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US kids’ scientific proficiency brought into question

Newly published test scores suggest most school students are falling short of proficiency in science study, with a high proportion…

13 years ago

Wizard/ToyFare Magazines Shut Down

The big news coming out of the comic book world yesterday has been the apparent shut-down of Wizard Magazine and…

13 years ago

Cloning Scientist Takes on Mammoth Task

Cloning sheep was scientifically impressive, but not that visually impressive. Cloning mice had research value, but created footage that was…

13 years ago

Humanity’s Superior Intelligence is in Jeopardy

Computers play chess? So what. Shogi? Whatever. Jeopardy!? Now we're talking. And while my opening line might seem sarcastic, it…

13 years ago

Doctor Whoa: David Tennant Marries Own Daughter… Well, Sort of.

Actor David Tennant is to marry actress Georgia Moffett. That news is fairly straightforward, albeit devastating for several single women…

13 years ago

Apple takes another step to world dominance

Apple has become the second company in the world worth more than $300 billion. Meanwhile, less formal estimates put Facebook…

13 years ago

University to Banks: Stick your Censorship

It feels as if everyone has told bankers where to get off in the past couple of years. That's certainly…

13 years ago

Meet the eight-year old peer reviewed scientists

A group of British elementary school pupils, some aged just eight, have become the youngest science writers to have a…

13 years ago

Pigeons Fancy a Flutter

If you've got a weakness for gambling, you might try to explain your vice away by saying "I'm only human."…

13 years ago

Chimpanzees Stick to Gender Stereotypes

The nature vs nurture debate is one of science's longer-running questions, and it doesn't seem likely it will be settled…

13 years ago