A study published in Cancer Prevention Research identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential.  Researchers at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center found that…

If you read almost any science blog other than mine, you're probably aware of Brown University biologist Ken Miller's smackdown of Intelligent Design (ID) shill Casey Luskin, posted on Carl Zimmer's…

I have a list of jerks already lined up for powering a space elevator, putting them in mortal danger of dying a painful death by plummeting elevator. Carefully Timed Jerks Could Power Space Elevator…

Evolgen clears up a misconception that drives me nuts: But this really points out flaw in how the general public, including journalists, understand academia. If I were to describe Eric Lander's…

Was anyone else as dismayed about the supposed choice for surgeon general as I was? President-elect Obama approached CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be the country's next surgeon…

Roystonea, the royal palms, are the most striking palms in the Caribbean, and arguably, in the world (though, granted, a talipot palm in flower comes a close second). The name of the genus was coined…

ATLANTA, January 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2008. For the second quarter, revenues grew 30 percent to…

COLOMBES, France, January 6 /PRNewswire/ -- - Creation of a Services Division ENTREPOSE Contracting (ISIN FR0010204321) today announced the acquisition of CHALLENGER Special Oil Services and the…

Today the world faces countless obstacles and afflictions; AIDS, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s are a few of the widespread conditions that significantly affect the global population. But what…

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the branch of the NIH which funds the majority of academic genome research in the US, is trying to lay out its next big road map, and…