Michio Kaku Explains The Mysteries of String Theory & Quantum Physics

Todays Thought

 The world is changed by your example, not your opinion. 

-Paulo Coelho, novelist (b. 24 Aug 1947)

Judith beheading Holofernes

 Judith beheading Holofernes

‘Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking in Antarctic sea. It’s a new species

 ‘Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking in Antarctic sea. It’s a new species

Scientists aboard a research vessel near Antarctica pulled their nets out of the chilly ocean water. Among their catch, they found a 20-armed creature with a distinctive body shape. It’s a new species...

Here’s why the metro Phoenix freeway system was mentioned on ‘Jeopardy!’

 Here’s why the metro Phoenix freeway system was mentioned on ‘Jeopardy!’

Interview: Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

 Interview: Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

Undark: The United States has a high rate of gun violence and gun deaths compared to other industrialized countries. Why?

David Hemenway: The big reason is the guns and the gun laws. Evidence indicates that we are really an average high-income country in terms of non-gun violence and crime. So if you look at our overall rates of burglary, or robbery, or sexual assault, or car theft, we do better than some of the other high-income countries and we do worse than others...

Ever Wonder How Drugs Are Named? Read On

 Ever Wonder How Drugs Are Named? Read On

 If a compound shows enough promise to make it through early experiments and head towards clinical trials, two naming processes begin to devise a generic name and a brand name for the future drug.