Science & Society

What is ENCODE ? ENCODE, an acronym for Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, is a publicly funded research projectinitiated in 2003 by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Results of…

Opinion surveys used by researchers from the Guttmacher Institute show overestimated figures of abortion in the Federal District of Mexico (Mexico DF) by as much as 10-fold, according to a paper in…

As many times as your mother said your behavior would be 'the death of' her, the reverse seems to be true, according to a large study of childless couples. The prevalence of mental illness was also…

The announcement that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge (and, despite our title, not a princess, like Diana was, for arcane reasons that only experts in Teutonic monarchy understand) is expecting…

Next to Science 2.0, one of my most frequently visited websites is Telegraph Blogs.  Among those issues which most raise the hackles of the readership is that of Climate Change.  Many of…

Good Morning America is doing its part for scare journalism, this time telling us that if one computer prediction about global warming is correct, there won't be any wild coffee beans left. Relax,…

Which esteemed body does not like any attribution of hurricanes to global warming? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), that's who. Yes, the same group that claimed…

One of the silliest tropes in the hyped-up 'controversy' over evolution is that all religious people should be conflated with 'Young Earth Creationists'.   It's disrespectful and derisive, and…

In California, there is mandatory smog testing.  It isn't really meaningful, the worst polluters are actually exempt and the system has even led to a special class of smog testing company - test…

A new study released today by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is the first comprehensive overview of how German businesses and households financed their renewable energy and energy efficiency…