When I tweet links to science articles, I lose them in the Twitter stream of "more" as they descend further and farther below the bottom of the page. I use Twitterbar to tweet as I browse during…

The government is monitoring and restricting my consumption of Advil Cold&Sinus©, and it is all Japan’s fault.A Japanese chemist first synthesized ephedrine into Methamphetamine in 1893. Twenty-…

The Rules Of Poetry Write what you want   any way that you wish it doesn't even have to scan   as long as it rhymes - -ish. And as long as at least one person says:   " It's good,…

According to a new study of 504 death penalty cases in Harris County, Texas between 1992 and 1999, a defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim…

When it comes to wine, 'green' labels just don't pack the same financial wallop that they do for low-energy appliances and organically grown produce. A new study has found that organic labels…

In a new study dedicated to the blatantly obvious, a Georgia State political scientist says that residents of states with more government corruption may not only lose trust in political officials but…

Newspaper headlines report the total medal count as the most noteworthy measure of a country’s success in the recent Olympic games. The top three were the US with 37, Germany with 30 and Canada with…

An impressive insight from someone who never tried to get qPCR to work: Thus it is said:The path into the light seems darkthe path forward seems to go backthe direct path seems longtrue power seems…

According to a new study in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, educational DVDs do not improve overall general language learning abilities Among 12- to 24-month old…

Let me also say what I don't mean by final, underlying, laws of physics. I don't mean that other branches of physics are in danger of being replaced by some ultimate version of elementary particle…