Life, as the expression goes, isn’t always pretty. And this is typically true all the way down to the microscopic level. But with a few tricks of the lab, life in its simplest, single-celled forms—bacteria, yeast, fungi, protists—can be precisely manipulated into a thing of preternatural beauty. picked by scififan2715 3 days ago

A US airways passenger plane was diverted to Philadelphia on Thursday after a religious item worn by a Jewish passenger was mistaken as a bomb, Philadelphia police said. picked by scififan2715 2 months ago

During the funeral of Edward M. Kennedy on Saturday morning, the longtime senator was remembered as a “happy warrior” by President Obama, a figure of outsized public impact and of enduring private faith in a Mass that seemed as large as the life of the man being commemorated. picked by scififan2715 7 months ago

We truly are a teenage species at this moment. There are currently about 1.2 billion humans between the ages of 10 and 19. Some demographers have recently concluded that this so-called “ youth bulge” could well constitute the largest single generation that will ever exist. picked by scififan2715 7 months ago

For particle physicists, a traffic jam is simply a solid made up of idling cars.
Expands on picked by scififan2715 9 months ago

Interactive physics lessons picked by scififan2715 9 months ago

Interesting paper about the number zero. picked by scififan2715 10 months ago

An awesome gallery of 3d pictures and videos. You can get the glasses in the current issue of People, Time Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, and Fortune. picked by scififan2715 12 months ago

Congratulations to the Aviary team!
Check the SXSW website for updates. picked by scififan2715 1 year ago

I found this quite amusing. picked by scififan2715 1 year ago

March 14th(3/14) is Pi day. Have a well rounded day!
p.s. remember to check the links at the bottom of the page picked by scififan2715 1 year ago

Take a look at some of these and you will try to imagine what was going through these peoples minds! picked by scififan2715 1 year ago

This site has a variety of interactive applets that demonstrate various principles of astronomy. picked by scififan2715 1 year ago

Great site with daily photos of NYC and great,often philosophical descriptions (not mine, but I check it out often) picked by scififan2715 2 years ago