[http://youtu.be/BwqAelWSgHk](YouYube link)As we prepare to celebrate a holiday that centers around eating, we look forward to mass quantities of turkey, gravy, and pie. And no matter how much rich food you eat for Thank...

Scientists have a sense of humor like everyone else -and sometimes they use it to for names that will used for ever. However, there are cases where there's a perfectly logical explanation for a name, but the result is st...

[http://youtu.be/_M9khs87xQ8] (YouTube link)Paige and Dexter demonstrate how chemical bonds form. That's what you do when your human is a chemist! Now, that's a good dog -both of them. -via Boing Boing...

What is a geek? For many people the term is perjorative, but for those who embrace geekdom, being a geek simply means having a thorough knowledge of and passion for a specific topic or activity. These aren't limited to c...

Scientists have located a man they believe to be the happiest person on the planet. Matthieu Ricard was born on the 15th of February in 1946, in the commune of Aix-les-Bains in south-eastern France. The son of celebrated...

[http://youtu.be/ZaCGoSTMHyc] (YouTube link)This video shows us the strangely fascinating process behind the formation of coffee rings on a surface. As the water evaporates, the solid particles of coffee rush to the edge...

[http://youtu.be/dACNHRPdgqc] (YouTube link)This TEDEd talk by Tim Verstynen & Brad Voytek of the Zombie Research Society needed some animation because they get all scientific and stuff. Link -via Boing Boing...

[http://youtu.be/mBZBk5LujvY]There are things, as a kid, that I just went absolutely bonkers for- dry ice was one of them (things that explode would be another). At eight years old if you had told me I could make dry ice...

From left to right: Bicellaria grandis, section of cow's hoof, long section of fossilized coral, water scorpion (Nepa cinerea)19th-century naturalists packaged specimen slides — cross-sections or small, whole organ...

You can argue all night about who deserved and did...  ...about any year. But if you restrict the debate to science prizes, you'll find research that turned out to d...