Ever since the term 'junk DNA' was coined (1) - like the 'God particle' it quickly spun out of control due to colloquial misunderstanding of what it meant scientifically - and even more so when the…

"This time we're shooting through a brick!" Larry Nodulman (during a discussion on the reconstruction of electrons in the CDF II detector, just refurbished with a new set of silicon microstrip layers…

Scientists have described a new species of scorpion, Euscorpius lycius, from  the regions of the Muğla and Antalya Provinces in Southwestern Turkey, what was once known as ancient Lycia, fought…

'Huh?' - what you tell your children not to say when they did not understand what you just told them - has nonetheless taken over the word.  Linguists have determined the word is both vital and…

Supernovae, those intensely bright objects formed when a star reaches the end of its life, 'start' with a big, expelling most of their material out into space, and it's always interesting when we see…

A new study has affirmed the hypothesis that microorganisms which produce methane swim toward the hydrogen gas they need to stay alive. In the process, the researchers discovered hydrogenotaxis, the…

The sun emitted its sixth significant flare since Oct. 23, 2013, peaking at 11:26 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation - the radiation from a flare can't pass…

First responders working at ground zero in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center were exposed to cement dust, smoke, glass fibers, and heavy metals. Research…

To readers of Science 2.0, Pope Urban VIII is almost exclusively known for having summoned Galileo to Rome in 1633 and forcing him to recant his work.  However, from what I watched on TV last…

A 1.1 metric Ton satellite will re-enter the earth's atmosphere in the next 48 hours, fragmenting into smaller pieces as it falls. The exact location of the fall is unknown, so you better watch out…