Glaciers, Drumlins and Ripple Moraine A drumlin is an elongated, streamlined,  teardrop-shaped hill formed by glacial action. Its long axis is parallel with the presumed longitudinal flow of a…

Newspaper headlines report the total medal count as the most noteworthy measure of a country’s success in the recent Olympic games. The top three were the US with 37, Germany with 30 and Canada with…

There has been much discussion lately about the ignorance of matters scientific among the public.  With this is mind, here are some thoughts from Blighty. I have just been speaking to my…

An impressive insight from someone who never tried to get qPCR to work: Thus it is said:The path into the light seems darkthe path forward seems to go backthe direct path seems longtrue power seems…

The Royal Mail has launched a Special issue commemorating the 350th Anniversary of The Royal Society. Ten specially-commissioned stamps have been issued showing some of the most famous scientist in…

An Argument For Cross-Disciplinary Studies Lack of experience diminishes our power of taking a comprehensive view of the admitted facts. Hence those who dwell in intimate association with nature and…

Jack of Kent updated his blog at the weekend to highlight one aspect of the BCA v Singh case: what is evidence? Both science and law rely on evidence and yet they use the same word in subtly…

Iowa State University physicist Kerry Whisnant has developed a mathematical formula that he says predicts how well baseball teams will perform on the field. The new formula is based on work of Bill…

According to a new study in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, educational DVDs do not improve overall general language learning abilities Among 12- to 24-month old…

Researchers from Chungnam National University in Daejeon, South Korea say that increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may reduce drinking-related side effects and accidents. The…

A survey of parents who have lost children to cancer found that one in eight considered hastening their child's death, a consideration influenced by the amount of pain the child experienced during…

Teens who spend more time watching television or using computers appear to have poorer relationships with their parents and peers, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of…

Despite research suggesting that sodium reduction would do little to improve public health, scientists writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine say  that a voluntary effort by the U.S. food…

A new study in Nature Geoscience suggests that an asteroid strike may not only account for the demise of ocean and land life 65 million years ago; the resulting dust, darkness and toxic metal…

The longer an individual uses marijuana, the more likely that person is to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report to appear in the May print issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.…

Geologists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) say the massive, 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile last week occurred in an offshore zone that was under increased stress caused…

Researchers analyzing mitochondrial DNA extracted from a polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 say the species is relatively young, splitting off from brown bears approximately 150,000 years…

A new meta-analysis of 130 research reports on more than 130,000 subjects worldwide 'proves conclusively' that exposure to violent video games makes more aggressive, less caring kids, say researchers…

Scientists writing in the FASEB Journal say a genetically modified strain of tobacco can help temper the damaging effects of toxic pond scum, known as microcystin-LR (MC-LR), which makes water unsafe…

“GM food only way to feed starving people: US scientist Sun, Feb 28 09:30 PM “Kochi, Feb 28 (PTI) The ''spat'' over GM vegetables on ethical grounds was meaningless while millions of people are…