Nature on Greg Critser on Aging

Nature on Greg Critser on Aging

Congratulations to Scientific Blogging's own Greg Critser, whose latest book, Eternity Soup is reviewed in Nature: Critser's book is a brilliant exposé of the increasingly popular anti-ageing…
Big Shots Slam Nature

Big Shots Slam Nature

Mark Ptashne, Oliver Hobert, and Eric Davidson talk sense on epigenomics: We were astonished to see two sentences in your Editorial on the International Human Epigenome Consortium (Nature 463, 587;…
Atomic Bomb Memoirs

Atomic Bomb Memoirs

At the New York Review of Books, physicist and science writer Jeremy Bernstein tells what it's like to witness an atomic explosion: With the renewed interest in nuclear weapons I have been struck by…
The Sweetness Of The  Pepsi Throwback Challenge

The Sweetness Of The Pepsi Throwback Challenge

Princeton researchers found that high-fructose corn syrup-- the basic sweetener is sodas and just about everything-- causes more weight gain that sugar.  Calorie for calorie, rats got fatter on…
HBA Global Expo Gets Social

HBA Global Expo Gets Social

NEW YORK, March 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- HBA Global has expanded its presence in social networking by establishing communities and fan pages on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. HBA Global Expo…
Consumers Know It's Spam But Click On It Anyway

Consumers Know It's Spam But Click On It Anyway

Consumers continue to click on spam despite awareness of how bots and viruses spread through risky email behavior, according to the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG). Their findings were…
The Say Of The Week

The Say Of The Week

"Berlusconi at times has some remorses, but then he thinks at how rich he is and he feels fine again". Daniele Luttazzi
Atlantic 'Conveyor Belt' Not Slowing Says NASA

Atlantic 'Conveyor Belt' Not Slowing Says NASA

PASADENA, Calif. - New NASA measurements of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, part of the global ocean conveyor belt that helps regulate climate around the North Atlantic, show no…