Bad Astronomy
I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.
Siriusly twinkling
- January 27, 2012 9:19 AMWeekly Space Roundup for January 26, 2012
- January 27, 2012 7:05 AMThis is a galaxy
- January 26, 2012 12:23 PM
Gene Expression
Human evolution, genetics, genomics and their interstices
1 migrant needed to prevent genetic divergence
- January 26, 2012 2:09 AMBorn to conform
- January 25, 2012 11:52 AMClassicists are smart!
- January 25, 2012 4:15 AM
The Crux
Bright ideas about important, timely issues in science and technology.
The Newt-onian Mechanics of Building a Permanent Moon Base
- January 27, 2012 11:38 AMGood News, Alien Seekers: E.T. Probably Doesn't Need a Freaky-Big Moon Like Ours
- January 24, 2012 1:01 PMLeave Los Niños Alone! The Mental Costs of Linguistic Assimilation
- January 19, 2012 12:33 PM
Discoblog
Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe.
NCBI ROFL: Your rug is so ugly it makes me sick. Literally.
- January 26, 2012 7:07 PMNCBI ROFL: Does it take one to know one? Endorsement of conspiracy theories is influenced by personal willingness to conspire.
- January 25, 2012 7:07 PMTo Thwart Hackers, New Security Software Makes Hacking Tedious
- January 25, 2012 1:06 PM
80beats
80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics.
Thousands of Infrastructure Computer Systems are Online, Unprotected
- January 26, 2012 4:04 PMYour Laptop is Not Your Mind, Says the Supreme Court
- January 26, 2012 1:05 PMHow Vultures Eat Human Bodies
- January 25, 2012 3:03 PM
The Loom
A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer.
Viruses learn new tricks, in real time: my story in tomorrow's New York Times
- January 26, 2012 3:03 PMArchaeopteryx: The Embargoed Tattoo
- January 24, 2012 11:00 AMScience Ink in New York: This Tuesday
- January 20, 2012 12:52 AM
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required.
Jumping spiders use blurry vision to judge distance
- January 26, 2012 2:00 PMBonobos: the self-domesticated ape?
- January 25, 2012 12:41 PMI've got your missing links right here (24 January 2012)
- January 24, 2012 9:00 AM
Cosmic Variance
Random samplings from a universe of ideas.
Unsolicited Advice XIII: How to Craft a Well-Argued Proposal
- January 24, 2012 11:55 PMYour Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation
- January 15, 2012 9:40 AMGood News/Bad News: Nobel Edition
- January 13, 2012 8:59 AM
Science Not Fiction
The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games.
The Geek Rapture and Other Musings of William Gibson
- October 17, 2011 1:02 AMWhat Would Humanity Be Like Without Aging?
- September 9, 2011 9:50 AMThe Human Future Remains Unchosen: An Exegesis of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- September 1, 2011 12:32 PM
The Intersection
Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled.
New Blog URL For The Intersection
- September 27, 2011 7:53 AMThe Intersection Has Officially Moved to Science Progress
- September 15, 2011 9:42 AMFacts Don't Persuade Climate Skeptics--So What Does?
- September 14, 2011 10:54 AM
Visual Science
Follow Rebecca Horne, Discover's photo director, as she scours the known world for the most striking and surprising images at the overlap of science and art.
Patterns of Paper Pollution
- January 14, 2011 9:18 AMHigh Winds, High Altitude, High Ambition
- December 14, 2010 9:33 AMIs That a Rain Forest in Your Gas Tank?
- December 8, 2010 12:38 PM
