When I was applying to colleges, one application asked, "What is your favorite word?" The purpose of this post is to make a list of my most favorite words from science.
Geoengineering is a giant thought experiment, so far. The term refers to methods that might be used to purposely affect the climate and correct for the warming effects of greenhouse gases.
There seems to be no shortage of available coverage about the upcoming "supermoon" event this Saturday, May 5, 2012. I've actually found it tough to avoid coverage about it, regardless of the medium.
Quantum computers -- devices that operate according to the peculiar logic of the subatomic world -- promise to do things that even the world's fastest supercomputer can't do, such as break super-tough encryption codes in a fraction of the time th
I am reporting from what has quickly become one of the largest science-related events in the country: the USA Science & Engineering Festival. This weekend marks the second installment of the festival; the first was held in October 2010.
The huge glaciers in the Himalayan mountain system have been called the "water towers of Asia." They are immense reservoirs of water for the rivers that feed the world's most populated continent.
A recent story in "Soil Horizons" adds an interesting perspective to items someone working in a garden would likely remove and discard without a second thought: rusty iron nails and broken-down pieces of cement.
