…

As the U.S. Navy bombs Guam with dead, poisoned mice in the latest attempt to eradicate invasive brown tree snakes, it's worth taking a moment to sit back and appreciate -- yes, appreciate --…

In Physical Review Letters, a large group of physicists published their study from the MiniBooNE experiment at Fermilab in Illinois. When they looked at oscillations of muon antineutrinos into…

In Physical Review Letters, a large group of physicists published their study from the MiniBooNE experiment at Fermilab in Illinois. When they looked at oscillations of muon antineutrinos into…

Researchers Patrick Markey and Charlotte Markey, associate professors in psychology at Villanova University and Rutgers University, respectively, were trying to test the idea that testosterone levels…

Researchers Patrick Markey and Charlotte Markey, associate professors in psychology at Villanova University and Rutgers University, respectively, were trying to test the idea that testosterone levels…

Blogs Krystal D'Costa at Scientific American; There are an estimated 900,000 elevators in the United States, each serving an average of 20,000 people per year (1). That means approximately 18 billion…

Blogs Krystal D'Costa at Scientific American; There are an estimated 900,000 elevators in the United States, each serving an average of 20,000 people per year (1). That means approximately 18 billion…

Step 1.  Go to Google MapsStep 2.  Click the 'Get Directions' buttonStep 3.   Input Japan as the starting location and China as the destinationStep 4.  Click 'Get Directions' Go…

Step 1.  Go to Google MapsStep 2.  Click the 'Get Directions' buttonStep 3.   Input Japan as the starting location and China as the destinationStep 4.  Click 'Get Directions' Go…

Regarding the reelection prospects of Bill Foster in the 14th district in Illinois, an article on the candidate mentions "An atypical politician, Foster can list among his endorsers not only the…

Regarding the reelection prospects of Bill Foster in the 14th district in Illinois, an article on the candidate mentions "An atypical politician, Foster can list among his endorsers not only the…

The ATLAS collaboration has just released an important study of the sensitivity to a standard model Higgs boson. For the first time precise predictions are made for LHC running at a centre-of-mass…

Initial Conditions as the Determinate Factor in Russia and China’s Transition Outcome It is widely acknowledged that China has been vastly more successful than Russia in her transition from a planned…

Researchers say that by applying electrical current to the brain they can enhance mathematical performance for up to 6 months - and there is no impact on other cognitive functions. Aside from…

Science and technology issues are just too complex, according to results a new survey from North Carolina State University - when it comes to public issues pertaining to science and technology,…

Depending on whether or not an invisibility cloak conjures up images of 'Harry Potter' or "Star Trek", we can tell a lot about you your age but as far back as H.G. Wells' turn-of-the-19th-century…

In our many accolades of citizen science, nothing stands taller among discoveries than the strange object Hanny van Arkel found in archived images of the night sky in 2008. After catching sight of it…