This week the agency put out a Request for Information in hopes of attracting creative thinkers who can help them “achieve the most science at minimum cost.”
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Last month, near Fairbanks, in central Alaska, John Chumack, an astrophotographer, captured this incredible shot while leading his annual aurora tour, according to NASA. What does the aurora look like […]
A new study suggests that taking notes by hand, rather than with a laptop, helps lecture attendees remember more.
ABC News anchor Dan Harris recounts having a panic attack live on “Good Morning America.” Harris went on to encounter a number of snake-oil-selling self-help gurus before he finally discovered the effectiveness of traditional Buddhist meditation. Harris is the author of 10% Happier.
One expert predicts that “hearables” — wireless earpieces capable of delivering all sorts of information — could become a multibillion-dollar market by 2018.
Too much of the wrong type can be deadly, but not all mercuric compounds are created equal. Today, we have a guest post courtesy of Adrianne Stone. Adrianne is a graduate […]
Experts say El Hierro is expected to become the first island in the world to get all its electricity from wind and water power without assistance from any outside power grid.
“Where nursed by pure love, grow the fairest flowers,” wrote France Prešeren, Slovenia’s national poet, a romantic figure whose work inspired generations of European artists. It wasn’t just his musical […]
Thanks to the efforts of the Danish government, it’s the most detailed virtual representation of a real country ever developed using the popular world-building platform.
When luck is part of the equation, we have to change our approach. Striving to be the best is not always the best strategy, especially if our time is limited.
If you’re a regular at this blog, you’ll have picked up on my favourite theme – bad science (and bad science journalism) in the world of psychology and neuroscience. The […]
There’s no wrong way to be a galaxy, but this one sure does challenge our expectations. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life […]
On April 29th, some lucky skywatchers will get to see the “Ring of Fire”–the year’s first solar eclipse that will make the sun appear to be a series of rings. […]
Has the Fountain of Youth been found, in the form of jellyfish? Shin Kubota, a Japanese scientist, discovered that a microscopic species of jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, can grow young, again and again, […]
“My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this […]
In 2006, a lone spacesuit left the International Space Station and took a trip: NASA explains: A spacesuit floated away from the International Space Station eight years ago, but no […]
The most advanced Martian rover can be yours… in LEGO form! “Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There’s no place that we know about that […]
Walk into any modern university lecture theatre and you can expect to see a wall of laptop lids, with students’ eyes peering over them. Past research has demonstrated that laptops […]
Hydrogen was the first element ever created, but there’s less of it now than there ever was. “If the human condition were the periodic table, maybe love would be hydrogen at […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. In early 2013, a team of scientists reported that blood on a stained handkerchief kept within […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. IN 1939, INTREPID engineers at the fledgling British Interplanetary Society proposed a daring mission into outer […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. It has been long thought that one of the characteristics that makes humans unique is our […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. The entire idea of democracy rests upon the notion that large groups of people will, more […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. Ebola is one of the scariest viruses on Earth. Along with Marburg and a few other […]
Good science allows only shakeable faiths. Its toughest test comes when new evidence meets old certainties. By that test some economics seems more art (or math masked religion) than science. […]
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
At the Pacific Community Ventures annual conference on impact investing this past Tuesday, Executive Director Beth Sirull pointed to the leverage that PCV creates with its donations: $3,300 in grants […]
What’s so special about crowdfunding is that it’s not just a one way exchange. It’s democratic; it’s collaborative. Crowdfunding allows for an open dialogue between the project creators and their backers. […]
This appears to be a dazzling blanket made of diamonds. The Messier 5 globular star cluster has long impressed astronomers. From NASA: “Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & […]
Why are today’s paparazzi so terrible? The combative relationship between photojournalists and their celebrity subjects seems to have become an all-out war as photographers look to capture content not already […]