science saturday

I’ve applauded Anonymous in the past, but this is not cool. The second you start drafting people into your cause without their knowledge, you become the thing you rail against.…

Can’t help myself–I’m a sucker for high speed video of birds in flight. There are few things I find more elegant. Russia’s Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt (not making that name up),…

Independent journalists are taking to the skies, attempting to use drones to capture footage and livestream it. Even though I’m a huge fan of tech, I’m not sure I feel…

If you weren’t already afraid of scorpions, then you probably don’t want to hear that their exoskeleton sort of acts like one big eye. Popular Science takes us on a…

Everyone who’s been able to light their water on fire when gas companies started fracturing shale to get to natural gas just said “No shit, EPA.” NASA scientists announced that…

Has CERN found the Higgs Boson? If I actually drank mixed drinks, I might be more interested in this story about the physics of mixology. But I like the flavor…

HYbrid cars not only save gas–they’re safer too. Suck on that, SUVs. So this can potentially help you learn more effectively. But can it help me write better poems? Watch…

The first time neutrinos were measured going faster than the speed of light (something heretofore thought impossible), there were questions about the way they were measured. There’s been a second…

Look, up in the sky! It’s a…Russian probe crashing back to Earth. A new robotic sportscaster–as long as he’s less irritating than Chris Berman, I’m in. I’m shocked! Shocked! to…

Interesting piece on how psychology affects performance in the world of sports. Birds may be using a sophisticated grammar to communicate. Great space images via National Geographic. Edward Tenner on…

The Ig Nobel Prizes have been awarded, and they’re awesome as usual. Say goodbye to Tevatron. New data on Mercury, and some great images too. Some background on the Italian…

Remember way back last week when I told you about seeing a supernova from your back yard? Yeah, well, astronomers want your help in studying it. I’m always fascinated by…