Harken back to the dark days of 2003, when vampire sagas were not yet all the rage.  NPR has the details on vampire public relations blitzes in the last part of this decade. To: VampsPRFr:…

Harken back to the dark days of 2003, when vampire sagas were not yet all the rage.  NPR has the details on vampire public relations blitzes in the last part of this decade. To: VampsPRFr:…

The Lost Skeleton Returns is available on Amazon.com today (you just saw the link) so if you go for awesome science humor, that's pure heaven.   If you go for mediocre science humor, you can…

The Lost Skeleton Returns is available on Amazon.com today (you just saw the link) so if you go for awesome science humor, that's pure heaven.   If you go for mediocre science humor, you can…

How long will it take for a book on Hauser to appear in print? The plot usually goes like this: A laboratory publishes its research findings in a journal—possibly even a breakthrough in its field.…

How long will it take for a book on Hauser to appear in print? The plot usually goes like this: A laboratory publishes its research findings in a journal—possibly even a breakthrough in its field.…

Is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) too often confused with immaturity or just young age?  It may be, according to new research by a Michigan State University economist published…

Science has a long history of being multinational and has long been a way to bridge cultures and balance the public good with private gain.    Science, being about excellence, has zero…

Charity, What Does It Mean? - Sadaqa, Matlab Kya He? An essay on the meaning of the term 'charity', with scientific, philosophical and historical discussion. "There is no person who does not have the…

Donald Light, professor of comparative health policy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, says the pharmaceutical industry is a market for 'lemons' -  a market in which the…

Being married has been associated with improving health but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond alters hormones in a way that reduces stress - but you don't need to buy a ring just…

A new Rice University study's side-by-side comparison of 10 human genetic models to determine when 'mitochondrial Eve'(mtEve), the maternal ancestor of all living humans, lived uses a very different…

Children are natural psychologists and by the time they reach preschool they understand that other people have desires, preferences, beliefs, and emotions too. Exactly how they learn this isn't clear…

Welcome to my first blog entry ever! That the Big Bang is the start of the universe, the mysterious “point of creation”, is stated often still today, even by prominent physicists. It is also not true…

The Open Source movement has been an integral part of software development for many years now, and it is starting to explode into the science world. The latest project might even transform brain…

Proof of aliens within 25 years?  What's the basis for this optimism? Well, of course, it's the Drake equation.  It had to be.  While it is certainly reasonable that everyone has their…

Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research writing in the journal Stem Cells say they have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to treat rodents afflicted with…

Nature has created roses to make you happy.

Water plants float on water bodies but still can respire as they have stomata largely on upper side of the leaves ( adaxial surface) and either have broad leaves or serrated leaves.

Plants wait for insects to visit their pitcher like structure and close the lid and digest the insect to meet their protein needs.