Tag: science

Watch the blood red moon on Saturday morning

Watch the blood red moon on Saturday morning

December 7, 2011

Sky watchers on the US west coast all the way over to east Asia are in for a rare treat...

Fun with quantum levitation

Fun with quantum levitation

October 18, 2011

The Superconductivity Group School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel-Aviv University put together something that is cool to watch and...

Symphony of Science takes a musical look at quantum physics

Symphony of Science takes a musical look at quantum physics

September 8, 2011

Teachers have had had challenges since the dawn of schooling to make children learn things that may not interest them....

Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon

Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon

August 30, 2011

It wasn't the airlines or the government that come up with a scientific, algorithmically-based method for speeding up the boarding...

3/4 of US states do not have solar incentives

3/4 of US states do not have solar incentives

August 25, 2011

When it comes to renewable energy, solar is often considered the easiest to acquire. The sun is a source of...

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

November 18, 2022

When Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Bill Maher last week, he laid into the plans to slash NASA's budget....

Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens

Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens

June 12, 2011

Michael Crichton and Steven Speilberg were onto something with Jurassic Park. Unfortunately, it wasn't real science. This is. Paleontologist Jack...

Is natural gas safe enough to help solve energy problems

Is natural gas safe enough to help solve energy problems

May 15, 2011

Energy is in high demand and the there are problems with every method of acquiring it. Most believe that oil...

Beyond Pink and Blue: A Look at Gender Colors

Beyond Pink and Blue: A Look at Gender Colors

March 21, 2011

It goes beyond culture. There is science behind the gender-relationships when it comes to colors. A study by John Hallock...

How LASIK Works

How LASIK Works

March 5, 2011

One of the most profound medical technologies that has emerged in recent decades is the ability to surgically improve eyesight....

How the Human Brain Retains Information

How the Human Brain Retains Information

February 20, 2011

The manner by which humans retain and retrieve information is an area widely explored and as of yet not completely...

The Quest for Power in Africa

The Quest for Power in Africa

February 9, 2011

Despite it's vast size, tremendous population, and abundance of natural resources, Africa still has the lowest per-capita use of power...