With apologies to Jonathan Eisen for encroaching on his annoyance specialty, here is yet another case of science via press release. Big hop forward: Scientists map kangaroo's DNA Taking a big…

BEATNIKS   &   DREAMACHINES Almost fifty years ago, the beat poet Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986), described a visual hallucination that he experienced while riding a bus: ...Had a…

This is the topic of a recent Telegraph Blog (here) by Daniel Hannan, a Member of the European Parliament. The Hedgehog would like to know, WHAT SORT OF SCIENCE should the "some" be?  Any…

HAIFA, Israel, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, Oil Refineries Changes Time of Earnings Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2008 Results issued on 18 Nov 2008 16:07 GMT, by Oil Refineries…

SLOUGH, England, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - Calls For IT Industry to Master Economic Downturn by Sharing Cost-Saving 'Tweak-Onomics' With Cash-Strapped IT Departments With businesses facing…

Move over, Malibu - ancient Mars may take the solar system's top beachfront destination prize. It possibly had not just one ocean, but two! An older, wiser ocean, surrounding a younger version that…

For those of you who are interested in Brion Gysin's Dreamachine, the following was borrowed from our friends at Wikipedia: In its original form, a dreamachine is made from a cylinder with slits cut…

Ivan Oransky, managing editor of Scientific American online, was one of the judges for Nikon's Small World contest: "Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of serving as one of several judges for the…

PARIS, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - The World's Leading Nuclear Power Plant Operator Implemented Asset Suite to Help Support its Rapid Growth. Ventyx(TM), world leader in the creation of energy and…

BANGOR, Maine, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - Anastasia International has Announced Incredible New Terms for its Affiliate Program. Webmasters can now Earn $50,000 Per Month Anastasia International,…