Now here’s an interesting chap. The Göttingen Academy of Sciences [1] was founded in 1751 with Albrecht von Haller (1708 – 1777) [2] as the main driving force in the setting it up. …

Update: for those who aren't familiar with creationist propaganda, some of them like to blame all of the evils of the world upon Darwin. These include racism, fascism, and communism/Stalinism. All…

A Critique Of A Multiply-Published Article On Ice Sheet Collapse An article in AIG News, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists Quarterly Newsletter No. 97 August 2009, purports to state that…

The US average wind speed is 12.5 mph.If you double the wind speed you increase power potential by times 8.If you double the diameter of your blades increase power potential by times 4. Last…

This is an interview of Prof. Richard J. Davidson on Shrink Rap Radio, hosted by David Van Nuys, discussing his research on meditation and the brain. Davidson tells that his research shows that…

“The Role of Abathur (the Third Life) in the Mandaean Story of Creation.” Abathur [from Hebrew 'ab father] In the Nazarene or Bardesanian system, the father of the Demiurgus or architect of the…

Much has been written about how inspirational teachers can turn students on to a subject they perhaps would otherwise have let drift away. But what do you do if you're really into a subject but have…

Genetic engineering may one day turn the Anopheles mosquito, the transmitter of malaria, into a natural 'flying vaccinator' for the disease, a new study in Insect Molecular Biology suggests.…

Early last month, the now-famous paper by Dr Andrew Wakefield that supposedly linked vaccines to the onset of Autism, was formally retracted by the Lancet, the journal that published it back in 1998.…

Butterflies are emerging over 10 days earlier in Spring than they did 65 years ago, and anthropogenic global warming is probably at fault, according to a study in Biology Letters.   The study…

Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, according to a new genetic analysis published this week in Nature. The study reports genetic data from more than 900 dogs from 85 breeds and more than 200…

A 3,000-year record from 52 of the world's oldest Sequoia trees shows that California's western Sierra Nevada was drought-ridden and often on fire from 800 to 1300, according to a new study published…

The newly discovered gas giant Corot-9b may have an interior that closely resembles those of Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System, according to a new paper published today in Nature. Some…

When men make sexist comments, they insult all women within earshot and negatively influence how they feel towards men in general, say researchers writing in Sex Roles. The University of Connecticut…

Blocking the protein Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice and may lead to new treatments for smoke-related…

Humans use a wide range of cues, both verbal and non-verbal, to communicate different emotions. But vocalizing some positive emotions may be a socially learned behavior, as opposed to a product of…

Our genes may not be the basis for human individuality, according to new studies in Science and Nature. The key may actually lie in the sequences that surround and control our genes. The interaction…

I've read 3 Bibles cover to cover, and, I am a science addict.I hear often about Creation verses Evolution, Religions seeking to disprove Evolution, and Evolution seeming to represent disproving…

Understanding Climate : #3 - Tilting At Seasons The tilt of the earth's axis gives us our seasons. But not in an obvious way. Understanding climate science requires a cross-disciplinary approach.…

Information processing and entropy management - that's what organisms are about, right? Information and entropy are terms that get people excited, and yet it's extremely difficult to integrate…