Modern Science

I haven't posted here in quite some time. I've been spending more time on my LJ and Twitter accounts (try this same username both p...

Bad Astronomy (Phil Plait)'s post on the subject House Committee on Appropriations post on the subject Write your own letter to Congress...

I have a bottle of a nasal spray that I'm using for allergies, and it says on the label that each spray delivers "50 mcg" of t...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is home to the 100-inch (2.5m) Hooker telescope, one of the most historical telescopes in the era of modern ast...

During WWII, two German Nobel Prize laureates (in physics) escaped to Denmark. When it too was taken over, their medals were chemically dis...

This image is truncated on the right, please click on it to see the full version! With the power of science we can now calculate this! At l...

Reposted in its entirety from an AAS email. The AAS has drafted a statement on professional ethics on June 7, 2009 (see below). AAS members ...