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 6 months ago

A chicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance by holding its head down against the ground, and continuously drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger, starting at its beak and extending straight outward in front of the chicken. picked by leopoldogolba 8 months ago

Check out some unique science facts about different areas of science. picked by Mershaullk 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 2 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 11 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 7 months ago

This is a list of 22 things you probably didn't know you could get for free. If you include this list, that makes 23 things! picked by agent014 12 months ago

I knew some of these couldn't be true. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

“Explaining Religion”, as the project is known, is the largest-ever scientific study of the subject. Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter. Non-believing scientists look at the advantages of belief.. picked by bearsuit 6 months ago

What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? To help you find out inside information about what the UK government is doing. How does the site work? You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the website for you and anyone e... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 5 months 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 4 months ago

The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn't know last week. To kick off 2008, here are some of the best of last year. picked by misswinkle 8 months ago

SciFinds is similar to Plime and the rest but their theme is science fiction all the time. Fans can help each other find the most interesting science fiction news and views. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Photo Gallery and information about the Grand Deutsches Museum in Munich. The German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology. picked by xarj 7 months ago

CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science presents a cogent description of Bush's interference in science. And what Congress can do about it. picked by teresag 9 months ago

How far has the United States risen above the gathering storm of global competition in science? Not nearly far enough, warned a succession of luminaries at a symposium held today by the U.S. National Academies. picked by lsojunkie 4 months ago

An irreverent and probably irrelevant take on science news from award-winning science writer David Bradley picked by science-news 2 years ago

Extremely cool science tattoos picked by Hypersapien 5 months ago

As an anthropology professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Fulbright honoree has relied on bird's-eye views of the rural French countryside to find archeological excavation sites for over 25 years. Getting these views, however, often required snapping photos through rented airplane windows during low-level flyovers, an expensive process he describes as "extremely ineff... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds is in a prime position to look dispassionately at the present and project into the future, having spent 12 years as an astronomer with the European Space Agency (Esa).

Books apparently blurring the science:fiction boundary as well as the present:future boundary. Has anybody out there read any of these? picked by rambler 1 year ago