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.
Jackolonimbus
- July 3, 2009 2:34 PMHomeopathetic
- July 3, 2009 12:00 PMNASA's Plan B
- July 3, 2009 10:15 AM
The Intersection
Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled.
Off To NYC For Research In The Name Of Kissing
- July 3, 2009 12:23 PMThe Survey Data on Science and Religion
- July 3, 2009 9:30 AMJust Seen in Princeton...
- July 2, 2009 3:21 PM
Cosmic Variance
Random samplings from a universe of ideas.
arxiv Find: The Local Density of Dark Matter
- July 2, 2009 11:44 AMNewton, P.I.
- July 1, 2009 9:36 AMCamp Quest UK
- June 29, 2009 7:46 PM
Discoblog
Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe.
Weird Science Roundup: Invasion of the Jellyfish!
- July 3, 2009 10:00 AMObama Administration Is Urged to Save Giant Worm
- July 2, 2009 1:38 PMWorld's Hardiest Cell Phone Survives Water Blasts, Elephant Trampling
- July 2, 2009 12:32 PM
80beats
80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics.
Could Stem Cells Patch Up a Broken Heart?
- July 3, 2009 8:13 AMLike a Wool Sweater, Scottish Sheep Shrink As Climate Heats Up
- July 2, 2009 5:15 PMLaser Transistors Could Usher in Super-Fast "Photonic" Computers
- July 2, 2009 4:35 PM
The Loom
A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer.
The Tangled Bank: "The Best"--E.O. Wilson
- July 2, 2009 3:29 PMRadio: The Takeaway Learns to Speak Firefly
- June 30, 2009 12:29 AMFireflies: The Invertebrate Opera
- June 29, 2009 11:59 PM
Science Not Fiction
The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games.
Built-in Superpowers: Echolocation Among the Humans
- July 2, 2009 12:59 PMFirst Contact: How to Avoid Threatening to Slap the Aliens Senseless
- June 24, 2009 6:22 PMWhat Are Alien Species Like? Symmetrical, Solid, and Seeing (Probably)
- June 19, 2009 3:41 PM
