A few weeks ago, an event occurred that added another layer of drama to one of the biggest controversies in video gaming history - namely, who is the King of Kong.  Donkey Kong, that is. If you…

AMATEUR astronomers are enjoying a cat-and-mouse game with the US military in keeping track of its secret space plane, the X-37B.

AMATEUR astronomers are enjoying a cat-and-mouse game with the US military in keeping track of its secret space plane, the X-37B.

Our universe is thought to be around 14 billion years old and astronomers recently determined that big galaxies formed much earlier in the universe's history than previously thought, within the first…

In reading one of the other posts a casual point was made regarding the relative safety of flying versus driving.  It is generally assumed that flying is, by far, the safest of the two modes of…

Eusociality is the social structure where individuals cooperate to raise offspring.   How does it happen?   Some proponents have found the answer in kin selection theory, a 'gene's-eye…

Petermann Ice Island Revisited Petermann Ice Island (2010) Calved on August 05 2010.  The calving had been anticipated for some time and had been predicted to occur in summer 2010 by a number of…

Factory waste, printing and dying industry waste, and bio-organic waste and now oil spills all require bacteria or complex of microbes to clean them as bacteria can utilize these products for their…

If the freezing point of fish blood is -0.9 ° Celsius, how are Antarctic fish able to keep moving at a temperature like -1.8 ° C? You're not the only one to ask, researchers have wondered for 50…

Celebrity, Sex And Fashion for women - Gawker Media's Jezebel gets some Science 2.0:  What do men and women focus on when they see sexy pictures? Turns out, it's not what you'd expect.

Celebrity, Sex And Fashion for women - Gawker Media's Jezebel gets some Science 2.0:  What do men and women focus on when they see sexy pictures? Turns out, it's not what you'd expect.

Theoretical Physicist Marcelo Gleiser, Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth College, writes about Einstein and Bohr and adds his own insight to one of my favorite series here on…

Theoretical Physicist Marcelo Gleiser, Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth College, writes about Einstein and Bohr and adds his own insight to one of my favorite series here on…

Microbes work to mop up oil Some months ago I posted on the scientificblogging.com on my site that probably microbes have eaten the oil away. This was based on my interaction with Dr Banwari lal of…

Start by scaring people about some digital stuff.Then, over-hype some animal behavioral experiments that are difficult to translate to humans. Rest on Nature Network

Start by scaring people about some digital stuff.Then, over-hype some animal behavioral experiments that are difficult to translate to humans. Rest on Nature Network

Bias And Balance There is a founding principle in law: audi alteram partem. It is Latin, and means, literally "Hear the other side." It refers to a principle of fairness, justice and ethics: the…

Body-clock gene reveals sleep cycles with just a pluck, study says.  Early bird or late riser? The mysteries of your sleep cycle may be unlocked by the hairs on your head, says this National…

Body-clock gene reveals sleep cycles with just a pluck, study says.  Early bird or late riser? The mysteries of your sleep cycle may be unlocked by the hairs on your head, says this National…

Last week in Tesero, in front of an audience of 150 interested laypersons, I spoke about the marvels of particle physics (the poster of the conference I gave is below, click to enlarge). My first…