Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating — and food.
[20 Nov 2008]
Hungry: Is that your "food clock" ringing? Why does a fruitfly need to smell? How does bitter taste to you? And could eating MSG make you fat? (More...)
Assembly-lines don’t work for ants!
[27 Nov 2008]
Specialization may work in factories, but it does not make ant colonies more efficient. As the conventional wisdom about social insects goes topsy-turvy, what's an ecologist to think? (More...)
In The News
Looking for a bottom -- which isn't there...
What does science tell us about dealing with money? Can thinking about money change your behavior? How do monkeys gamble? Is "homo economicus" truly rational? Do some people thrive on financial risks? More on...Investments: Halloween came early this year!
Burning season returns to California.
Are California's fires a natural tragedy, or are human actions making them worse? What is the role of global warming and zoning? Can we build safer houses in safer locations? More on...California burnin’: Are we building in harm’s way?
Robot spacecraft sets out for 2-year mission amid rumblings about "Asian space race."
In 2004, Bush proposed mission to moon and Mars, but what are the scientific payoffs of this expensive, risky adventure? More on...Space Travel: Humans vs. Robots
Recent Articles
New concern as ocean grows more acidic
Green as a garbage dump? Waste rots, makes energy…
Warm hand = warm heart?
Investments: Halloween came early this year!
Reading the brain; controlling the muscles
Stem cells + 10 years: Where are the cures?
Fish prove: The eyes have it!
Small is beautiful: Nanotech meets biology!
Coming Thursday
In Carbon tax? Carbon trading? Can economics slow global warming? (Posting 12/04)
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