Antarctic Researchers Are Having More Solstice Fun Than You
It’s the solstice, and what better way to celebrate than going to a party. Perhaps there’ll be a little wine, some…
The Complex Legacy of World War I's Women Scientists
During World War I, far away from the lines of battle, the UK was faced with a different crisis. As thousands of…
Fieldwork Fail Shows How Science Is Sometimes a Hilarious Trainwreck
After long years of research, your efforts have paid off: the archaeological site you’re digging in has turned up a…
What the US Can Learn From Canada's Battle With an Anti-Science Government
We’re only a few days into the Trump era and it’s becoming painfully clear that the new president is mobilizing for a wa…
America's Scientists Are Terrified by Trump
On Monday, 37 top scientists signed a letter to President-elect Donald Trump imploring him to keep the Iran nuclear…
Why Scientists Want Trump to Stick to the Iran Nuclear Deal
Dozens of scientists have signed a letter to President-elect Donald Trump asking him to honor the Iran Nuclear deal,…
Scientists Reveal The Science Fiction Stories That Inspired Them
Great works of science fiction can help us become more aware of real science, and more curious about the wonders of the…
The 10 Famous Scientists You Would Most Want on Your Side in a Bar Brawl
It’s two in the morning, you’re in a dive bar, and shit, as they say, is about to go down. You needn’t turn to action…
#FieldWorkFail Proves Science is a Horrifyingly Messy Process
When most of us imagine scientists, we picture white lab coats, sparkling work benches, and tidy, controlled…
These Lady Scientists Are So Distractingly Sexy I'm In Love and Crying
The internets are having fun destroying biochemist Tim Hunt’s comments about the “trouble with girls” in laboratories.…
Oliver Sacks On Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
Neurologist and science popularizer Oliver Sacks — author of such books as Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife…
J.J. Abrams Is Making A Thomas Edison Movie, But What About Tesla?
J.J. Abrams' production company Bad Robot is secretly working away on a Thomas Edison biopic. But will it show him elect…
Scientists create sparkling apple that fizzes in your mouth
Scientists at Swiss fruit company Lubera have created a genetically modified apple that fizzes in your mouth. This new…
Lego is getting three more female scientist minifigs
Human girls can be scientist of all stripes, and they should have toys that encourage them to do so. That's why it's…
Video explains why so many scientific studies are basically bullcrap
How many things cause cancer according to science studies? Probably the same amount of things that can make you…
New "comedy" video shows Einstein sexually assaulting Marie Curie
Apparently It's Okay To Be Smart thinks it's okay to be sexist. The science-themed YouTube show is taking a ton of…
This Is Why Einstein's Brain Was Better Than Yours
Neuroscientists, along with pretty much everyone else, have long suspected that Albert Einstein's brain was somehow…
Father Of Artificial Intelligence To Be Pardoned For Being Gay
Back in 1952, mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing was convicted for gross indecency — the standard…
10 Urban Legends about Famous Scientists
We've all heard stories about killers in the back seat and puppies that turn out to be rats, but hapless heroines…
Three of This Generation's Iconic Scientists Horsing Around Like Kids
Brian Greene (author of The Elegant Universe) just posted this photo on his Facebook wall with the following…