What if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?  It isn't the craziest question in the world, since birds are dropping bread in various parts and breaking things.   But the…

What if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?  It isn't the craziest question in the world, since birds are dropping bread in various parts and breaking things.   But the…

A postdoc's view of the changing world of academic research 'What's on your mind?' These are the four words taunting me on my Facebook page as I wind down from a long day at work. Today…

New dinosaurs in a long-forgotten world and you've never heard of it?  Don't be alarmed, the "lost continent" of Laramidia was formed when a shallow sea flooded the central region of North…

Applicatoin of biotechnology in regeneration of rice (Oryza sativa), Maize, Eucalyptus, hot pepper, guava (Psidium guajava L.) stone fruit (Pinis pinea) and compares the features of in vitro grown…

Combination of biology and technology is in practice. Attempts have been made to bring them together in different parts of the world. We have made a simple attempt to bring biology and technology…

When I arrive to west I have better option to look towards east from the west. The attitude is different. East dwels more on its glorious past, some of the most advanced nations have no past to share…

I devote only a short piece today to the topic of the week -or the month- in particle physics: as many of you already know, yesterday the CMS collaboration has made public the results of their…

Energy from the air?  How very Tesla of you!   But unlike America's favorite quirky inventor, this isn't transmitted power and no dogs have to die.    It's using moisture from the…

Are you a brilliant student but can't take tests well?   A star athlete in practice but nerves overwhelm you at game time?   It's common but in varying degrees; the line between someone who…

Did Neanderthals develop `modern' tools and ornaments solely through contact with Homo sapiens, or could they adapt, innovate and evolve technology on their own?   A new anthropology study…

Airlines, hotel companies, anything with a date attached, know they have you on the hook the closer to that date because no one buys airline tickets for tomorrow unless they are desperate, and there…

The United States is home to some 40 different species of bat. Thanks to stories of blood-sucking vampire bats, they've somewhat developed the reputation of a fearsome pest, but in fact…

Ever want to build your own launch rail?  Interorbital Systems did, and sent me pictures. I know, I know, you're thinking "aren't all the cool kids building their own rockets instead?" …

Black holes draw audiences, because they are weird, they are profound, they are Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking rolled into a singularity. Or some such – except, none of this is actually the case.…

I am currently running an experiment, with multiple aims. I have created a new blog in wordpress, where I intend to publish a translation to modern Greek of selected articles that I have written in…

Since you are not Moses, with an omnipotently powerful deity covering your escape, in the situation of a fanatical pharaoh on your trail you may be confused as to how you could part the Red Sea and…

Tendons connect bones to muscles so if you want to run during a football game or fight a Trojan War, they are important.   If you didn't understand the clever pun in the title, the only…

Oxytocin (alpha-hypophamine ) is a nine amino acid peptide more commonly known as a neurotransmitter in the brain - a love hormone. There have been many studies trying to discern the impact of…

Are you a New York City Science 2.0 readers?    If so, join American Museum of Natural History Curator Mike Shara of the Department of Astrophysics as he jumps 50 years into the future to a…