Science Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• Geographic Oddities: A Sea Or Not a Sea?

  

  About five hours after the launch of Apollo 17, in the early morning hours of December 7, 1972, the astronauts of man’s final lunar mission turned their gazes... Read more

  The 04 November 2012 by   Conroy
  NONE, NONE

• Pleiotropy Saves the Day for Evolving New Genes

  

  What is the origin of new genes? In order to do new stuff, new genes are needed. Where do they come from, then? Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) - direct... Read more

  The 29 October 2012 by   Bjornostman
  NONE

• Looking For the Science Behind the Twelve Steps

  

  Transcendence, or nonsense? What is it with the Twelve Steps? How, in the age of neuromedicine, do we account for the enduring concept of spiritual awakening... Read more

  The 29 October 2012 by   Dirkh
  NONE, NONE

• 10 Unforgettable Facts About Our Brains & Memories

  

  The human brain, our mind and our memories are an interseting subject. Most of us don’t even know why we remember what we do, why we forget what we don’t and... Read more

  The 27 October 2012 by   Ningauble
  NONE, NONE, NONE

• A New Type Of Nuclear Reaction Or Just A Scam?

  On January 14, 2011, 61-year-old Italian inventor Andrea Rossi staged a spectacular demonstration. In a warehouse in Bologna, he switched on a strange... Read more

  The 26 October 2012 by   Gerard
  NONE

• Matter & Energy: Kinetic Animism

  

  When formal western philosophy was in its infancy, pre-Socratic Greek philosophers grappled with what they conceived to be a foundational issue: What is the... Read more

  The 24 October 2012 by   Cris
  NONE, NONE

• Giving Children with Movement Problems a Leg up with Robots

  

  Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a surprisingly common problem; it's thought that 6-8% of school aged children are diagnosable. Read more

  The 24 October 2012 by   Andrew D Wilson
  NONE, NONE

• Star Trek Technology: How 21st Century Scientists Are Making It So

  

  image credit Many have been inspired by Star Trek to take up a career in science, technology or engineering. Since its inception in 1966, Star Trek has... Read more

  The 24 October 2012 by   Gerard
  NONE

• NASA Computer Model Shows A Disk Galaxy's Life History

  This cosmological simulation follows the development of a single disk galaxy over about 13.5 billion years, from shortly after the Big Bang to the present time. Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Gerard
  NONE

• Lab-grown ‘kindey’ Does Its Job

  

  This is great news for lots of people around the world. Donated kidneys are in huge demand worldwide. A kidney-like organ grown from scratch in the lab has... Read more

  The 18 October 2012 by   Ningauble
  NONE, NONE