The Sciences
Ig Nobel Prizes Mark a Quarter Century of Irreverent Science Humor
From levitating a live frog with magnets to a study of soggy cereal, awards foster enlightenment through laughter
Guest Blog
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The Sciences
Why a Doctor Fed a Tube into His Own Heart [Video]
When a German physician performed the world's first catheterization on himself, he changed the course of medicine
The Sciences
Fears of Future Belligerence Should Not Derail Iranian Nuclear Deal
While many provisions of the proposed agreement expire after 15 years, the dynamics of the Middle East are shifting too quickly to predict what lies in store
Environment
When the Weather Forecast Is Wrong, Don't Shoot the Messenger
Meterology is far from a guessing game, yet anything but simple
Environment
Policing Seafood with DNA
A federal task force should look seriously at investing in genomic methods that allow the simultaneous study of multiple genes
The Sciences
Don't Let Chemophobia-Phobia Poison Our Communications
Focusing on irrational fears will not help chemistry’s public image
Space & Physics
Traveling to Another Planet? Just Add Water!
How “spacecoaches” could revolutionize interplanetary travel
Culture
YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash a VidCon
With hundreds of millions of video views, the new faces of science communication are lighting up the web and reaching more young people than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined
Health
Polio Nearly Eradicated in Nigeria, Pushing Disease to Brink of Extinction
With its pending eradication in Nigeria, endemic polio will be found in only two other countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Environment
Dust in the Wind: How Data Visualization Can Help the Environment
The nascent field of sensor journalism helps citizen scientists and journalists fill in the data gaps in environmental monitoring networks
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