(Publicado no jornal O Primeiro de Janeiro a 29/11/2007)O actual governo “devia governar um bocadinho mais à esquerda”, afirmou Mário Soares. Respondeu Vitalino Canas: "O PS governa à esquerda e…

The debate over gene selection versus group or multi-level selection continues unabated in biological circles, and no end appears in sight. Despite a resurgence of interest in group selection, the…

A future episode of CSI or your favorite crime drama may have an interesting new way to establish time of death, thanks to the work of a team of researchers from the University of Santiago de…

The wild pea pod is big and heavy, with seemingly little prayer of escaping the shade of its parent plant. And yet, like a grounded teenager who knows where the car keys are hidden, it manages – if…

For the first time in Australia, scientists at Sydney's Centenary Institute have filmed an immune cell becoming infected by a parasite and followed the infection as it begins to spread throughout the…

Via Larry at Sandwalk, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is excited about Facebook, YouTube, and Blogs. What does this have to do with science? Like Larry, I'm still skeptical of what impact this…

Speaking of science and religion, I got significantly annoyed by a short piece in Nature magazine by Michael Bond (13 November 2008). Bond reviews two recent books on Buddhism and science: “Mind…

The most recent issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach is now available free online. This is a special issue devoted to the evolution of eyes. You may recognize some of the names in the table of…

LONDON, December 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Local heroes could be eligible to win a bursary worth GBP20,000 towards projects that promote sustainable living, as the 2nd year of the Future Friendly Awards…

Middle-aged men want younger women and don't mind talking about their own positive qualities to get them, according to research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400…