Saffron In one of my school history books, as I remember, there is a story that saffron was introduced into Europe by a pilgrim from concealing some corms in his staff, to avoid the death penalty if…

A Green Step For Humanity Under the headline: "Absolute emissions cap proposed for China",  Australia's Business Spectator reports that "According to local Chinese media, the government’s…

It is often believed that mega-events like the Olympics are good for a city or country. Many of the benefits are implied but they still get a monetary value attached when selling it to the public; '…

Chemtrails or Acid Rain ? - The Birth Of Two Myths The idea that acid rain is some sort of hoax or scam is ludicrous. Sulfuric acid and its environmental effects have been known since ancient…

In order for research to be most effective, the people included need to be as diverse as possible.  That is why the hundreds of papers each year that are surveys of psychology undergraduates who…

If you are a particle physicist, and not French, your career at Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire  - CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research and the world's largest…

In the ongoing struggle between the Representative of the 21st District of Texas, Lamar Smith, and all that is holy about the peer review grant process, the battle lines are getting clearer.Yesterday…

Not getting the message that emissions are bad?  A new paper claims that air pollution and emissions from coal-fired electricity plants are associated with higher suicide rates right along with…

Pollution and Parliament Is carbon dioxide a pollutant ? I am old enough to remember the great smog and the 1953 flood.  There is nothing like a first-hand view of nature in the raw to make a…

Hornswoggled with a Boondoggle Etymology isn't a true science, but any etymologist worthy of the name needs to adopt scientific methods if he or she is to avoid falling into the trap of producing…