For Saint Patrick’s Day: The Chemistry of Alcohol and Hangovers [Video]

As you know one of the biggest binges of the year, St. Patrick’s Day, is right around the corner, so here’s a video that gives people a little insight into the causes of the painful morning after a night of heavy drinking. There’s a lot of chemistry at play when drinking booze, whether it be […]

Cameraphone works as makeshift microscope

A Canadian specialist in infectious diseases says he found some success in using a modified iPhone to diagnose worm infections in Tanzanian children. But Dr Isaac Bogoch says the results aren’t quite reliable enough yet. The main way to diagnose worms is to examine stool samples for eggs. They are around 40 to 60 micrometers […]


How Camouflage Works in Cephalopods

When marine biologist Roger Hanlon captured the first scene in this video he started screaming. Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, studies camouflage in cephalopods–squid, cuttlefish and octopus. They are masters of optical illusion. music by DjCode, Best of Breitband, footage courtesy of roger hanlon, produced by flora lichtman. [Source: […]

Hawking: The Movie [SXSW 2013 Accepted Film]

“Hawking” is the extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous living scientist, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking’s private life, this is an intimate and moving journey into Stephen’s world, both past and present. An inspirational portrait of an iconic […]

Higgs Boson Confirmation Now One Step Away

CERN says it only has one more variable to confirm before it can officially confirm that the particle it discovered is indeed the hypothetical Higgs boson. The particle is currently officially labeled as Higgs-like, referring to its similarities to an imaginary particle described by physicist Peter Higgs among others. His model (in very simplified terms) […]