This is a video with several time lapse clips set to a nice background tune. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

To capture an enormous firestorm on film, Eli Jarra set up two digital SLR cameras and an HD video camera in his backyard and recorded for twenty-eight hours. The compiled footage, shown in a time lapse format, is absolutely spectacular. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Think you know a thing or two about science? Take our short quiz to determine if you'd pass an 8th grade science test. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, but if the facts are correct, then this could eventually change the world. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

(lots of reading)

alternately theres HowStuffWorks on time travel picked by camro77 3 years ago

Sure there are kids that don't take the science fair seriously and end up feeding Mountain Dew to a plant for 30 days to see what happens (yay science!), but there are also kids that go well above and beyond. Here are 10 that won with extremely brainy projects that have real world applications. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 3 years ago

With Vikings vs. aliens movie Outlander rocking our gauntlets in theaters, it's time to take stock of the long and glorious history of science fiction set in the Middle Ages. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A fellow Plimate, Snocrash, has a website called Homebrewed Science that you might find interesting.
It is a new community that encourages discussion and experimentation on science projects you can do at home. Read it for enjoyment, read it for education, check it out today. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

... in UK science lessons.

'Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no scientific basis, Professor Michael Reiss said.' picked by Antt 1 year ago

A time lapse video that documents the unfolding of the Virginia Tech massacre, via the editing of its Wikipedia page for the first twelve hours. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Some of Bush's policies held value which was debatable. One that didn't was his administration's disdain for science. Obama's promise to bring back science to its rightful place was music to many ears. Many feel that science should be placed on a pedestal. But why? What is it about science that is so important? It isn't just what nifty gadgets it can provide. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

In an interview with the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Ben Stein had these insane things to say:

Stein: [...]I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed

...Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The 2007 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting concluded in Boston on November 30. This was the first time that the popular Science as Art competition was held at an MRS Fall Meeting. Three first place and three second place winners were selected from the various entries. Some of the images are from the nanotechnology domain but most are micro-scale. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Speaking at the National Academy of Sciences, the President paid due tribute to the wonder, history, and inspiration of science in America.
link has article, video, and transcript picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Using the information in this short video of the Flugel Flea Circus, estimate the speed of the flea-drawn vehicles, and then estimate the force exerted by a vehicle-drawing flea. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

This book originated as a by-product. During my time as the head of the science section of a now-defunct Swiss news magazine, I accumulated a stack of research studies about weird experiments. Unfortunately my editor had no desire to see these in print, because they violated all the basic journalistic criteria : they were utterly inconsequential, hopelessly ancient or both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read full post picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Perhaps you once upon a time read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein? Some of the scientists listed (Ure, Galvani, and Dippel) were the inspiration behind Dr. Frankenstein. And despite Shelley's wonderful imagination, no amount of idealized creation could think of such things that these men were capable of doing. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago