Julian Assange has never liked having to abide by the same conditions he demands of the rest of the world (read: American government and military, since he long ago stopped leaking documents from…

Self-loathing Americans, and Europeans happy to oblige them, have long noted how fat Americans are, and a common urban myth has been that America is the fattest nation.   But that is not true,…

Well, I thought that Science 2.0 would be enough for my needs, whatever that means. But then I found Science 3.0, made probably because 2.0 was already taken. Science 3.0 has different aims, it is…

Any economic growth will have energy inputs as one of the major imperative and equity is increasing in the developing world. A 60 percent growth in GDP will require lot more energy and world economy…

Being a follower of IYC 2011, I was completely aware of the goals and purpose of the events taking place and getting the coveted IYC tag and grants too. However, this one email made me rethink.…

What really comes to your mind when you read the title?? i am not asking this in the Shiv Khera-You can Win style... instead this question decides your fitness level to comprehend the blog to follow…

While Americans may be concerned that China or India could take over the high end of science due to sheer numbers of graduates, culturally they are a lot less scientific. Don't think taro cards,…

LONDON, February 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Following the announcement on 10 December 2010 of a recommended cash offer for Regal, Energees Investments (the principal holding company of the Smart…

2011 is Chemistry's year, sharing its limelight with another international celebration - forests. The International Year of Chemistry (popularly abbreviated as IYC 2011) is an excellent window of…

Who cites who? Science funding, tenure track appointments, all that is important to young scientists gets more and more dominated by citation analysis. This is certainly true in physics. Physics is…