The drug aflibercept, under the trade name Eylea, has been approved in Germany since November 2012 for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).  In an early benefit…

A new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered in the southern Caribbean. Haptoclinus dropi is only around 2cm in length with a color pattern that includes iridescence on the fins. The…

A few years ago, I wrote a piece for Communicating Astronomy with the Public outlining how to more effectively reach the public.(1) I have some credibility. Science 2.0 has become a well-known…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been stacked to make sure that nuclear power in America is hindered as much as possible. Without a proper storage policy, nuclear power is barely a blip on…

Jellyfish Blooms Newspapers are currently reporting a surge in jellyfish numbers in the Mediterranean.  Along with the surge in jellyfish numbers, or bloom, is a surge in bad reporting about…

With unpredictable annual rainfall and drought about once every five years, the potato is becoming a more important crop there. Semagn-Asredie Kolech, a Cornell doctoral candidate, shuttles between…

Female mosquitoes are predators of mammalian blood, relying on blood proteins to lay their eggs. While certain mosquito species are attracted to mammals by their emission of body heat and carbon…

University of New Mexico professor Geoffrey Miller is a social/evolutionary psychologist so it's no surprise he is clueless about people - like what it takes to have the willpower to get a Ph.D,…

A Kansas farmer has sued Monsanto over genetically modified wheat in Oregon. The attorney who talked to the Associated Press from Dallas said lawsuits were the only way to police the agricultural…

The last open seam on the steel outer cover of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device was closed last week, which means the core of fusion device and the installation stage has been completed and it can…