Astronomers have found signatures in X-ray data suggesting that two mid-sized black holes exist close to the center of the nearby starburst galaxy M82, located 12 million light years from Earth.…

A new study of embryonic stem cells shows that mammalian genes may all have a layer of control that acts like the pause button on your DVR, previously thought to be a peculiarity of particular genes.…

Sometimes I find an article that is supposed to be about science or technology and I can't help but wonder what the point of bringing up the subject was.  A recent LiveScience article entitled…

Marshall, thanks for your reply. I'm not famous Jerry. He published his photo in the Keely group, so you can see the difference.http://keelynet.com/whoisdecker.htm  I believe John Ernst…

The Light Of Reason The greatest tool ever invented by kings and dictators was propaganda.  Disinformation can help to win wars.  In WW2 the German naval codes were broken at Bletchley.…

H/t to the huz and Matt Bors.

The Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science has just opened as a new multi-disciplinary research centre at the University of Sussex. One of their first projects is an investigation into synaesthesia…

When Dr. Valerie Paradiz invited me to join the staff of her brainchild school for those on the autism spectrum called the ASPIE School in Boiceville, NY, I was most honored and extremely excited.…

Introduction: (One simple rule) Science is not guys in lab coats.  Science is not beakers and test tubes, or fancy expensive equipment that requires a degree to operate. Science isn't…

The first year I was working as a Behavior Therapist, I had a client named David*- a five year old boy with autism, who was my first case as a newly-promoted supervising Senior Therapist. My boss and…

By observing distant earthquakes, researchers at the University of Calgary have revealed new clues about the interior of our planet. They say they have discovered that the composition of Earth's…

If you thought storing your entire music library on an iPod was cool, you haven't seen anything yet.  Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computer chip that can store…

Hot peppers contain a substance called capsaicin that not only adds spice to our foods but may actually help us lose weight. A new study conducted by UCLA researchers found that a substance in hot…

Astronomers have found evidence of water ice and organic material on the asteroid 24 Themis. The findings, detailed in Nature, support the idea that asteroids could be responsible for bringing water…

University of Melbourne researchers writing in Nature say melting sea ice is a major cause of warming in the Arctic. The findings challenge previous theories which  propose that warmer air…

It has been brought to my attention that one Suzane Cooke of the WBT website has recently recently attacked me in a gender group with her mistaken comments about New Age quackery in regards to what I…

In this paper I will discuss the details of the Stephen Hawking announcement, that he believes that aliens could be in outer space that roam like nomads conquering planets to steal their resources…

Interpreting Arctic Satellite Images And Data #2 - AnimationsNow that NASA's MODIS rapid response system is back online I am able to present some animations which I hope you will find interesting.…

You know you've lost a lot of intellectual capital when ridiculous parodies of your work generate hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube - and threatening to sue is just making the whole thing…

Okay, this is just insane but Bango, the Milwaukee Bucks' mascot, pulled off this ridiculous feat Monday night at the Bradley Center, climbing to the top of a 16-foot ladder and then doing a backflip…