by Andy Coghlan, NewScientist Environment , 20 August 2008 FEELING blue about climate change? Don't despair. Psychologists say they can ...

We have known this for 200 yearsand it looks like a first pass is producing useful knowledge and ideas.  One wonders what took so long. Yet ...

Then surprise here is that itappears that a fruit fly is able to detect the difference in vibration energyby isotopes of hydrogen at least a...

The bee story continues with the UK now doing acomplete review of the neonicotinoid situation.   It is reminiscent of the foot-dragging tha...

I am afraid we will have to payattention to what is really happening in the rocket business.   The hard technical problems are long solvedan...

It turns outthat diamond polishing is stranger than we imagined.   An amorphous layer is produced that can thenbe removed.   This suggests a...

Terminology The term "global warming" refers to the warming in recent decades and its projected continuation, and implies a human ...

BLOGGER'S NOTE: be sure and see the post on the stratospheric similarities between the prevailing winds during the winters of 1709 and 2...

This is a quick review of the current thinking on the idea of a warp drive and its application in metamaterials where it may have practical ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , published online before print December 8, 2009; ...